Actor Brad Pitt reportedly donated $100,000 to help keep same sex marriages legal in the state of California. The actor made the statement in September 2008, that "everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another."FOX: Pitt Donates $100,000 (September 18, 2008)
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"Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8."—Brad PittFOX: Pitt Donates $100,000 (September 18, 2008)
"It is our hope that others in the entertainment industry will step up and match Brad Pitt’s heroic commitment to quality and defeating Prop. 8."—Chad Griffin, Political strategistUS Weekly: Pitt Donates $100,000 (September 17, 2008)
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Pitt is reportedly against the November 2008 ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriagesSFGate: Initiative to ban gay marriage (June 3, 2008)
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The actor has made a generous donation to the cause
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Pitt previously made the statement that he won't marry until "everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able"US Weekly: Pitt Donates $100,000 (September 17, 2008)
