Carey's representative, Cindi Berger, would not comment on how much Carey was paid for the performance. But she noted that Carey has donated millions throughout the years to charity, from royalties from her hits "Hero" and "One Sweet Day" to her own foundation, Camp Mariah.
Both stars claim they did not know who was hosting the gig – despite the fact that hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons tweeted from the event, referring to it as the ‘khadafy party.
D'après plusieurs sources concordantes, Beyoncé aurait touché pas moins de 2 millions de dollars pour chanter cinq titres, acceptant ainsi d'être associée au nom du dictateur lybien. Parmi les invités de ce concert très privé, Jay-Z, le mari de Beyoncé, mais aussi Lindsay Lohan, Usher, Jon Bon Jovi, ou encore... Victoria Silvstedt !
Ayant sans doute déjà dépensé son million de dollars, Mariah Carey a juré qu'elle donnerait les royalties de son prochain single, Save the Day, à une organisation de lutte pour les droits de l'homme.
There have been separate
reports that Nelly FURTADO performed at the August 2007
birthday bash for Kulibayev's wife, Dinara Nazarbayeva.
Kulibayev also appears willing to spend his fortune on
others.
(Note: A \
well-informed contact, who helped bring LIONEL Ritchie to Libya \
several years ago to sing at Aicha's al-Qadhafi's birthday \
party, recently confirmed that he had helped put Muatassim's \
people in touch with Carey's manager. End note.) \
National Security Advisor Mutassim al-Qadhafi kicked off 2010 in the same way he spent 2009 -- with a New Year's Eve trip to St. Bart's -- reportedly featuring copious amounts of alcohol and a million-dollar personal concert courtesy of BEYONCE, Usher, and other musicians
¶10. (C) The contretemps over Karfakh coincided with a sharp \
denial by Saif al-Islam of (incorrect) western media reports \
that he had paid USD one million to pop singer Mariah CAREY for \
a four song set she sang at a New Year's Eve bash on the \
Caribbean island of St. Bart's.
