How charitable is charity ?

Hrpmhhh ! The last few days the papers and other media have been filled with news about a charity concert held at a church in Reykjavík. The aim was to collect money for children with cancer. Very nice indeed. Various stars, like opera singers and pop princesses "donated" their work to help the sick children. Only now it has surfaced that the stars actually got paid for appearing at the concert. They claim its not a fee, but only to cover expenses. HELLOOOOO ! One "charitable" opera singer got 700.000 IK, just to cover costs ??!!!! For whom ? His entire family ??? The other 4 artists appearing are supposed to have recieved less, but since no accurate information is available one does not know. Stories claim that the fees were much higher than claimed. Yet these people told the nation they were donating their work before the concert ! As it looks today, the "stars" of the concert will recieve more than the children with cancer fund. Ain't that great ? Charity really makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside....