Comedian Joe Lycett has appeared to shred £10,000 of his own money after he presented David Beckham with an ultimatum to pull out of his role as a Qatar ambassador or he would destroy the cash.
The comic set the former England footballer a deadline of midday today to take action after it was reported Mr Beckham had signed a controversial £10 million deal with the Fifa World Cup hosts.
The contest kicks off today in Qatar, where homosexuality is still illegal and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished with up to seven years in prison.
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Mr Lycett offered to donate £10,000 of his own money to LGBTQ+ charities if Mr Beckham ended the sponsorship before the tournament started and, if not, he said he would livestream himself shredding the money.
Appearing to stand by his decision, the Birmingham-born comedian videoed himself on a Twitch stream wearing a rainbow-layered tulle outfit and placed wads of what appeared to be cash into an industrial shredder, but it was not clear if the banknotes were genuine money.
Mr Beckham is yet to publicly acknowledge or respond to the comic.
Source: Press Association
