Arnold Schwarzenegger offers to help 102-year-old 'dear friend' who's being evicted

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is using the power of his celebrity to help a woman he considers a "dear friend."

Thelma Smith of Ladera Heights in Los Angeles County is being evicted so her landlord's daughter can move into the home that Smith now occupies, according to the Los Angeles Times.

"Thelma has been a dear friend for a long time," Schwarzenegger wrote in his message posted on social media. "Imagine doing this to a 102-year-old woman who gave back to the community her whole life. It is heartless. Thelma, I'll be reaching out to help. Landlords, you'll hear from me too."

Smith previously worked as an executive secretary for the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation, which supports underprivileged kids. She's lived in her current home, which she rents month-to-month, for nearly 30 years and received notice March 8 that she'd have to leave by June 30.

The landlords' daughter is graduating from law school and needs to live there.