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Though the rule of thumb, generally speaking, when dining in the proximity of famous folk is to leave them to their meals in peace, a group of women dining out Sunday night at Mr. Chow's in Beverly Hills inadvertently turned a star encounter into a cool moment, thanks to rapper LL Cool J.The five regular gals, just out for a fancy dinner at the pricey Chinese resto, struck up a conversation with LL Cool J, who was seated next to them, explains TMZ. He obliged by posing for a pic with the ladies, too.
When the women asked for their bill, to their surprise, LL Cool J had already quietly taken care of it. Awww!
The rapper definitely has a philanthropic rep; the celeb charity-tracking site Look to the Stars says he gives to several causes, including: Abuse, AIDS & HIV, At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths, Creative Arts, Disaster Relief, Education, Literacy, Miscellaneous, Physical Challenges, Poverty, Unemployment/Career Support.
Of course, spontaneous dinners for strangers doesn't exactly qualify as charity, does it?
So was LL Cool J's random act of dinner like when Oprah ordered her network exec to treat a homeless man to a fancy meal at Scarpetta?