Robbie Williams Defends His Participation in FIFA World Cup Qatar Opening While Shakira, Dua Lipa Boycott
News 18Several global stars have refused to take part in the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup, and it is still not clear who will perform. Several other musicians, whose names were being attached to the opening ceremony, have clarified that they will not perform, in protest of Doha’s human rights records, particularly with regard to LGBT rights. The 48-year-old singer has been blasted for performing at the World Cup despite international condemnation of Qatar’s human rights record including its criminalisation of homosexuality and links to Islamist extremism, reported Daily Mail. He added that if he refused to play in places where human rights were abused, “I wouldn’t even be able to perform in my own kitchen.” The singer performed at the opening ceremony in the World Cup in Russia in 2018 despite Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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