Joe Lycett shreds £10,000 in protest over Beckham’s controversial Qatar World Cup deal

[PrincessJanet]

He actually did it!

I've never heard of him but anyone shredding that amount of money just for a stunt is a complete twat.

That's a good question about Beckham. What's he actually doing in Qatar? Presumably he's being a pundit? For whom?

I've never heard of him but anyone shredding that amount of money just for a stunt is a complete twat.

Again. More of a twat than Beckham?

I have had a look, Becham is an Ambassador for Qatar . Not like a diplomat, surely? Or more like a Liz Hurley type but not for beauty but (erm, searching for words) something else?

Again. As someone said, not either/or is it?

David Beckham is not accountable to Joe Lycett, is he?

They are both twats!

Beckham couldn't be a pundit to save his arse!

Yes more of a that then Beckham he's not the one who basically resorted to blackmail and in a financial crisis pulled a stunt!
Major charities including Terrace Higgins has said he should have donated it.

Beckham has always been a hypocritical, money-grabbing, cheating arse. Surely no one in the world no longer thinks that he does anything for the good of anyone else.

I think he did it?

15M, 10M, its still too much money, F.....g ridiculous

Well no, but DB has taken 150 million from an evil regime to publicise them for the World Cup, JL has said he's going to burn 10k of his OWN money if he continues in this. I'm sure DB is hugely richer than Joe, I think the fact he's putting up his own money to highlight this is frankly laudable. Because it's a cause close to his heart.

I really like Joe Lycett and think he’s brought attention to something important. We wouldn’t be talking about it if he’d just donated the £10K.

Those who are cross about the waste- he hasn’t wasted actual goods. Taking money out of circulation reduces inflation 🙃

At least Gary Linekar has taken in refugees.

I don't like GL but he did take 2 settled refugees in for a month whilst they were waiting to go to university.

Good point 😀

David Beckham charged a charity for costs he'd never incurred. How anyone could say he's better than JL boggles the mind.

But it hasn't achieved anything. I don't honk any more people are aware of Qatar human rights violations now than before the stunt.

A difference between Beckham and Lineker is that Beckham is actively promoting Qatar. Lineker is reporting on games that happen to be played there. You can object to both if you wish but they’re not the same.

His money, his choice

On the other side, Sir Rod Stewart declined not to accept the offer to go there 👍👍

If it is genuine then I am afraid I can't get behind it, whatever reasons he believes he has for it.

To waste that amount of money when people is this country let alone across the world, are struggling so much is awful.

Hopefully it was another stunt.

Unlike Robbie Williams. Who apparently suffers from the same level of discrimination and harassment and ill treatment in his own kitchen. 🤔

Name me one person who would give up a multimillion pound wage packet for a few thousand pounds? It was intentionally designed so Beckham wouldn't take the offer. Which shows what a nasty, deceitful and manipulative person Lycett is.

Tbh, Peter Tatchell has done more just by going out there and protesting with a sign. Could you imagine a female going there on her own and protesting?
Lycett is hiding behind a camera.

But who has gained more publicity?

He should have donated it to human rights charity like Amnesty

Absolutely agree with you.