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Craig David comes under fire for performing in Qatar as gay rights activist Peter Tatchell says the star “puts money and greed before principle”
- The rapper received the award for outstanding contribution at the 25th MOBO Awards
- He described standing up for “people who are not seen, who have no voice.”
- However, it later emerged that the 41-year-old David performed in Doha on November 25.
Craig David has been criticized for performing at the World Cup in Qatar by a prominent gay rights activist.
The singer and rapper received the award for Outstanding Contribution at the 25th MOBO Awards in London on Wednesday.
The event, which recognizes and celebrates black music and culture, was organized by Chunkz and Yung Filly at OVO Arena Wembley.
The 41-year-old, who rose to fame in 1999, described advocating for “unseen, voiceless people” in an ITV interview.
However, it later emerged that he performed in Doha on November 25 despite Qatar’s stance on LGBTQ+ people.
Craig David has been criticized for performing at the World Cup in Qatar by a prominent gay rights activist.
Peter Tatchell, 70, best known for his work with LGBT social movements, said the star “puts money and greed before principle.”
“I love Craig David’s music, but he has allowed himself to be used by the Qatari dictatorship to boost his international image,” said the veteran activist. Mirror.
“She has not been able to speak for the voiceless in Qatar: oppressed women, LGBT and migrant workers.
‘This is a sexist, homophobic and racist regime. He has put money and greed before principles. Many fans will be destroyed.
It comes after Robbie Williams defended his decision to perform by saying it would be “hypocritical” not to go.
Dua Lipa, Rod Stewart and Shakira confirmed that they would boycott the opening ceremony of the competition.
Robbie Williams, 48, said that if I made decisions about acting based on human rights abuses, “I couldn’t even act in my own kitchen.”
Williams performed at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Russia World Cup despite the annexation of Crimea and various human rights abuses by the Vladimir Putin regime.
The former Take That member argued that it would be wrong not to act on human rights issues, because he has already acted in countries with objectionable regimes.
He added that if he refused to play in places where human rights were violated, “I couldn’t even perform in my own kitchen.”
Williams, who has reportedly ‘played’ with the baseless Q-Anon conspiracy theory in the past, will be presented on December 8th.
The singer performed at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Russia in 2018 despite Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.