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Poorer than George Clooney? How you spend your money still sends a message | Frances Ryan

When Brunei announced the death penalty for gay sex, the actor and Elton John called for a boycott of the sultanate’s luxury hotels. The rest of us should take note
George Clooney. Photograph: Ettore Ferrari/EPA

Elton John has joined George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine – including the Dorchester, London and the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles – over the sultanate’s new anti-LGBT laws.

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