The Chechen leader saw Hilary Swank's million-dollar blunder in person on his birthday, Oct. 5.Reuters
The Chechen leader saw Hilary Swank's million-dollar blunder in person on his birthday, Oct. 5.ReutersSupermodel Naomi Campbell faced unwanted media attention in 2010 when she admitted to being given a gift of “blood diamonds” by former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor. Campbell said she did not know the significance of the gift at the time, and thought they were just “dirty stones.”ReutersNelly Furtado reportedly received a payment of $1 million (£615,000) for performing for the family of Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2007.ReutersBeyonce released the music video for "Love on Top" over the weekend. In the video, the 30-year-old entertainer pays homage to boy band favorites like New Edition and the Jackson 5.REUTERSBeyonce’s husband, Jay-Z , also attended the bash, along with Lindsay Lohan and Jon Bon Jovi.ReutersBeyonce was joined on the stage by Usher at the party – funded by the son of the dictator, Hannibal Gaddafi.ReutersThe year previously, Mariah Carey headlined the same New Year’s party thrown by the Gaddafis, for which she reportedly received $1 million. Carey later issued a gushing mea culpa, saying she was “naïve and unaware” of the reputation of the Gaddafi family.ReutersIn 2010, Sting gave an exclusive performance at the request of Gulnara Karimov, daughter of Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov. Gulnara was barred from New York Fashion Week in September this year because of her links to alleged human rights abuses in Uzbekistan, including allegations of child slavery.ReutersIn 2005, Lionel Richie performed at a concert paid for by Col Gaddafi and honouring the 20th anniversary of Libya’s resistance against the U.S.ReutersBob Marley performed at the Zimbabwean independence celebrations in 1980. Ironically, dictator Robert Mugabe only wanted Marley as a second choice – he was hoping to land Cliff Richard.Reuters
Hollywood actress Hilary Swank has said she "regrets" partying with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and was unaware of allegations of human rights abuses against the autocrat. But she is not alone.
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