Adam Levine will pay for 'The Voice' contestant Christina Grimmie's funeral
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Singer and former "The Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie was tragically killed this past Friday night in Orlando while signing autographs. Following her death, fans and fellow singers alike have gathered to pay tribute to the star.
Now, one of them is giving back in a big way.
Adam Levine, who was Grimmie's coach on "The Voice," was incredibly close with the singer.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/741688897520861185
Behati and I are absolutely devastated and heartbroken by Christina Grimmie’s death. Our hearts go out to her family pic.twitter.com/y4OMkm0uXu
He has offered to pay for her funeral expenses, Levine's publicist confirmed the news with INSIDER.
In a Facebook post, Grimmie's brother Marcus revealed that Adam Levine offered to pay for the funeral:
"I found out this morning, that Adam Levine personally called my mother and said he will pay for the funeral and her plane flight, and I was blown away." Grimmie wrote.
In addition, there is a GoFundMe page set up for the family.
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