Public consequences of pop stars' private gigs

With Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and other artists feeling the sting of their private concerts' connection to the Moammar Kadafi clan, the risks and payoffs of such lucrative engagements come to the surface.When pop stars Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado and 50 Cent recently said they'd renounced millions of dollars they'd received for performing for members of Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's family, they drew attention to a growing and controversial cultural phenomenon: celebrity artists bein...

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