Comedian to shred 10k if Beckham doesn’t pull out of World Cup deal with Qatar
The Independent|November 14, 2022
Joe Lycett has told David Beckham he will give £10,000 to charities that support gay people in football if the sports star pulls out of his World Cup deal with Qatar, and the comedian will shred the money if he doesn't.
ELLIE HARRISON
Comedian to shred 10k if Beckham doesn’t pull out of World Cup deal with Qatar

Beckham has been heavily criticised for accepting a reported £10m to be an ambassador for Qatar, a country where homosexuality is illegal, given that he has previously been viewed as a great ally of the LGBTQ+ community.

In an Instagram video shared yesterday, Lycett sat at a desk with £10,000 in cash in front of him and said: "This is a message to David Beckham. I consider you, along with Kim Woodburn and Monty Don, to be a gay icon.

"You're the first premiership footballer to do shoots with gay magazines like Attitude, to speak openly about your gay fans, and you married a Spice Girl, which is the gayest thing a human being can do.

"But now it's 2022. And you signed a reported £10m deal with the ambassador during the FIFA World Cup.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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