Theron auctioned Mandela meeting "without consent"
29 Oct 2009, 1117 Hrs

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London, October 29 Charlize Theron lacked consent of Nelson Mandela to put a meeting with him under the hammer, his office has revealed.

The actress was said to have auctioned a meeting with the former President of South African at a charity event in San Francisco.

But the Nelson Mandela Foundation said a meet-and-greet with the anti-apartheid icon needed "a rigorous process" and that the South African-born star was yet to send in a request.

"Not even the charity foundations Mandela himself established are allowed to auction off time with him," the BBC quoted the NMF's chief executive Achmat Dangor Dangor as saying in a statement.

The Oscar-winning star also reportedly sold a trip to the 2010 World Cup and a kiss for 140,000 dollars at the fundraiser. (ANI)

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