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January 5, 2010
Beyonce sings for a Khadafy
NY Post, Page Six
First it was Mikhail Prokhorov entertaining Vladimir Putin in the French Alps. Now the Post reports that Beyoncé, accompanied by her husband and Nets minority owner Jay-Z, was entertaining the wife- and servant-beating son of Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy on New Year's Eve in St. Barts. But hey, a million bucks is a million bucks, right?
Beyonce performed for an hour on New Year's Eve at a party thrown by terror-backing Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy's son, Hannibal, who has a long record of violence against women.
Beyoncé performed five songs in a sexy black leotard at the Nikki Beach club on St. Barts in front of a crowd that included her husband Jay-Z, Usher, Microsoft founder Paul Allen and Lindsay Lohan.
We couldn't confirm how much Beyoncé was paid for the gig, but last year, Mariah Carey reportedly pocketed $1 million for performing at Nikki Beach.
Some vacationers on the island were aghast. DJ Sam Young tweeted: "Jigga [Jay-Z], Beyonce & Usher were @ Nikki Beach performing for Khadafy family, WTF?"
Just a week earlier, on Christmas Day, Hannibal, 33 -- also known as Moutassim -- allegedly attacked his wife, Aline Skaf, in his suite at Claridge's in London. Three of his security staff were arrested for obstructing police. Skaf was reportedly hospitalized with a broken nose while Hannibal was whisked away in a diplomatic car.
In July 2008, he and his then-pregnant wife were arrested on charges of beating their servants in a Geneva hotel. They denied the charges, which were dropped after the servants received compensation.
NoLandGrab: Nice folks. Wonder with whom Bruce Ratner was ringing in the new year?
Posted by eric at January 5, 2010 12:15 PM