Rebel Wilson called out over "hypocritical" lavish holiday
Rebel Wilson has come under fire for attending a lavish party weekend in Dubai, with many of her fans branding her a "hypocrite" for going on the exclusive trip.
The Aussie actress was just one of several big names who was invited to the opening of the opulent new hotel, Atlantis The Royal, with other guests including Kendall Jenner, One Direction's Liam Payne, Ellen Pompeo and Aussie stars including Sonia Kruger, Jules Robinson and Natalie Bassingthwaite.
Beyonce also performed exclusively at the hotel opening, after reportedly being paid $34 million for the private set.
Rebel shared the highlights of her luxury trip on Instagram, saying “Atlantis The Royal is BEYond! What a weekend with BEY!”
Despite Rebel's light-hearted post about her exclusive holiday, many fans were quick to point out the actress's hypocrisy in visiting the UAE with her partner Ramona Agruma, due to Dubai's harsh stance on homosexuality.
In the United Arab Emirates, homosexuality remains a crime punishable by death.
“Aren’t you a member of LGBTQ+ community? The hypocrisy of it all,” wrote one.
“Human rights? LGBT? Unfollowing now,” said another.
“Uhm, they kill our kind over there. Why are you promoting this?” another outraged fan wrote.
Others were even more scathing in their criticism, with one person writing, “Oh, the privilege. What about other LGBT people?”
Another said, “A nice free trip, to a place that you can’t be gay in. I had friends who were homosexual in Dubai, they had to get a two-bedroom apartment just in case the authorities knocked on their door,” one person wrote.
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