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June 03, 2008

Target and Converse give M.I.A. a $100K payday...

No sooner does British/Sri Lankan rap goddess M.I.A. announce her engagement to WMG head Edgar Bronfman’s son, rock guitarist Benjamin Brewer, then she reportedly collects $100k for a performance at an MTV Movie Awards after-party in West Hollywood sponsored by Target and Converse One Star. After the half-hour performance, M.I.A. (real name Maya Arulpragasam) jumped on top of a photo booth and told the audience how much she’d be making. “I’m going to use it to build schools in Liberia,” said the politically active hip-hop performer. “It costs $52,000 to build a school for 1,000.” The show wrapped up with the performer inviting women onstage to dance to “Paper Planes,” including Jessica Szohr, Jessica Stroup and Rumer Willis. What, no Lindsay Lohan? Ahhh, the rich and famous in Hollywood.