March 4th, 2011 at 8:30 am by
Kelly

With all of the horrible drama surrounding Muammar Gadhafi and the chaos in Libya, Mariah Carey, as well as other artists are trying to make up for the fact that they performed for him in the past and accepted large performance fees for doing so. Mariah admits though that she was unaware at the time that the gig was funded by the Libyan dictator, and she is so embarrassed to be linked to him.
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She gave a statement to the AP,
“I was naive and unaware of who I was booked to perform for. 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.”
The performance happened back in 2008, so it’s not like she went yesterday, fully aware of the situation or anything. So it’s unfair that she has been under fire so something like this, from the past.
“Mariah has and continues to donate her time, money, and countless hours of personal service to many organizations both here and abroad,” said her publicist Cindi Berger.
And I think that is all she needs to do. Mariah didn’t go out and team up with the monster. She’s an artist who will now be much more aware of where she lends her talents to. Enough said, right?
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