Navarone Garci Defends $5,500 GoFundMe for Pizza Venture as Critics Question Presley Family Money
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Updated · The News International · Jul 12
Navarone Garci Defends $5,500 GoFundMe for Pizza Venture as Critics Question Presley Family Money
3 articles · Updated · The News International · Jul 12
Summary
Navarone Garibaldi Garci said criticism of his GoFundMe is misplaced, arguing the $5,500 campaign is meant only to cover an industrial pizza oven for an organic pizza business in his Los Angeles driveway.
The 37-year-old musician said he pays bills, lives on a budget and is already putting in much of his own money, rejecting the idea that he can tap unlimited family wealth.
Priscilla Presley supports the concept, he told TMZ, but he said he will not ask his mother to bankroll every "whimsical idea" and framed crowdfunding as no different from seeking investors.
Donors are being offered free pizza when they visit Los Angeles, and Garci said early contributions show the campaign is functioning as community-backed startup funding rather than charity.