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’90 Day Fiancé’ Alum Ricky Slams Costars Who Raise Money on GoFundMe: ‘Don’t F–King Beg’

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Jan 29, 2019 5:38 pm·

By Emma Hernandez

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He’s speaking his mind! 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days alum Ricky Reyes has always been very outspoken on social media, and this time it’s no different. In the past couple of weeks, various stars from the entire TLC reality TV franchise have started GoFundMe campaigns on social media for various reasons — and Ricky, 33, doesn’t think it’s fair for 90 Day Fiancé stars to beg their fans for money. Keep scrolling to find out what Ricky had to say!

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“Listen. I put a comment on a 90 Day Fiancé [fan] page and I’ve been getting a lot of s–t and it’s been blowing up my DMs. Basically what I’m talking about is the GoFundMe,” Ricky said in a video clip he posted to Instagram.

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“I don’t care if somebody likes me or not, but if you’re part of the 90 Day Fiancé show, if you have some issues financially — I understand TLC don’t pay s–t, it’s true,” he continued. “But if you have some issues financially, medically, or whatever is the f–king reason — you got three million people that watch the show.”

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“Offer a product or offer a service. Simply say, ‘Listen, I’m gonna charge a premium because I need it for this and that.’ Don’t f–king beg,” he explained.

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“GoFundMe was designed for real people, actual real victims that are not on TV. You have three million f–king people that see your face. Think,” he added.

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Ricky made his comment after got some backlash for dragging his fellow costars for asking fans for money on GoFundMe recently.

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Most recently, 90 Day Fiancé season 6 star Ashley Martson started a GoFundMe to help her financially after she suffered kidney failure due to lupus complications.

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She was able to raise $3,860 out of her $5,000 goal on GoFundMe to take care of costs associated with her latest health battle.

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Her fellow season 6 costar Larissa Dos Santos Lima also started a GoFundMe to help her get on her feet in the midst of a nasty divorce from her husband, Colt Johnson.

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She was able to raise $5,318 of her $5,000 goal on GoFundMe.

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Steven Frend, who also starred on season 6 with his fiancée Olga Koshimbetova and their son Alex, also asked fans for money on GoFundMe.

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He was able to raise $5,920 out of their $15,000 goal for “child expenses.”

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Season 2 star Danielle Jbali experienced some financial hardships, which is why she asked fans for money on GoFundMe.

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Because of fan donations, she was able to catch up on rent payments and bills that she fell behind on when her hours at her job were cut, among other things.

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90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days stars Paul and Karine Staehle have also been very open about their financial struggles and have asked fans for help in the past.

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