{"id":48,"date":"2011-03-03T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/03\/pop-stars-help-others-by-way-of-qaddafi.html"},"modified":"2011-03-23T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T12:46:51","slug":"pop-stars-help-others-by-way-of-qaddafi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/03\/pop-stars-help-others-by-way-of-qaddafi.html","title":{"rendered":"Pop Stars Help Others By Way of Qaddafi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"a94beyonce.jpg\"<\/span>The unrest in Libya is having at least one positive outcome – charity by way of pop stars.\u00a0 Beyonce and Nelly Furtado top a list of pop singers who have performed recent shows for the Qaddafi family, and they are giving their earnings to charity<\/a>.\u00a0 Beyonce chose earthquake relief, and apparently donated the money well before the government protests began, while Furtado plans to as a reaction to the unrest.<\/p>\n

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While it remains to be seen if others – including Mariah Carey and 50 Cent – will follow through, this is a great opportunity to help others.\u00a0 Celebrities giving to charity is not a rare thing, but giving away money earned via a toppling regime is no less than poignant.<\/p>\n

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Kudos to Beyonce for getting it started, but I do wonder what Sasha Fierce thought of her decision?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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