George Clooney is calling for the boycott of Dorchester Collection’s hotels, including The Beverly Hills Hotels and Hotel Bel-Air in California, after he says their owner has actively discriminated against the LGBTQ community.In his commentary for film news site Deadline posted Thursday (Mar 28), Clooney started with Brunei’s new law, a death penalty that allows stoning people who engage in homosexual activities.“On this particular April 3rd, the nation of Brunei will begin stoning and whipping to death any of its citizens that are proved to be gay. Let that sink in. In the onslaught of news where we see the world backsliding into authoritarianism, this stands alone,” wrote Clooney.In his column, the actor spoke out against the Sultan of Brunei, the head of the Brunei Investment Agency, which owns the Dorchester Collection of hotels and resorts. “At the head of it all is the Sultan of Brunei, who is one of the richest men in the world. The Big Kahuna,” wrote the star. “He owns the Brunei Investment Agency and they in turn own some pretty spectacular hotels.“They own nine of the most exclusive hotels in the world. Full disclosure: I’ve stayed at many of them, a couple of them recently, because I hadn’t done my… Read full this story
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