now, swank and van damme. do we know they received large amounts of money and are they even responding to this? >> we haven't gotten the responses yet, but we know they appeared and we can assume that they did receive a fee for it. swank, incidentally, reportedly wished kadyrov happy birthday. these comments are hugely controversial and upsetting to a lot of people. we'll see how they respond today. they may say see it is a legitimate performance, but there will be many human rights groups, particularly that don't agree. >> finally, do we even know, are these two individuals that he's fond of? i mean, does he follow their movies and invited them because he likes their hollywood work? >> no. i mean, we don't know much about. but he's 35. you can imagine he watches these big hollywood movies and follows american music. he's, obviously, interested in them. if you look at the guest list. i'm assuming he invited other people. we know shakira turned down an invitation, for example. it's difficult to read into the ac

. >> and action star jean claude van damme. >> i love you mr. kadyrov. i love you all.t. >> reporter: a not so in love human rights group had urged performers not to go there. and now human rights watch, which for years has accused ramzan kadyrov and associates of torture, repression, making people disappear, is stunned they did. >> for the past eight years his rise to power and through his leadership of the republic he has had a terrible human rights record. >> reporter: one group called kadyrov a war criminal. the former separatist rebel turned friend of russia who owns big cats, a gold-plated hand gun, likes to dance, and was appointed president of the chechnyan republic by vladimir putin at age 30 and told a russian newspaper a woman should know her place. she would be man's property. another quoted him defending honor killings. so why would celebrities want to party with someone like him? the answer is often money. recently superstars mariah carey, beyonce, lionel ritchie, all performed at events in the gadhafi family earning up to $2 million each. some later gave

. >> reporter: jean-claude van damme also showed up despite he was warned of mr.le do things because of money, vast amounts of money. >> reporter: despite chechnya's poverty, she was pay $500,000 for her part. ♪ >> reporter: hollywood a-listers are routinely paid to glitter up a party or perform. ♪ >> reporter: in 2010, beyonce and usher sang at a new year's party thrown by the son of ousted libyan leader moammar gadhafi on a caribbean eyelid. mariah carey sang at the son's bash for a reported $1 million. >> when they have celebrities come to their event they boost their reputation and their image both at home and abroad. >> reporter: usher, mariah carey and beyonce all claim they didn't realize who they were performing for. >> the i don't know defense is less and less effective in this world of internet. all you have to do is go to google and find out who anybody is. >> reporter: it's only in the court of public opinion they might pay a price. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> hilary swank's manager tells cbs news the actress at the time of her visit was

jean-claude van damme was also in attendance. it's not unusual to attend parties like this.hers called swank's appearance shameful and demanded she return any money she received with this leader. hilary is now apologizing and her rep just released a statement. here's what she's saying. i deeply regret attending this event which has thrown into question my long and deeply held commitment to the protection of human rights. i would never intentionally do anything that raised doubts about such commitments. there you have it. >> so do we know or not that she received money? >> i don't. that may come out. she hasn't stated, of course, in that statement, so we'll have to see what happens. usually when this happens, kyra, a lot of stars don't want to talk about the dollars, but sometimes it comes out. >> something that is out there, a big stick of butter. that's what we're talking about -- oh, my goodness. this quote is just classic. >> i'm so happy i'm talking about it with you because you're going to help me get through this. get ready. a pleasant surprise, it seems like the maxim

. >>> a human rights group slamming hilary swank and sean clod van damme. >>> the man who co-wrote "the died. he was killed in a single car crash in tennessee. he was 60 years old. >>> that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" is back after this break. >>> good morning, atlanta! it is sunny and, sunny somewhere in this country. sunny and 55 degrees and later sunny and 77 degrees in atlanta. what a lovely, lovely day to be in that beautiful city. >> i have a very fun romans' numeral for you. a number in the news, carol and ali and christine, 8%. >> it has something to do with harry pits. >> that's the number of parents that regret the name they've given to their child. funny, right? usually the kid that regrets the name. >> actually, it's baby naming remorse. most parents say they have second thoughts because they went with the trendy name at the time. parents are now willing to go change the name more than ever because mom and dads of multiples worry how their kids sound together. they are going for trendy names and also really disappointed when they think they have