Will Ferrell pays student's tuition fee

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 22 2017 | 9:28 AM IST
Actor Will Ferrell surprised a college student, whose family had fallen on hard times, with a cheque for USD 100,000 to pay for her tuition.
The "House" star shocked Samantha Watts when he presented her with a cheque to cover the costs of her speech pathology course, reported Femalefirst.
Will handed over a giant ceremonial cheque on behalf of Warner Bros and joked to Samantha: "You can't actually cash this, OK? They'll give you a real cheque."
Samantha, who is studying at Ithaca College in New York, thought she was just a finalist in a scholarship contest to help a worthy student pay for their classes. Samantha was stunned when she was told that she is the winner.

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First Published: Jun 22 2017 | 9:28 AM IST

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