Nelly Furtado Donates $1M From Gadhafi Concert To Free The Children Charity

By Associated Press

TORONTO -- Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado says she is donating the $1 million she earned to perform for members of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family to the Free the Children charity.

Furtado said in February she would donate the money from a 2007 show in Italy for members of Gadhafi's family.

She made this latest announcement Tuesday at a youth empowerment day organized by Canadian co-founders of Free the Children. Her donation will go toward building a girls school in Kenya and a Free the Children program supporting girls in the Middle East and North Africa.

Usher, Mariah Carey, Beyonce have all also promised to give the fees from their performances at private concerts later revealed to be linked to the Gadhafi family to charity or have said they have already done so.

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[StevenRussell1]

03:39 AM on 09/30/2011

The Bible tells us that we are not to let our left hand know what our right hand is doing.

[lobo7606]

11:28 PM on 09/29/2011

I'm awestruck--a celebrity that doesn't have the greed of a politician. Good for Nelly! Now, if Canada can get her to run for office.

[tro2011]

08:45 PM on 09/29/2011

what is next performing for iran*s president? don*t buy their music!

[ZMP]

09:14 PM on 09/29/2011

it's not that cut and dry

[mrst2328]

07:57 PM on 09/29/2011

beyonnce and Miriah Kerry both danced for him & his sons for a million.. they're not giving it up..what pi.gs

[PleaseNoPolitics]

04:25 PM on 09/29/2011

I assume one of the songs on her set list for him was Raining Blood by Slayer...

[Johnny Jamrod]

03:52 PM on 09/29/2011

Oh how trendy and considerate! I wonder is the goodly lady going to forgo taking her 'donation' off her income taxes as a 'charitable deduction'? Let me guess: NOT!!! What a phony.

[Ferrari Bubba]

03:37 PM on 09/29/2011

Too late, Nelly. You knew what he was before you went. He helped kill thousands of Americans, and you sang for him. Shame on you. -- Ferrari Bubba

[mrst2328]

07:59 PM on 09/29/2011

wonder if she lap dan.ced...

[BinghamLofts]

03:18 PM on 09/29/2011

she still made a lot in interest on that payment.

[bigred8690]

02:18 PM on 09/29/2011

Great for her. Now lets see if media pressure can get Elton John to donate the one million dollars Rush Limbaugh paid him for singing at his wedding.

[BamaRainbow]

05:21 PM on 09/29/2011

Um, Elton DID donate that money. Proceeds from money that Elton receives from private performances go to his AIDS foundation.

[fffirstandgoal]

10:08 PM on 09/29/2011

open mouth, Insert foot, I hope you like the taste of shoe leather

[marine1942]

11:55 AM on 09/29/2011

She just wanted to be noticed. I noticed her and don't like her.

[tnjranch]

10:29 AM on 09/29/2011

Damn, a Canadian Jane Fonda..... oh well, let Canada deal with the dumb broad.. if she wanted to donate money to a worthy cause, and IF she had been smart, she could have helped out people in her OWN country, but....

[Owen Eff]

10:16 AM on 09/29/2011

LMAO - such a bunch of miserable, over-opinionated fools on this board! Keep your bitterness to yourself.

[kimcrdr]

02:53 PM on 09/29/2011

Oh I see you are talking about yourself again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Owen Eff]

03:13 PM on 09/29/2011

ooohh, got me! Life stinks!

[Edward Standley]

10:45 PM on 09/30/2011

You nailed it. But remember, the best "revenge" is that they have to wake up tomorrow and "be them". :)

[Owen Eff]

10:14 AM on 09/29/2011

Get your facts right Big Mouth...your post says a lot about you.

[mrst2328]

07:58 PM on 09/29/2011

what are you 12?

[walkingwolf]

09:48 AM on 09/29/2011

at least she's doing something worthwhile with this
' blood
' money instead of spending it on her own self...wwyd?

[ohjodi]

01:13 AM on 10/23/2011

But it took her four years to decide to donate it?

And she's pocketing the interest.

[Sol76]

08:43 PM on 09/28/2011

Too little too late. What, she was not worried about Gadaffi's human rights violations and links to terrorists before the Lybian people protested his rule?

[Dan Dolan]

09:55 AM on 09/29/2011

SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY.