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<p>Youtube star Lele Pons is in hot water after she forgot to read the fine print when deciding to donate her hair to a cancer charity.</p><p>The drama started when Pons shared a picture of herself, chopped off ponytail in hand, and announced that she was donating her hair to charity.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Care to explain how you chopped off your &quot;hair&quot; and &quot;donated&quot; it <a href="https://twitter.com/lelepons">@lelepons</a>?? Last time I checked you can&#39;t donate extensions. <a href="https://t.co/mUvckfllDa">pic.twitter.com/mUvckfllDa</a></p> &mdash; Emily (@Emily_graceffa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Emily_graceffa/status/883210230712029185">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>But as one eagle-eyed follower noticed, the roots of her &quot;hair&quot; had the telltale tracks of extensions. Cancer charity <a href="http://www.locksoflove.org/">Locks of Love</a>, which provides hairpieces to children suffering from illness, advises that donated hair may not be color-treated. According to the website, &quot;Hair that has been bleached (usually this refers to highlighted hair) is not usable. If unsure, ask your stylist. We are not able to accept bleached hair due to a chemical reaction that occurs during the manufacturing process. **If the hair was bleached years ago and has completely grown out it is fine to donate.&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>People on Twitter accused Pons of staging the haircut and publicizing a donation that wasn&#39;t actually going to happen.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lele pons literally pretended to donate her hair when It was extensions and her hair is bleached loool</p> &mdash; lexi (@hellopignoli) <a href="https://twitter.com/hellopignoli/status/883391907870539781">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Footage of lele giving up hair to donate <a href="https://t.co/oFMx3SrWL6">pic.twitter.com/oFMx3SrWL6</a></p> &mdash; jackkkkk (@coIIabing) <a href="https://twitter.com/coIIabing/status/883429931740413952">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>But as it turns out, Pons <em>did </em><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/social-media-star-learned-hard-way-properly-donate-hair-cancer-215102147.html">chop off </a>her real hair as well as remove her extensions. She took to Twitter to clear the whole mess up. &quot;To help clear any assumptions, I cut my hair with the intention of donating it,&quot; she wrote. &quot;Sadly after trying, I learned charities who donate wigs don&rsquo;t accept color treated hair. So I&rsquo;m finding other ways to help those affected by hair loss b/c of cancer. This is still a priority for me.&quot;</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">1/ To help clear any assumptions, I cut my hair with the intention of donating it.</p> &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) <a href="https://twitter.com/lelepons/status/883509018190270464">July 8, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">2/ Sadly after trying, I learned charities who donate wigs don&rsquo;t accept color treated hair.</p> &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) <a href="https://twitter.com/lelepons/status/883509136922517504">July 8, 2017</a><span style="font-family: lining-numerals, Georgia, Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-weight: 400;"> </span></blockquote> </div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">3/ So I&rsquo;m finding other ways to help those affected by hair loss b/c of cancer. This is still a priority for me.</p> &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) <a href="https://twitter.com/lelepons/status/883509216844980224">July 8, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>It seems Pons learned the hard way &mdash; via instigators on Twitter &mdash; that her charity effort wasn&#39;t as simple as it seemed. Hopefully, she comes through on her promise to find another way to help out children who deserve way more than someone&#39;s ratty old hair extensions.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

A YouTube star tried to donate her hair to cancer patients and chaos ensued.

Youtube star Lele Pons is in hot water after she forgot to read the fine print when deciding to donate her hair to a cancer charity.The drama started when Pons shared a picture of herself, chopped off ponytail in hand, and announced that she was donating her hair to charity.  Care to explain how you chopped off your &quot;hair&quot; and &quot;donated&quot; it @lelepons?? Last time I checked you can&#39;t donate extensions. pic.twitter.com/mUvckfllDa &mdash; Emily (@Emily_graceffa) July 7, 2017 But as one eagle-eyed follower noticed, the roots of her &quot;hair&quot; had the telltale tracks of extensions. Cancer charity Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to children suffering from illness, advises that donated hair may not be color-treated. According to the website, &quot;Hair that has been bleached (usually this refers to highlighted hair) is not usable. If unsure, ask your stylist. We are not able to accept bleached hair due to a chemical reaction that occurs during the manufacturing process. **If the hair was bleached years ago and has completely grown out it is fine to donate.&quot;People on Twitter accused Pons of staging the haircut and publicizing a donation that wasn&#39;t actually going to happen.  Lele pons literally pretended to donate her hair when It was extensions and her hair is bleached loool &mdash; lexi (@hellopignoli) July 7, 2017   Footage of lele giving up hair to donate pic.twitter.com/oFMx3SrWL6 &mdash; jackkkkk (@coIIabing) July 7, 2017 But as it turns out, Pons did chop off her real hair as well as remove her extensions. She took to Twitter to clear the whole mess up. &quot;To help clear any assumptions, I cut my hair with the intention of donating it,&quot; she wrote. &quot;Sadly after trying, I learned charities who donate wigs don&rsquo;t accept color treated hair. So I&rsquo;m finding other ways to help those affected by hair loss b/c of cancer. This is still a priority for me.&quot;  1/ To help clear any assumptions, I cut my hair with the intention of donating it. &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) July 8, 2017   2/ Sadly after trying, I learned charities who donate wigs don&rsquo;t accept color treated hair. &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) July 8, 2017    3/ So I&rsquo;m finding other ways to help those affected by hair loss b/c of cancer. This is still a priority for me. &mdash; Lele Pons (@lelepons) July 8, 2017 It seems Pons learned the hard way &mdash; via instigators on Twitter &mdash; that her charity effort wasn&#39;t as simple as it seemed. Hopefully, she comes through on her promise to find another way to help out children who deserve way more than someone&#39;s ratty old hair extensions.

Youtube star Lele Pons made a major mistake when trying to donate her hair to cancer.