Jennifer Lopez Regrets Singing For President Of Turkmenistan

"Happy Birthday, Mr. President!" Or not.

Jennifer Lopez is retracting her musical birthday wishes for the president of Turkmenistan after learning that the country is notorious for human rights violations.

J.Lo performed in the former Soviet nation on Saturday and sang "Happy Birthday" to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow during a show hosted by the China National Petroleum Corp. The singer's spokesman Mark Young told the Associated Press that Jennifer "graciously obliged" to the last-minute request for the birthday serenade. "Had there been knowledge of human rights issues of any kind, Jennifer would not have attended," the rep added.

The president of The Human Rights Foundation, Thor Halvorssen, scolded the singer in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Lopez obviously has the right to earn a living performing for the dictator of her choice and his circle of cronies," Halvorssen said. "But her actions utterly destroy the carefully crafted message she has cultivated with her prior involvement with Amnesty International's programs in Mexico aimed at curbing violence against women."

Jenny from the Block is the latest A-lister to face backlash after performing for a dictator in recent years. Oscar-winner Hilary Swank attended a birthday party for the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, in 2011. Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, and Usher performed at parties linked to the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. All the celebs later apologized for their ignorance.

Update: A source told Us Weekly that Jennifer was paid $1.5 million for the performance.