Afgelopen week maakte George Lucas bekend dat hij zijn hele 'empire' verkocht aan Disney voor 4.3 miljard Dollar. Wat opzich opmerkelijk is aan gezien hij niet in geld nood lijkt te verkeren, en geruchten gaan dat hij misschien wel eens terminaal ziek zou kunnen zijn. Maar vandaag is bekend geworden dat hij het geld van deze deal gaat weg geven aan een goed doel. Hmmm dit moet toch wel de nodige vragen oproepen lijkt me.

By the end of the year, the $4.05 billion sale of Lucasfilm to Disney should be finalized. And since George Lucas owns 100 percent of his company - which has little to no debt - all that money goes to him. After that, Lucas plans to quickly put the bulk of the money into a foundation which will primarily focus on educational issues, a spokesperson for Lucasfilm tells THR. "George Lucas has expressed his intention, in the event the deal closes, to donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors."
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"For 41 years, the majority of my time and money has been put into the company," Lucas said in a statement Wednesday. "As I start a new chapter in my life, it is gratifying that I have the opportunity to devote more time and resources to philanthropy."

The spokesperson noted that this "announcement continues a commitment that Lucas made in 2010 to The Giving Pledge where he stated, "I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race. We have to plan for our collective future--and the first step begins with social, emotional, and intellectual tools we provide to our children. As humans, our greatest tool for survival is our ability to think and to adapt--as educators, storytellers, and communicators our responsibility is to continue to do so.'"