Why Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey Are Spending Memorial Day Weekend In Turkey

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
May 25th 2009 at 6:02PM

A bunch of celebrities including Mariah Carey, Seal, Richard Gere, Sharon Stone and Paris Hilton wound up at the Mardan Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey this Memorial Day weekend. The NY Post reports that Carey picked up a $1.5 million paycheck for performing at the opening of the hotel which bills itself as "Europe's most expensive hotel." The Post says Tom Jones also got the same fee. Other celebs reportedly earned more modest sums simply for showing up. Pics from the event in the gallery below.

Gallery: Mardan Hotel Launch