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Billionaire funds couple's wedding after cancer wipes out their savings

The owner of Dallas Mavericks was moved by the couple’s tragic setbacks, including miscarriages, a stillborn daughter, and ovarian cancer

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WATAUGA: The billionaire owner of the basketball team Dallas Mavericks recently made Monica and Leroy Wilkinson’s dream come true, paying for the couple’s wedding last month. Cuban offered to help after learning of the couple’s devastating setbacks, which include multiple miscarriages, a stillborn daughter, and, in January, Monica’s diagnosis with stage 4 ovarian cancer.

Mark Cuban
Cuban’s assistant called the duo, offering to help pay for the wedding

“It just was seeming like every dream we had was just completely out of reach for everything,” Monica told said, reflecting on how their struggles had wiped out their finances. Charity organisations were unable to help cover the cost of their nuptials, either.

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