Nelly Furtado to donate $1M from Qaddafi show

TORONTO - Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado says she was paid $1 million to perform for members of Libyan leader Muammar al Qaddafi's "clan" in 2007, but she now intends to donate the money to charity.

While other stars who reportedly performed for Qaddafi's family have kept mum, Furtado volunteered the information about her performance on Twitter.

"In 2007, I received 1million$ from the Qaddafi clan to perform a 45 min. Show for guests at a hotel in Italy," she wrote on Monday. "I am going to donate the $."

Beyonce and Usher reportedly performed at a New Year's Eve party for Qaddafi's son Muatassim on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, while R&B singer Mariah Carey was hired to sing at a previous New Year's bash.

Beyonce earned a reported $2 million for her Qaddafi family performance. Also in attendance at Beyonce's New Year's show were Russell Simmons, Lindsay Lohan, Jon Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, supermodels Miranda Kerr and Victoria Slivstedt and BET founder Bob Johnson. There are no reports on whether any of the celebrities were paid an appearance fee.