Stars quit charity in corruption scandal: “Luciano Pavarotti has walked out of the high-profile overseas aid
charity, War Child UK, with five other celebrity patrons after
discovering that its co-founder had taken a bribe from contractors
building a prestigious music centre named after him in Bosnia.

The opera maestro – who along with the rock musician Brian Eno persuaded
other stars like Elton John, Bono and Eric Clapton to perform in
concerts and donate royalties to raise millions of pounds for the
charity – quit after discovering that two people involved with the
organisation had taken bribes and that there were concerns over
financial and management controls. Pavarotti himself has raised more
than $10m (£6.6m).

High profile patrons of the charity included the playwright Sir Tom
Stoppard, film and Royal Shakespeare Company actress Juliet Stevenson,
pop star David Bowie, and MTV chief Brent Hanson.” The Guardian