Stunt shredding $12,000 in cash used to condemn David Beckham’s multimillion-dollar Qatar deal

Footballer David Beckham; Joe Lycett holds £10,000 in cash (Credit: David M. Benett/Dave Benett—Getty Images for Disney+; Twitter—@joelycett)

British Comedian Joe Lycett appeared to have shredded almost $12,000 (£10,000) of his own money in protest of world-famous former soccer player David Beckham’s decision to remain an ambassador for the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar. 

Lycett said that Beckham was a “gay icon,” having appeared on the cover of LGBTQ+ magazines, and praised his belief in using “the power of football as a force for good.”