Katie Elizabeth Cutler BEM (born c. 1993) is a beautician from Gateshead who was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2015 Birthday Honours for her fundraising for Alan Barnes.[1][2][3] Cutler first came to prominence after she launched a fund-raising effort on Twitter to help pensioner Alan Barnes who had been the victim of a mugging, in January 2015.[citation needed] She has since formed the Katie Cutler foundation.[4] This foundation is now defunct.
Legal issues and controversy
In 2016, Cutler lost a court case for unpaid publicity fees and was ordered to pay £6,200 to PR consultant Claire Barber. Barber said: "Katie could have sorted this out easily. I gave her a year to pay it back but at every point, instead of contacting me, she kept giving interviews to the media."
Cutler later stated she would use money from another online fundraising website to settle the debt and vowed never to undertake any more charity work.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Video: Queen's Birthday Honours: BEM for Katie Cutler, beautician who helped mugging victim Alan Barnes". Telegraph.co.uk. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Charity fundraiser Katie Cutler in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC News. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Sharma, Sonia (12 June 2015). "Alan Barnes fundraiser Katie Cutler wins British Empire Medal on Queen's Honour list". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Doughty, Sophie (31 March 2015). "Alan Barnes fundraiser Katie Cutler sets £1m target after launching charitable foundation". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Alan Barnes fundraiser Katie Cutler loses court case over PR debts". BBC News. 2 November 2016.
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