Beyoncé 'donates Gaddafi money to charity'

Beyoncé has announced that she has donated money earned from a concert for the family of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to charity.

The singer earned the estimated $1 million (£612,641) after giving a private performance in St. Barts over the New Year in 2009, an appearance which was later discovered to have been commissioned by the Gaddafi family.

She has subsequently donated the undisclosed sum to an organisation dedicated to earthquake relief in Haiti.

"All monies paid to Beyoncé for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St. Barts on New Year's Eve 2009, including the commissions paid to her booking agency, were donated to the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti over a year ago," publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said in a statement.

"Once it became known that the third party promoter was linked to the Gaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause."

Beyoncé's announcement comes just days after Nelly Furtado revealed her own plan to give away the $1 million she earned during a Gaddafi performance.