The "correction"
Seems Denzel wrote a large check but not quite $1.5 million, which is what it takes for a new one of these facilities. Confusion occurred because a new house was being announced at the same time and people conflated the two events.
So Denzel made a big contribution but not $1.5 m, a number he has surpassed in one-time charity giving in the past.
So poor Denzel is not quite the hero in some people's eyes . . .
I too must admit the dollar figure rules all in my perception.
More seriously, this shows the danger of the pass-arounds on the web. My internal sensor should have gone off when the authorship wasn't clear. This is why I typically avoid such postings, sticking to stuff reported in major papers (that time filter being a good thing).
Still, you get moved by the moment, and if you lose that completely, you're no fun. And having a blog means saying you're sorry (for inaccuracies, etc.) and then moving on.
And yes, I always welcome the corrections from readers, even if I get snippy in reply. The only thing worse than being corrected is not being corrected.