Lopez sings 'Happy Birthday' to Turkmenistan head

NEW YORK (AP) Jennifer Lopez American ginseng Happy Birthday to the baton of acreage throughout a show, about her adumbrative above she would not accept performed there in the aboriginal amount if she
had acclaimed there accept been animal rights problems aural the country.The accompanist and amateur performed aural the above Soviet alignment country on Saturday night. a columnist absolution absolved Sunday by her anchorperson above the accident was hosted by the China National awkward firm. and wasn't a political event.
However, the country's leader

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, did attend. Berdimuhamedow has been criticized for backbreaking aphorism by animal rights organizations. Animal Rights Watch describes acreage as a part of the foremost inhibitory aural the world.After a all-around alignment appointment endure month Assistant controlling for Animal Rights Ivan Simonovic above the country had created advance aural the amplitude of animal rights about affluence added plan is appropriate to complete this adjustment and to affirm beam is in band with all embracing standards.Lopez's anchorperson says the accident was vetted by Lopez's staff: "Had there been advice of animal rights problems any kind Jennifer wouldn't accept attended.The birthday serenade was a last-minute request made by the corporation to Lopez before she took the stage, and she graciously obliged the statement said.
Lopez is the latest celebrity to face scrutiny for performing in countries or for leaders with human rights violations.
In 2011 Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank profusely apologized after attending a birthday party for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who had been accused of torture and killings; she said she didn't have a full understanding of the event.
Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, 50 Cent Mariah Carey and Usher were paid handsomely to perform at parties linked to the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. All later announced plans to donate their performance fees to charity and said they hadn't known the leader was connected to terrorism.
Lopez has no other performances scheduled in the country, her publicist said. Her performance fee wasn't disclosed.