Mariah Carey Apologizes for New Year's Day Qaddafi Performance

With the news of Libyan protests, some singers have been “outed” for accepting money for performances from the Qaddafi clan in Libya. Earlier this week, Nelly Furtado announced she’d be donating the money she’d earned from the dictator, and now, Mariah Carey has announced what she plans to do to rectify the situation.

Carey announced she will record a song for her upcoming album, Save the Day, and donate the proceeds of the song to human rights issues. “I was naïve and unaware of who I was booked to perform for,” Carey said in a statement. “I feel horrible and embarrassed to have participated in this mess. Going forward, this is a lesson for all artists to learn from. We need to be more aware and take more responsibility, regardless of who books our shows. Ultimately we as artists are to be held accountable.

Carey was paid $1 million to sing four songs at a Qaddafi family party in St. Barts on New Year’s Day 2009. Other artists such as Beyonce and Usher have reportedly been hired to sing at previous Qaddafi parties. Beyonce has also said she will be donating the money she earned from her Qaddafi performance.

I know it’s not up to artists to book their own shows, especially huge A-list stars like these ones, but  have to wonder why they wouldn’t look into something that involved a family in power in paying $1 million for FOUR songs – seems odd, doesn’t it?

Source: http://blog.starcam.com/post/mariah-carey-apologizes-for-qaddafi-performance.aspx

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[ Dogs ] Open Question : what breed of dog is this?

its small bit bigger then a yorkshire terrier but it could of been a pup still, got short little floppy brown ears, and its body was like sandy coloured its face was short not a long nose but not squashed like a pug and its got a little tail, its not a beagle saw one at work today was dead nice but didnt ask what it was oh wasnt a corgi either

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110305055903AAFJkqY

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Keltie Colleen, Heather McCready Interviews at Hollywood Music & Media Awards

Harry Howard hits the Hollywood Music and Media Awards and chats with Keltie Colleen about her new book and says hi to Shawn K. Clement. Heather McCready talks about her nomination for best song for "Neverland," Olivia Bonilla talks about being nominated for a pop song, Savannah Ward talks about who she's supporting at the event, and Seth Swirsky talks about the album he wrote, Watercolor Day. KingQueen talks about her song "LoveDrug," Gerard Marino talks about composing a score for a video game, and Fawn chats about her song that's nominated for Best Dance Song.

Source: http://blog.starcam.com/post/hollywood-music-and-media-awards.aspx

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Sofia Vergara: Luques Restaurant Lady

Stepping out for some dinner, Sofia Vergara was spotted at Luques Restaurant in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon (March 3).

The ?Modern Family? babe looked lovely as she made her exit along with a gal pal, sporting a leggy black dress and a big smile.

In her new gig ?New Year?s Eve,? Sofia got to work alongside rock and roll stud Jon Bon Jovi, and it sounds like she enjoyed herself.

Vergara gushed, "He was so nice too. Handsome and nice. What could be more perfect? He just doesn't age. I kept asking him, ?Tell me what you put on your face, you look fantastic.'"

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/sofia-vergara/sofia-vergara-luques-restaurant-lady-483473

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Charlie Sheen: I'll Be Back on "Two and a Half men"

He?s everywhere you look these days, and Charlie Sheen is convinced he will be back on ?Two and Half Men? very soon.

The ?Hot Shots? actor told, "Absolutely the gig's coming back, and I have absolute faith in that. Not hope, because hope is for suckers," Sheen said on Philadelphia-based Wired 96.5's Chio and Shila in the Morning Show.

"I see us back on the air with a few adjustments, and giving the people not only what they want, but what they deserve, which is loyalty,? he added.

"It feels like we're getting close to something. I don't want to say what. But it just feels like the worm is turning, it feels like all parties myself excluded are finally waking up," Sheen went on. "It's like some hot springs in Middle Earth are finally ready to explode outward and say, 'Here is it, here it is, embrace this man, embrace this man.'"

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/charlie-sheen/charlie-sheen-ill-be-back-two-and-half-men-483518

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Mike Huckabee Attacks Natalie Portman for Having Child Out of Wedlock

Mike Huckabee, former presidential candidate turned Fox News personality, attacked Natalie Portman and other celebrities on Monday for glamorizing the idea of having children before marriage.

Huckabee was on the on Michael Medved’s radio show when Medved brought up the “visibly pregnant” Portman and the “problematic message” that she is sending. Rather than leaving the comment there, Huckabee ran with it.

“You know Michael,” said Huckabee, “one of the things that’s troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of ,’Hey look, you know, we’re having children, we’re not married, but we’re having these children,’ and their doing just fine.

“But there aren’t really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. And I think it gives a distorted image that yes, not everybody hires nannies, and caretakers, and if it weren’t for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that’s the story that we’re not seeing, and it’s unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of [out-of-wedlock children].”

Portman, who is expecting her first child, is engaged to the father, choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and has been quite a media presence as her film, Black Swan, earned many awards and nominations.

Being a single mother myself, I agree with Huckabee to a point. Hollywood does make single motherhood look easy. Single Hollywood moms simply hire nannies, allowing them to be able to work, go out with friends, and basically do what they want. They obviously also have enough money to provide for their children and do not have to worry about their job.

Normal single mothers, on the other hand, do not have this luxury. My small family is not “poor” but it has not been easy, through lawyers, layoffs, and government assistance. Through hard work and persistence I have gotten my education, I work full time, and I am able to provide for my child. Many other stories are not as good as mine.

Do I feel that Huckabee should have attacked Portman? No. However, I do believe he had some relevant points.

Source: http://blog.starcam.com/post/Mike-Huckabee-Attacks-Natalie-Portman.aspx

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