It appears that Nelly Furtado isn’t the only singer donating money obtained from prior performances for Muammar Gadhafi.<\/p>\n
Reps for Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles released a statement to CNN regarding the singer’s 2009 performance for the Libyan leader.<\/p>\n
“All monies paid to Beyonc\u00e9 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 in Haiti, over a year ago,” the statement read. “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.”<\/p>\n
No specifics were given regarding which charity received the funds or how much was donated.<\/p>\n
Singers like Knowles, Furtado, Usher and Mariah Carey have recently come under fire for being hired in the past to perform for the embattled Libyan strongman and his family.<\/p>\n
Update: The singer’s rep added to an earlier statement by telling CNN that the money was donated to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.<\/p>\n
Source: CNN<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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