- TORONTO: Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado says she was paid $1 million to perform for members of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's "clan" in 2007, but she now intends to donate the money to charity.
While other stars who reportedly performed for Qaddafi's family have kept mum, Furtado volunteered the information about her performance on Twitter. "In 2007, I received $1 million from the (Qaddafi) clan to perform a 45 minutes show for guests at a hotel in Italy," she wrote on Monday. "I am going to donate the money."
Beyonce and Usher reportedly performed at a New Year's Eve party for Qaddafi's son Muatassim on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, while R&B singer Mariah Carey was hired to sing at a previous New Year's bash.