Gaddafi's singers
Singers who were quite happy to accept lavish fees from the Gaddafi clan are now rushing to distance themselves from the dirty money. A number of charities will no doubt benefit and these donations will of course be tax deductible. Singers must after all sing for their supper and cannot be expected to worry about where their fees come from. And publicity is always welcome:
Lionel Richie and Jose Carreras performed at a 2006 concert in Tripoli to mark the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Libya — it’s not known how much they were paid.
Nelly Furtado announced on Twitter that she would donate the $1 million she was paid by the Gaddafi “clan” in 2007 to play a concert at an Italian hotel.
Mariah Carey was paid $1 million to sing just four songs at a lavish New Year’s Day 2009 bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, hosted by Col. Gaddafi’s son and national-security adviser, Muatassim.
It was Beyonce (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles) , 50Cent ( Curtis James Jackson) and Usher (Usher Raymond IV) who provided the “million-dollar personal concert” at Muatassim’s St. Barts blowout in 2008.
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