Post Malone left an incredibly generous tip to a single mom working at a bar in Houston on Christmas Eve in the amount of $20,000.
Renee Brown was working the late shift the night before Christmas into the early morning at The Railyard, a "Houston neighbourhood bar," when she noticed she would be serving none other than Post Malone.
“I initially didn’t realize he was there until one of my coworkers from my second job came inside and told me that Austin [Post Malone] was outside on the patio,” the 36-year-old told Music Mayhem. “I thought he was kidding with me at first, then I kept seeing people go outside [and] I kept making drinks for like 30 minutes before curiosity got the best of me, and lo and behold, he was there.”
The country star (real name Austin Post) was part of a big entourage that included fellow chart-topper Shaboozey, ordering drinks and enjoying the bar's jukebox until closing time.
“I told all my regulars not to be weird and bug him as it’s a neighborhood dive bar, and I’m sure he picked a place like that to feel a sense of normalcy,” Brown explained. “It lifted the spirits of the entire bar. It was amazing to see everyone so happy and seeing how kind he was to all the people that spend their days with me on the regular. Everyone that he was with was also so kind and inviting, we had a great night jamming to songs on the jukebox."
Unbeknownst to Posty, a number of the bar's patrons covered the bill for he and his friends, which inspired him to leave such a charitable tip.
“When Austin asked for his check, he didn’t have one because many regulars and his friends bought his beverages,” Brown said. "So he asked me to ring him up for a penny or anything, so I did. I continued my close and collected all my checks and started to enter my tips. Then I got to his. It was a tip for 20,000 dollars."
The mother of a nine-year-old admitted she brown down in tears after seeing the amount, which she says will help her start her own business.
“Going into work Christmas Eve, I was so sad I had to leave my baby girl to go to work. Oblivious that God would send me a Christmas miracle,” Brown adds. “This is hands down the most humble, personable celebrity I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. He changed my life on Christmas f**king Eve, and will forever be grateful. Thank you so much, Austin.”
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