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Your Status as a Gay Icon will be Shredded, British comedian Joe Lycett tells David Beckham over his £10 million deal to act as an ambassador for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
with qatar to promote this country, especially given the human rights situation, the fact that homosexuality is illegal in this country. david beckham has gained a lot of fame out of being a gay icon. and this comedian basically said to him, if you don t disengage yourself from qatar, you are shredding your reputation as a gay icon, and therefore, i am going to shred $10,000 pounds t make a point. and he did it. he didn t get a response to beckham, so he did it tonight. it was just an extraordinary scene, wasn t it? quite surreal. and i will argue, it s the most amazable scene involving chirp since fargo. is that your $11,000 in the chipper? that was not $11,000 in the wood chipper in fargo, but i do get the reference. i will say no more, it s a family program. bob redell, thanks so much. we ll wbe right back, back in a
how important is it to keep traditions like this? ambassadors like david beckham have been criticized for accepting roles said to be worth millions of dollars. if you end your relationship with qatar i ll donate this so grand of my own money. joe called out the former england captain saying his status as a gay icon was under threat. homosexual acts are illegal in qatar, considered immoral. it includes prison sentences and even death. organizers told cnn qatar is a tolerant and welcoming country and claim no one will be discriminated against. nonetheless, calls to boycott the tournament have gathered momentum. when the final whistle goes at qatar 2022, the legacy will be judged not only over 28 days of football but in the years that lie ahead. isa soares, cnn.