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Songstress and Marc Jacobs model M.I.A. was paid a pretty penny to perform at an MTV Movie Awards after-party on Sunday.
Tongues were wagging when she disclosed at the event how much she was paid to perform and what she plans to do with the money.
Mid-song, M.I.A. announced, “They’re giving me $100,000. Not bad, eh? I’m going to use it to build schools in Liberia. It costs $52,000 to build a school for 1,000.”
Building a school in Africa…she's just like Oprah and Madonna!
Posted: June 4, 2008 at 10:30 am
why not build schools in louisiana? just another clueless, pretentious, self-serving, self-promoting ignorant celebrity. i loathe modern day celebrities. is it not possible to find talent AND intelligence, inhabiting at least one body, in this country? ugh.i loa
Re: ahjeez – she's making her living in american off of american money, is she not? is this not where she has achieved her fame & success? YOU are the dumbass. why don't you go to liberia.
hahah u guys crack me up… war on terrorism? we're at a war with ourselves… hahaha no matter where she donates the money someone will always complain… who needs it more blahblahblah… listen i'm an american and i worked hard to get where i am and i thank god every freakin day that i live here… because i can do ANYTHING i want… i can even marry someone of the same sex… i can worship whoever i want and say whatever i want… people of Liberia can't say that… she's damned if she does, damned if she doesnt… and whoever wants to call me an asshole, good… all this laughing is good for my abs i've been trying to work on… someone else write about how we are fighting "terrorists" cuz i have a few more crunches to go… thanks!!! hahahahahahaha WE DID THIS TO OURSELVES!!!! AND YES WE KILL BABIES EVERY FUCKING DAY!!!!! MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN DIE IN IRAQ BECAUSE OF THIS FUCKING STUPID WAR… OUT OF TOUCH??? TOUCH THIS BITCH ASS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAA
ADORE HER! SEEING HER LIVE ON FRI!
I'm from Liberia and I 'm glad that some one finally show us some love. Perez i really love you and thanks to M.I.A
Re: t-dawg –
You don't know anything about Africa . Have you ever been there to see the way people live ? Here people could work ,have free education and you guys don't put it to use. Close your dumb ass. Kiss my ass and every Africans also.
things like this make me have faith in humanity. why can't more people be generous and giving like this? other celebrities need to start doing things like this too — instead of getting diamond encrusted cell phones like lindsay lohan or spending 3,000 dollars on a friggin dress.
Re: Vink – You stupid peice of shit. DO ur research. MIA knows first hand what its like to be dirty poor. I saw her last night, shes fuckin amazing oh man.
After I read the comments, I have to say americans are the most selfish persons on earth.
that soo fuckin awsome.. my parent are from liberia
MIA went to Liberia with Sol Guy for 4REAL TV show, check it out.
She's one of the few who actual practice what they preach!!!
She's fucking AWESOME!!!
I love M.I.A!!!
I don't know if it's the pose or the face she's making, but she looks sort of like an ape or a monkey.
Re: Jacob –
YOU SHUT UP.
whats wrong with her legs?
she is fucking amazing. she should spend her doe in sri lanka, but any 3rd world country will do!
Shes a Tamil Tiger
and sorry, but i love it how shes not even helping the tsunami stricken areas of Sri Lanka… HER HOMELAND
If you want to give, give, why do you have to announce it to the world? Attention whore.
Tamil Tiger = Terrorist, god damn Bin Laden loving bitch.
What the hell is that nasty thing throwing up gang signs?!?!?! FUGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is amazing! And fucking gorgeous and SO FUCKING TALENTED!
She better make another album soon, or I will be sad.
Re: wtf!!! – Those look like american apparel pants to me, they are fucking hot, MIA needs to stylist, she is a BABE!
M.I.A. is awesome!
MARC JACOBS HAS A CRUELTY LINE DOESN'T HE? FUR? PEREZ IF SO, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED SINCE YOU CLAIM TO LOVE ANIMALS.
Hollywood Star…??? I've never even heard of her…
Why Africa?
Isn't she from Brazil? I'm sure Guyana or Suriname need some schools right now too…..
Re: Jacob –
I don't believe that she will stick with such a plan. She seemed to suggest the idea as if all she has to do is write a check and see the finished building, forgetting that upkeep, staff and faculty for such a school needs to be maintained for as long as the school is up and running. This is a lifelong commitment and her words don't inspire confidence that she understands this. True philanthropists like Cat Power actually travelled to India herself and built pipes to bring in fresh water and provided and installed plumbing to augment efficient handling of wastewater for rural and overtaxed urban populations, with her own money. Or take a page from the book of Roger Federer in South Africa and start her own high profile foundation and employ people who know how this is done and how to keep it going so that it really makes a difference. And really, if she was serious, she wouldn't need a paycheck from MTV to make it happen. She could finance it from her own coffers without MTV's help. Until it happens, this is just another empty promise by a celebrity to exploit philanthropy for good press.
ALL of this aside, this comment is completely uncalled for. I don't see what Hinduism has to do with anything. I don't know if she's Hindu, but that is no reason for such an outburst. If she was Hindu, how is that a blight on her character?
Celebrities shoudl follow suit.