Ex American Idol judge, Jennifer Lopez, is in hot water after it was revealed she performed at a private birthday party for the president of Turkmenistan. The leader is known as one of the most repressive in the world.
Jennifer Lopez sang “Happy Birthday” to the leader of Turkmenistan during a show, but her representative said she wouldn’t have performed there at all if she had known there were human rights issues in the country.
The singer and actress performed in the former Soviet bloc country on Saturday night. A statement released Sunday by her publicist to The Associated Press said the event was hosted by the China National Petroleum Corp. and wasn’t a political event.
However, the country’s leader, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, did attend. Berdimuhamedow has been criticized for oppressive rule by human rights organizations. Human Rights Watch describes Turkmenistan as “among the most repressive in the world.”
Oh. But Jlo had no idea! But it was her business to do her homework first, before she said yes. No excuses there, Jenny.
Read more at CBS.com
http://youtu.be/HAbeEuW60CU
