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00:00You might recall a handful of celebrities who were called out last month for their private jet usage,
00:04but we need to talk about the new bunch of A-listers violating California drought restrictions.
00:08Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Kevin Hart, and Dwayne Wade are some of the Southern
00:12California residents that have been cited for their excessive monthly water usage.
00:16Roughly 2,000 customers were issued notices of exceedance, which are sent out when a home goes
00:21over its monthly water budget by 150% at least 4 times. These monthly budgets were implemented
00:26to achieve a 50% reduction in consumption due to the state's water shortage emergency.
00:30Penalties for the notice include a surcharge on water bills and potentially the installation of
00:34flow restrictor devices. This is just the most recent example of the ultra-rich getting called
00:39out for their negligence towards the environment. Last month, celebrities such as Taylor Swift and
00:43Drake were criticized for the CO2 emissions caused by their private jets. The report stated
00:47that planes affiliated with celebrities emitted roughly 480 times more than the average person's
00:52annual emissions.