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Robbie Williams faces fury over plan to perform in Qatar for World Cup – after gig at Russia 2018 opening ceremony
ROBBIE Williams has faced fury over plans to perform at the World Cup in anti-gay Qatar.
The singer, 48, will have scored a “huge own goal” if he sings in the repressive host country, one disappointed fan said.
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Robbie Williams performing at the 2018 World Cup opening ceremony in Russia[/caption]
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Another said it would be “incomprehensible” for the showman, long perceived to be a supporter of the LGBT community, to play there, the Mirror reported.
It comes after it was announced Williams would be among the big acts playing at the Qatar Live concerts in December.
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and gay people face fines or up to seven years in jail. World Cup chiefs had to give assurances that gay fans won’t be persecuted when they arrive next month.
The country has also been condemned for its treatment of women and migrant workers.
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TV’s Paul O’Grady, 67, said: “I’m surprised at Robbie. There’ll be a backlash by the LGBTQ community if he does perform.
“No amount of money would get me there.”
Williams, currently on his XXV tour, also performed at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He is set to play at the Doha Gold Club on December 8.
Phil Dann wrote on a fan page: “How do fans make an official protest?
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“I’m sorry but the Qatar World Cup is wrong on many levels and I am disappointed that Robbie feels it is acceptable to so blatantly support it. It is a huge own goal for him.”
Nic Schwarten added: “His opinion seems to be clear, otherwise he wouldn’t appear there. It’s really incomprehensible that he appears there.”
Robbie Williams’ reps have been approached for comment.
Today we revealed England’s World Cup build-up is in a heap of rubble — with the team hotel a construction site just a month before kick-off.
The Sun witnessed migrant builders in overalls toiling in 35C heat to finish a swimming pool for Three Lions stars.
A pool bar and changing room were still being hewn from bare breeze blocks.
Outside the hotel entrance camels watched welders and workmen start turning a dusty site into a car park.
But bosses at the Souq Al Wakra Hotel, where the Football. Association has booked all 101 rooms, insist work will be completed before Gareth Southgate’s team arrives next month.
Meanwhile, a cockroach-ridden £650-a-night hovel is among filthy rip-off flats on offer to England fans at the Qatar World Cup.
We posed as Three Lions followers to view the tiny concrete box described by its owner, Hilal, as “adorable” on rental site Airbnb.
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The flat, with its cracked walls, soiled mattress and at least five ’roaches in the kitchen, was next to a noisy building site in Doha.
Another Airbnb host, Riham, was offering digs in the capital with stained walls and a lounge kitchenette for £534 a night.
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Amazon faces $1 billion lawsuit over claims it ‘tricks’ UK customers into paying more
Amazon could soon go to court over its use of the Buy Box that highlights shopping deals. The Guardianreports that lawyers are filing a class action lawsuit with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal over claims the Buy Box “tricks” shoppers into paying more than they should. Consumer advocate Julie Hunter says the section favors either Amazon’s own products or sellers who use the company’s logistics, not the best price or quality of service. A better deal might be buried lower on the page or even tucked into an “obscure corner” on the site, Hunter adds.
Co-leading lawyer Lesley Hannah contends that users rely heavily on the Buy Box, with up to 90 percent of purchases going through that space. “Millions” of buyers have likely overpaid as a result. Supposedly, the practice also violates competition requirements by stifling sellers with better deals.
The lawsuit seeks damages of £900 million (about $1 billion). It covers any UK resident who has made purchases since October 2016, and doesn’t require that you opt in.
Amazon tells The Guardian in a statement that it believes the lawsuit is “without merit.” It maintains that it supports all the sellers in its UK marketplace, and that “more than half” of physical good sales in the country go through independent sellers. It didn’t directly address the purported Buy Box manipulation. The firm has lately asked sellers to oppose antitrust legislation meant to prevent tech giants from giving their services an unfair advantage.
There’s no guarantee the lawsuit will force Amazon to alter the Buy Box. However, it comes as the company faces multiple accusations that it misuses its dominant position to stifle third-party sellers. California recently sued Amazon over assertions that it punishes sellers who offer cheaper prices elsewhere, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating Amazon for misusing seller data to launch competing products.