{"id":557187,"date":"2026-08-03T06:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/557187\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:20:08","slug":"annalynne-mccord-danny-cipriani-wedding-fundraiser-draws-online-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/557187\/","title":{"rendered":"AnnaLynne McCord, Danny Cipriani wedding fundraiser draws online criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">In addition to funding individual items, anyone  can make general contributions up to US$5000 ($8500).<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">The reaction online has only been one of disbelief, one person saying it was \u201cembarrassing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI think that influencers who get sponsored weddings are cringe, but asking for cash? Next level shame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">Another person thought it was \u201cabsolutely WILD\u201d while another called it audacious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry but she\u2019s full on cringe doing this. Go to city hall like everyone else who can\u2019t afford a lavish wedding or figure it out,\u201d wrote a commenter on X.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Danny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord are using a guest registry to raise money for their wedding. Photo \/ Getty Images\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Danny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord are using a guest registry to raise money for their wedding. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">Cipriani, whose rugby career spanned more than 20 years, proposed to the Days of Our Lives actor on Christmas Day 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">The engagement took place at the couple\u2019s Los Angeles home, with family and friends present. <\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI cried for 10 minutes straight,\u201d McCord said in an interview with People magazine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAt some point, I realised I had to answer. I said, \u2018Yes, but I can\u2019t even speak,\u2019 and he replied, \u2018That\u2019s okay, it\u2019s actually a good sign that you are quiet for once.\u2019 Then we\u2019re all laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">McCord rose to fame in 2007 on Nip\/Tuck, before landing the role of Naomi Clark in  Beverly Hills, 90210, where she starred from 2008 to 2013. Since 2024, she has appeared on the long-running soap Days of Our Lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TErgZkLeGvuOzWkL\" style=\"display:none\">Cipriani played for two decades in rugby, representing Wasps, Sale Sharks, Gloucester and Bath. The fly-half and fullback also represented  England on the world stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In addition to funding individual items, anyone can make general contributions up to US$5000 ($8500). 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