Beyonce donated Gaddafi-linked money to Haiti

Grammy-winning singer Beyonce donated money she reportedly received for a New Year's Eve concert for the son of Libyan strongman Moamar Gaddafi to help Haiti relief over a year ago, a spokeswoman for the star said.

According to the AFP, Beyonce gave the money away as soon as she learned of Gaddafi's connection to the concert at a private party on the Caribbean island of St Barts on December 31, 2009, spokeswoman Yvette Noel-Schure said.

"All monies paid to Beyonce for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St Barts on New Year's Eve 2009... were donated to the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti over a year ago," she said.

"Once it became known the third party promoter was linked to the (Gaddafi) family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause."

Noel-Schure said the donated money included payments to Beyonce's booking agency.

The New York Post reported in January 2010 that Beyonce had sung five songs, dressed in a sexy black leotard, at the Caribbean island party thrown by Gaddafi's son Hannibal.

The newspaper could not confirm how much was paid for the gig, but said her husband Jay Z was also at the party along with singer Usher and troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan.

Beyonce's announcement came after Canadian singer Nelly Furtado said this week that she would give away $1 million she received for a performance "for the Gaddafi clan" four years ago in Italy.

Beyonce has been cited in media reports along with Usher, Mariah Carey and Lionel Ritchie as having been paid up to $1 million each to perform for members of Gaddafi's family in recent years.

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