George Clooney is one of the lead actors in the Hollywood industry. The Academy Award winner had given numerous box-office hits including the Oceans series, Michael Clayton, Up in the Air, The Descendants, and more. The actor-filmmaker is also known for political and economic activism, and he has been the United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2008.
Gravity actor has started a campaign for a boycott of Beverly Hills luxurious hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. It was a quest to protest against the anti-gay laws of the country.
George Clooney urged stars to boycott the Beverly Hills Hotel
In an article shared by Deadline, Clooney had requested the Hollywood stars to refrain from giving business to the sultan’s nine luxury hotels. It also included the popular Beverly Hills Hotel. The actor shared that it is a response to the anti-gay laws
Clooney wrote,
“Every single time we stay at or take meetings at or dine at any of these nine hotels we are putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery.”
While some celebs joined his campaign, many others do not agree with his ideas. Real Time host Bill Maher talked about Clooney’s campaign on his show. He said that Clooney’s call for a boycott bothered him to a great extent. He said,
“It’s chickens**t tokenism. What about Saudi Arabia? If you really want to get back to them, stop driving, don’t use oil.”
He added,
“It’s Sharia Law, which is some version of the law in most Muslim-majority countries. And if you want to be against that, you know, speak openly and honestly about standing up for liberal principles.”
He joked,
“This idea that the Sultan of Brunei is going over the receipts from the Polo Lounge .. ‘Oh no, we only sold two soups today.’”
Maher said Clooney is smart enough to understand the issues, however, his virtue signaling, will not be very fruitful.
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George Clooney’s boycott campaign reinstated
When the campaign for the boycott of Beverly Hill Hotel was initially launched numerous actors came on board including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Elton John, Richard Branson, and Sharon Osbourne.
Rambling Reporter later claimed that the campaign for the boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel had failed.
The evidence of the failure of the movement was the presence of stars like Lady Gaga, Margot Robbie, and numerous other celebrities during high-profile fashion events held at that address.
But the campaign was reinstated by George Clooney in 2019, against the anti-gay laws. As the news spread about the date, numerous stars joined the campaign to reinstate the boycott on the hotels owned by Sultan. Sharon Stone, Dustin Lance Black, and Nancy Sinatra are among the few who pledged to not give business to the hotel.
Source- Fox News
