David Beckham has been branded a 'disgrace' for his 'disappointing' response to criticism of his World Cup deal.
After being slammed by Joe Lycett, who has been vocal about his fury at the self-professed LGBTQ ally's hypocrisy, David has now also been called out by the editor of Attitude magazine for his defence of the furore.
The former footballer has previously posed topless for the gay lifestyle magazine and appeared in numerous cover shoots and interviews over the years.
Editor Cliff Joannou said Beckham's statement, which was revealed on Joe's Channel 4 show last night, was "insultingly benign, extremely tone deaf and beyond disappointing."
The former footballer caused a huge outcry when his multi-million pound deal with hosting country was revealed, due to their homosexuality laws.
David, 47, had failed to respond to comedian Joe's demands for a comment which ultimately led the funnyman to shred the staggering amounts of cash – which turned out to be fake.
Last night, Joe revealed David's team's response to his news during the latest episode of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
The statement read: "David has been involved in a number of World Cups and other major international tournaments both as a player and an ambassador and he’s always believed that sport has the power to be a force for good in the world.
"Football, the most popular sport globally, has a genuine ability to bring people together and make a real contribution to communities."
It added: "We understand that there are different and strongly held views about engagement in the Middle East but see it as positive that debate about the key issues has been stimulated directly by the first World Cup being held in the region.
"We hope that these conversations will lead to greater understanding and empathy towards all people and that progress will be achieved.
However, Joe stated that he wasn't allowed to legally give his opinion on David's response.
Joe went on to say: "'I did achieve nothing, Beckham still hasn't addressed the issues faced by LGBTQ people in Qatar.
"'People say to me, 'Why does it matter so much to you?' and the reason it matters is because if someone like me lived in Qatar, they wouldn't be able to be someone like me.
"I want to talk about allies, in particular, companies and celebrities who like to think they're allies to our community, who are happy to slap a rainbow on when it doesn't cost them anything, but looked the other way when it came to the World Cup."
He added: "What I say is that we need allies, but allies we can rely on not to run away the moment it looks difficult, or when the first yellow card is threatened.
"We need everyone to be our allies and we need them to remember that being an ally is for life, not just for Christmas specials."
Joe said that Beckham was a "disgrace" and added it was "disappointing because he's not changed his mind".
Meanwhile, Cliff Joannou, editor of Attitude stated that Beckham's statement was "insultingly benign, extremely tone deaf and beyond disappointing."
David has previously posed for the gay lifestyle magazine and presented himself as an LGBTQ+ ally.
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