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Monday, 28 February 2011

Nelly Furtado to donate money from Gaddafi - at what cost to morals?

In what appears to be an act of contrition, Nelly Furtado announced today on Twitter that she would be donating the $1M received for a private concert in Italy in 2007.

“In 2007, I received 1million$ from the Qaddafi clan to perform a 45 min. Show for guests at a hotel in Italy. I am going to donate the $,” tweeted Nelly.

Presumably, the cost of St Nelly's morals have now risen to a level higher than in 2007 when it was ok to take money from a known dictator.
The same can also be said of the LSE that has been pressured into defending its own principles and stopping any further donations from Gaddafi's charity, the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF).

Well done Nelly Furtado. We do like a good wrong-doings done right story as it shows great courage to admit the mistake and attempt to fix it rather than to hide behind the bling it has bought.

Other artists previously hired by the family included Mariah Carey who was paid $1M, Beyonce $2M, and others including Usher and Lionel Richie however nothing has been heard of their having attained new levels of morals.

Should that happen any time soon though I won't hold my breath, I suggest Amnesty International or perhaps a school in Libya.

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