Harry Styles praised for 'saving lives' after joining forces with moving charity
Harry Styles has been praised after donating an eye-watering sum to a charity dedicated to helping eradicate gun violence across the United States of America.
The musician teamed up with Everytown for Gun Safety during his tour across North America which included a string of sell-out shows at Los Angeles' Forum arena.
Harry's partnership with the charity came just days after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on May 24, 2022, which saw 22 people, including the shooter lose their lives.
It emerged that Harry, 29, and his tour promoters, Live Nation had donated $1 million in proceeds from Love On Tour to Everytown Support in order to fund education and research.
Harry Styles has been praised for "saving lives" with his tour partnership (Getty Images)The Boyfriends singer also met fans from the Students Demand Action across 44 shows in the US including cities such as Chicago and Austin.
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During his concerts at the Moody Centre in Austin, Texas, the venue placed a T-shirt on each seat in the stadium promoting the organisation as well as a donation of $100,000.
Speaking about the partnership, Mia Tretta, 18 – who was a victim of the Saugus High School shooting in California back in 2019 – told Teen Vogue: "Obviously, most of the people going to Harry Styles are around my age — not everyone, but a good majority.
Harry is currently on his Love On Tour world tour (SplashNews.com)
The singer donated $1 million from his proceeds to Everytown (Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)"I think hearing from other people your age is much more powerful than hearing from someone older or just reading a tweet or seeing a post about the next shooting.
"I think it's so much more powerful to have someone standing there in front of you who is doing something about this problem and realising that you could too."
The Moody Centre in Austin, Texas gave every concertgoer a T-shirt to raise awareness (EVERYTOWN)Meanwhile, fellow survivor Chloe Gayer said it was "powerful" to see Cheshire-born Styles supporting an organisation such as Everytown.
She added that Harry is using his platform to "save lives".
Styles has also been praised on social media, with one person saying: "I really admire how outspoken @Harry_Styles has been on a number of issues. There are so many reasons to like this guy."
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The Grammy-winning singer teamed up with the charity after the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022"Purest soul with a heart of gold," added a second.
Before a third went on to write: "He is literally the sweetest human ever."
"Such a powerful partnership! I love that @Harry_Styles is using his massive platform for such an important cause. Together we can end gun violence," shared another.
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Harry is currently performing on the Australian leg of his tour and has been widely praised for his performances which have included the Grammy-winning singer helping fans come out, as well as also helping one fan propose to their loved one.
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