Ellen DeGeneres, Billie Jean King support Brunei-owned hotel boycott

More celebrities have expressed their support of George Clooney’s call to boycott hotels owned by Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, in protest of the country’s new anti-gay stoning law.

Brunei’s Sharia law-based penal code took effect on April 3. People found guilty of adultery or gay sex can be punished with death by stoning. Punishment for lesbian sex is 100 lashes with a whip.

Clooney implored people in an op-ed for Deadline to boycott the nine Brunei-owned hotels located around the world. Elton John and Jamie Lee Curtis immediately gave their support and now more celebrities are joining them.

DeGeneres posted on social media asking her followers to boycott the hotels. Billie Jean King reposted DeGeneres’ tweet asking the same of her followers.

https://twitter.com/BillieJeanKing/status/1113440883494486023

Pop singer Dua Lipa also showed her support on social media tweeting “Gay rights are human rights. Boycott the the industries and the people that believe in inhumane anti LGBT+ laws. Taking a stand today and forever to show support. The fight is never over we’re only scratching the surface but we need to be louder than ever. #BoycottBrunei.”

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