Last week it was reported that pop stars Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Usher were among those who received money to perform at private functions for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family. In response to the public scrutiny for receiving money from the ruling brood that has threatened its own people with "rivers of blood," some of the stars are donating the money to charity.
Earlier this week, Nelly Furtado announced she would donate the $1 million to charity for the money she received four years ago from the Gaddafi family.
Now Beyonce is following suit, as the Huffington Post is reporting that she donated $1 million to the Clinton Foundation shortly after the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
According to a statement released today from a rep for the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, "Once it became known that the third-party promoter was linked to the Gaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause."
While the news did not come from Beyonce herself, and no one can be certain if the donation was made because of the Gaddafi connection or not, giving $1 million to the Haitian relief fund is worthy of praise regardless.
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