The tiny monarchy, which owns the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, will reportedly start instituting Sharia law for crimes including homosexuality.

Elton John & George Clooney
Photo Elton John : David Shankbone [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons - George Clooney : Photo by Airman 1st Class Tanaya M. Harms [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The tiny monarchy, which owns the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, will reportedly start instituting Sharia law for crimes including homosexuality.

Brunei, the tiny Southeast Asian monarchy, is facing a major celebrity blowback over news that it will institute Sharia law for crimes including homosexuality, which could be punishable through death by stoning.

Elton John tweeted his support for a boycott of Brunei-connected hotels this past weekend, just days after actor George Clooney penned an op-ed calling for a global effort to boycott hotels connected to Brunei’s sultan.

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