Well, let’s hear it for Beyonce who is the first in a short line of US singers to donate funds they received from family members of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
The singer’s rep confirmed that she has instead donated the money to Haiti over a year ago, which is 100 times better than giving it back, “All monies paid to Beyonce 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.”
“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.”
40-year-old Mariah Carey received $1 million for a luxurious New Year’s Eve bash in St. Barts and has yet to comment on if she plans on donating her own funds. Usher also has earned an undisclosed amount for performing on the same Caribbean island.