Mariah Carey has come under fire after she was paid $1 million to perform for a dictator.
The ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ singer gave a two-hour concert for authoritarian Angolan President Josè Eduardo Dos Santos last Sunday, in return for the huge amount.
The move has angered human rights groups who claim Dos Santos has murdered many and exploited the country’s resources to his own gain.
‘It is the sad spectacle of an international artist purchased by a ruthless police state to entertain and whitewash the father-daughter kleptocracy that has amassed billions in ill-gotten wealth while the majority of Angola lives on less than $2 a day,’ Human Rights Foundation president Thor Halvorssen said.
Mariah’s show was sponsored by Unitel, a mobile-phone company owned by Dos Santos’ daughter, Isabel.
His daughter is also head of the Angolan Red Cross, which reportedly received $65,000 in benefit funds from the concert, Daily Mail informs.
