Jennifer Lopez Under Attack for Singing To Turkey President

According to Sky News, Jennifer Lopez sang "Happy Birthday" to Turkmenistan's president, who has been criticised for his alleged oppressive rule.
However the US star's publicist said she would not have performed at the show if she had known there were human rights issues in the country.
The singer took to the stage in the former Soviet bloc nation at an event hosted by a Chinese corporation.
Lopez's representative said it was not a political event.
However, the country's leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who has come under fire from human rights organisations, did attend.
The US star's representative said the event had been vetted by Lopez' staff, adding: "Had there been knowledge of human rights issues any kind, Jennifer would not have attended."

Turkmenistan's Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

The birthday serenade was a last-minute request made by the China National Petroleum Corporation to Lopez before she took to the stage, and she "graciously obliged," the statement said.
Human Rights Watch describes Turkmenistan as "among the most repressive in the world".
After a United Nations visit last month, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said the country had made progress in the area of human rights.
But it said a "lot more work is needed to complete this process and to ensure practice is in line with international standards".
Lopez has no other performances scheduled in the country, her publicist said. Her fee was not disclosed.
She is the latest celebrity to face scrutiny for performing in countries or for leaders facing claims of human rights violations.

In 2011, Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank apologised after attending a birthday party for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who had been accused of torture and killings.
She said she did not have a full understanding of the event.
Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Usher were paid to perform at parties linked to the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
All later announced plans to donate their performance fees to charity and said they had not known the leader was connected to terrorism.