Everyone in the US, by now, is familiar with the madness going on in Libya not just because of what we see on tv, but because we are having to shell out more and more MONEY at the Gas Pumps.
According to an article in latimes.blog.com, Beyoncé revealed Wednesday that she had donated money she earned performing at a 2009 event linked to the family of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi. Queen B did it a while back; Beyoncé's announcement came after Nelly Furtado tweeted Monday that she'd be donating Kadafi-linked money earned for a 2007 show.
Beyoncé's five-song set at a private, celebrity-packed New Year's Eve bash in St. Barts drew online outrage in January 2010. The singer reportedly earned $2 million for the night.
"All monies paid to Beyoncé for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St. Barts on New Year's Eve 2009, including the commissions paid to her booking agency, were donated to the earthquake relief efforts for Haiti, over a year ago," a statement on Beyoncé's website said Wednesday. "Once it became known that the third party promoter was linked to the Qaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause."
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Beyoncé's five-song set at a private, celebrity-packed New Year's Eve bash in St. Barts drew online outrage in January 2010. The singer reportedly earned $2 million for the night.
"All monies paid to Beyoncé for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St. Barts on New Year's Eve 2009, including the commissions paid to her booking agency, were donated to the earthquake relief efforts for Haiti, over a year ago," a statement on Beyoncé's website said Wednesday. "Once it became known that the third party promoter was linked to the Qaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause."
Read more from the source:http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/
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