Joe Lycett, the British broadcaster and comedian, has revealed the £10,000 ($11,800) he shredded in protest of David Beckham’s £150M ambassador role at the Qatari World Cup was not real cash.
In a video posted in the last hour, Lycett confirmed what plenty of people had suspected — that he had already donated the money to LGBTQ+ charities.
The episode centers on Beckham’s lucrative 10-year contract with Qatar, whose laws make homosexuality illegal. Beckham has long been considered a gay rights supporter but his reputation has been hit hard by his association with the World Cup hosts. “I told you I was going to destroy £10,000 if you didn’t end your relationship with Qatar before the first day of the World Cup and then when you didn’t end your relationship or even respond in any way, I streamed myself dropping £10,000 into a shredder.
Or did I? I haven’t quite told you the whole truth. Because the truth is that money went into the shredder was real but the money that came out was fake.
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