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Joe Lycett calls out David Beckham’s ‘bulls**t’ deal with Qatar as comic finally confirms shredded £10,000 wasn’t real-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro
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Joe Lycett has pulled a blinder and revealed that the £10,000 he supposedly shredded was, in actual fact, fake.
The comedian had delivered an ultimatum to David Beckham, urging the former England footballer to step down from being an ambassador to Qatar during the World Cup in light of the country’s human rights controversy.
Homosexuality is illegal in the Middle Eastern nation and there have been questions over the deaths of local workers helping to build stadiums for the sporting event.
However, Beckham didn’t back down prompting Lycett to share a video of himself apparently throwing wads of cash into a large shredder.
It has now emerged that it wasn’t bank notes totalling the large sum of £10k, but in fact, Beckham’s former Attitude magazine cover.
Confirming the hoax, Lycett said in a new video on Monday: ‘This is my final message to David Beckham, it’s me, that prick who shredded loads of money in a cost of living crisis.
Joe has confirmed it was all a hoax (Picture:@joelycett/Twitter)
Lycett was actually shredding Beckham’s 2002 Attitude magazine cover (Picture: Benders Like Beckham)
‘So, where were we? I told you I was gonna 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 10k into a shredder, or did I?’
He continued: ‘I haven’t quite told you the whole truth – the truth is the money that went into the shredder was real, but the money that came out was fake. I would never destroy real money.
David Beckham is yet to respond to Lycett’s ultimatum (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I would never be so irresponsible, in fact, the 10 grand had already been donated to LGBTQ+ charities before I even pressed send on the initial tweet last week. I never expected to hear from you, it was an empty threat designed to get people talking. In many ways it was like your deal with Qatar David – total bulls**t from the start.’
Lycett went on: ‘I’m not even queer! Only joking. There is one thing I’ll shred – this is your Attitude magazine cover from June 2002, the first-ever cover of a gay mag with a Premier league footballer on it.
‘I asked Attitude if I could shred it, and they were more than happy to oblige.
‘Gosh, it’s all been quite a lot this hasn’t it? Right, I’m off down the gay village to have a few pints.’
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Beckham has not responded but Lycett’s confession will no doubt appease those who blasted the comic for seemingly wasting money during the cost of living crisis.
Former Love Island star Shaughna Phillips branded Lycett’s antics ‘vile’ and ‘absolutely disgusting behaviour’.
Another critic said: ‘Joe Lycett actually burned ten thousand pounds to make a stupid virtue-signalling point in a cost-of-living crisis, instead of donating that money to charity.
‘What a tool.’
However, others defended the stand-up comic including the Deputy Mayor of London for Housing, Tom Copley, who tweeted: ‘Totally understand the view that £10k would’ve been better spent donated to LGBTQ+ charities but this was performance art and it’s done a huge amount to highlight the hypocrisy of those who have taken money from Qatar while claiming to support LGBTQ+ rights. Good work.’
Beckham was spotted attending the first game of this year’s World Cup yesterday, watching from the VIP stands as Qatar lose out to Ecuador becoming the first host country to do so in the tournament’s history.
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Joe Lycett has pulled a blinder and revealed that the £10,000 he supposedly shredded was, in actual fact, fake.
The comedian had delivered an ultimatum to David Beckham, urging the former England footballer to step down from being an ambassador to Qatar during the World Cup in light of the country’s human rights controversy.
Homosexuality is illegal in the Middle Eastern nation and there have been questions over the deaths of local workers helping to build stadiums for the sporting event.
However, Beckham didn’t back down prompting Lycett to share a video of himself apparently throwing wads of cash into a large shredder.
It has now emerged that it wasn’t bank notes totalling the large sum of £10k, but in fact, Beckham’s former Attitude magazine cover.
Confirming the hoax, Lycett said in a new video on Monday: ‘This is my final message to David Beckham, it’s me, that prick who shredded loads of money in a cost of living crisis.
Joe has confirmed it was all a hoax (Picture:@joelycett/Twitter)
Lycett was actually shredding Beckham’s 2002 Attitude magazine cover (Picture: Benders Like Beckham)
‘So, where were we? I told you I was gonna 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 10k into a shredder, or did I?’
He continued: ‘I haven’t quite told you the whole truth – the truth is the money that went into the shredder was real, but the money that came out was fake. I would never destroy real money.
David Beckham is yet to respond to Lycett’s ultimatum (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I would never be so irresponsible, in fact, the 10 grand had already been donated to LGBTQ+ charities before I even pressed send on the initial tweet last week. I never expected to hear from you, it was an empty threat designed to get people talking. In many ways it was like your deal with Qatar David – total bulls**t from the start.’
Lycett went on: ‘I’m not even queer! Only joking. There is one thing I’ll shred – this is your Attitude magazine cover from June 2002, the first-ever cover of a gay mag with a Premier league footballer on it.
‘I asked Attitude if I could shred it, and they were more than happy to oblige.
‘Gosh, it’s all been quite a lot this hasn’t it? Right, I’m off down the gay village to have a few pints.’
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Beckham has not responded but Lycett’s confession will no doubt appease those who blasted the comic for seemingly wasting money during the cost of living crisis.
Former Love Island star Shaughna Phillips branded Lycett’s antics ‘vile’ and ‘absolutely disgusting behaviour’.
Another critic said: ‘Joe Lycett actually burned ten thousand pounds to make a stupid virtue-signalling point in a cost-of-living crisis, instead of donating that money to charity.
‘What a tool.’
However, others defended the stand-up comic including the Deputy Mayor of London for Housing, Tom Copley, who tweeted: ‘Totally understand the view that £10k would’ve been better spent donated to LGBTQ+ charities but this was performance art and it’s done a huge amount to highlight the hypocrisy of those who have taken money from Qatar while claiming to support LGBTQ+ rights. Good work.’
Beckham was spotted attending the first game of this year’s World Cup yesterday, watching from the VIP stands as Qatar lose out to Ecuador becoming the first host country to do so in the tournament’s history.
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