People in Hollywood talk, they don’t follow through with any actual action

This one named permanent A list singer was paid millions of dollars to perform for the son of a dictator who killed thousands of people.

The son had killed hundreds.

Do you really think the singer or her permanent A list husband care about a boycott of the venue hosting their party Sunday?

Do you think people will not attend who are invited?

People in Hollywood talk, they don’t follow through with any actual action, unless there is some benefit to them.

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Oscars Afterparty

Jay-Z and Beyonce Will Have to Cross a Picket Line for Their Oscars Afterparty

Want to party with Jay-Z and Beyonce at the iconic Chateau Marmont after the Oscars? Well, you might get your Manolos dirty crossing a picket line.

A local hotel workers union is leading a boycott of the property to protest its alleged mistreatment of employees via racial discrimination, sexual misconduct, and other labor violations, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Chateau Marmont, which has denied claims of discrimination and harassment, also got rid of much of its workforce at the beginning of the pandemic, allegedly without giving severance or extended health insurance, according to Vulture. (The hotel, which is not unionized, told the Daily Beast that it later rehired as many as 50 workers, and some workers have opted not to come back.)

All of this puts the Carters’ famed “Gold Party” in a bit of a pickle, according to the Hollywood Reporter, particularly since the worker-led campaign has the support of celebs. A picket line outside the party venue is planned for 8 p.m. Sunday, the Hollywood Reporter wrote, which could leave Hollywood’s elite—pre-pandemic attendees included Rihanna, Adele, and Kim Kardashian—in the uncomfortable position of appearing to go against workers.

“For Jay-Z to choose the Chateau Marmont for their Gold Party is shockingly insensitive,” Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, the local hotel workers union, said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. “They must move their event and choose an afterparty hot spot that treats its workers, especially Black women, with dignity and respect. Jay-Z has a responsibility to do better.”

A Black guest-relations employee at the hotel filed a lawsuit in December 2020 alleging his superiors failed to properly handle an incident in which he received unsolicited, sexually explicit messages from a white colleague. Another Black employee filed a lawsuit in January of last year over allegations that she’d been passed over for promotions to higher-paying jobs, which were later given to white employees, despite her experience with the hotel, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

One ex-worker who plans to be at the picket line Sunday, a housekeeper who made just over $15 an hour before he was laid off in March 2020, also told the Guardian he was injured while setting up the last Gold Party; a glass coffee table shattered and he got glass shards in his eye, though he later made a full recovery. – Source

Beyoncé donated Gaddafi money to Haiti (2011)

Beyoncé has no plans to donate the money she received at a private concert for Muammar Gaddafi’s family, she said yesterday, because, er, she already has. The singer revealed that although she performed at a Gaddafi family New Year’s Eve party in 2009, she gave the complete payment and all commissions to help support earthquake relief in Haiti.

Beyoncé has never before commented on the star-studded shindig, which took place on St Barts in the Caribbean. Jay-Z, Usher and Lindsay Lohan were all apparently in attendance, and Beyoncé was paid as much as $2m (£1.23m) for her set, footage of which can be seen on YouTube. The gig has come under particular scrutiny following this month’s Libyan uprising and worldwide condemnation of the country’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Canadian singer Nelly Furtado announced earlier this week that she will donate her $1m (£615,500) fee from a 2007 show for the Gaddafi family.

Speaking to the Associated Press, Beyoncé’s publicist confirmed yesterday that the singer had donated her fee for the Gaddafi-hosted party. “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,” Yvette Noel-Schure said. The fee was put toward humanitarian efforts in Haiti.

Documents from the US State department confirm stars including Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Timbaland performed at private concerts organised by Mutassim Gaddafi, Muammar’s son. – Source