Diane Kruger buys housekeeper her own home

Actress Diane Kruger has reportedly shown her gratitude to her longtime housekeeper by buying the maid a new home.

The generous Inglourious Basterds star recently handed her help the keys to her very own California property, according to Star magazine.

Reports suggest Kruger's generosity doesn't end there - the actress has allegedly been helping her employee pay for travel costs and legal fees as her family applies to immigrate to America.

A source tells the publication, "She loves her housekeeper to death, and they are very close."

Kruger isn't the only kind-hearted celebrity who has purchased a home for a dedicated aide - Watchmen actress Malin Akerman used a portion of her earnings to help hairstylist Maranda Widlund and her husband buy a two-bedroom bungalow in Los Feliz, California last month (May14), and Jennifer Hudson handed her assistant the keys to his first home as a Christmas present last year (13).