M.I.A. pockets a cool $100K for screwing the bosses son
After announcing her engagement to the son of Warner head honcho Edgar Bronfman, British/Sri Lankan rap diva M.I.A. pocketed a cool $100,000 for a 30-minute gig on Sunday.
M.I.A., real name, Maya Arulpragasam, plans to marry Bronfman’s son, rock guitarist Benjamin Brewer as soon as possible.
Coincidently, M.I.A.’s work visa expires at the end of June which means she has to leave her NY apartment and exit the country — unless she’s married to an American by then.
M.I.A.’s troubles with immigration are well-documented. She was denied entry to the States in 2006 because her father was once a solider in a terrorist organization.
M.I.A. once said she wanted to marry Kanye West so she could qualify for a green card. Apparently she wasn’t joking.
The 27-year-old performed for 30 minutes at an MTV Movie Awards after-party sponsored by Target and Converse One Star on Sunday. During her performance, she jumped on top of a photo booth and told the crowd she was making $100K for the gig: “I’m going to use it to build schools in Liberia,” she said. “It costs $52k to build a school for 1,000.”
If she can get it, maybe T.I.’s demand for $100K for nightclub appearances doesn’t sound so ridiculous after all.
Photos: Wireimage/Getty
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WTF ..Is that her on the bottom pic or Bootsy Collins..LOL
Ummm WOW she’s just winning all away around… She gets to stay in the country, marry a rich man, and get a pay raise? Can’t hate on that LOL
^^^^ I cant hate either lol
M.I.A. is good and so what the girl is making money regardless in the UK selling albums so i doubt she is any need of major money. And do you not know how much clubs make off of apperances and liquor. People love T.I. so why not pay him. However I hear that you have misprinted the amount becuase that part is not correct. But of course that is nothing new!
What in the samhill foolishness is that bottom pick?
OK, she should buy some better gear! And I thought that bottom pic was that rapper from back in the day with the big nose…..”humpty” or something like that.
She looks like a character from the Doodlebops. This show my kids watch on the Disney channel.
I think she frightened the guy in the white tee…lol
Who ? ? ? ? I thought she was the Joker .. what till they get a load of her
I like M.I.A.Good for her.
She snagged her a rich one!!!
Sandra you know damn well T.I. ain’t getting paid 100K for appearing at a club!!!
Wow that’s ridiculous.. I used to like her. Too bad i’m not a fan anymore.
Talk about living the “American Dream”…coming to the states…becoming famous (well semi at least lol)…marrying rich…and getting paid.
This is her big hit “Paper Planes” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g
lmao @ her looking like humpty!!
she needs a d*mn makeover…but, can’t hate the fact that she’s making some paper.
I betchu she’s pregant……………………with twins.
*pregnant
i love mia. you go girl!! and sandra, you should take with a grain of salt any nation the united states labels as a terrorist state. her father was a freedom fighter not a terrorist. i guess it’s a fine line for some. by today’s definition malcolm x and the black panthers would be labeled terrorists.
lastly, instead of hating, be happy she’s marrying brown.
@prynsexxx… yep, you know it! Maybe even triplets!
She is one busted chick. Is that Dave Chapelle egging her on and is Bootsy Collins her stylist?