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Joe Lycett issues 'final message' to David Beckham after 'shredding' £10k

The comedian previously streamed himself seemingly shredding £10,000 in cash

Manchester Evening News

Joe Lycett addresses controversy after 'shredding £10,000' to shame David Beckham

JOE Lycett has spoken out to address controversy around a stunt to shame David Beckham for his involvement in the Qatar World Cup

The National (Scotland)

Joe Lycett donates £10,000 and shreds something appropriate over Beckham’s deal

The comic said he had in fact donated the £10,000 to LGBTQ+ charities, before shredding the cover of Beckham’s 2002 Attitude Magazine

Wales Online

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Joe Lycett admits he did not shred £10,000 over Beckham’s Qatar World Cup deal

However, he did shred Beckham’s Attitude Magazine cover from 2002, and said the £10,000 had been donated to LGBTQ+ charities.

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ groups condemn Fifa over OneLove armband sanctions threat

Campaigners hit out after teams including England and Wales say players will not wear armband at World Cup in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett shares truth behind shredding £10k as he issues 'final message' to David Beckham

In a video addressed to the former Manchester United footy ace, Joe said: "This is my final message to David Beckham."

Daily Record

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

Joe Lycett demanded that David Beckham give up his involvement in the World Cup in protest of Qatar's poor human rights record.

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Joe Lycett reveals the truth behind David Beckham World Cup money shredding

‘In many ways, it was like your deal with Qatar, David,’ comedian said. ‘Total bulls*** from the start’

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett breaks silence after 'shredding £10,000'

The comedian has come under fire for 'destroying' the cash during a cost of living crisis

Liverpool Echo

Brooklyn Beckham announces his latest career venture

The amateur chef has entered the drinks market

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett 'tells the truth' about shredding £10k over David Beckham's Qatar deal

Joe Lycett pulled off a dramatic stunt by shredding £10,000 of his own cash because David Beckham did not pull out of his mega money sponsorship deal with Qatar - but all was not what it seemed

Daily Mirror

What do you think about Joe Lycett 'shredding £10k' over David Beckham's Qatari role?

Many have supported the comic's stance but others have criticised his actions during a cost of living crisis

Liverpool Echo

Peyton Manning and David Beckham star in World Cup commercial

Should the #WorldCup sport be called football or soccer? Peyton Manning and David Beckham debate just that in Frito-Lay's World Cup ad.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Joe Lycett shreds £10,000 after David Beckham ignores his ultimatum

The comedian set an ultimatum to a former Manchester United star

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Qatar hoping we now ‘put politics aside’. It’s the hypocritical west, too

We should follow the trail of gifts, property and arms deals closer to home, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Independent UK

MP: Collective effort needed to ensure Qatar progress continues after World Cup

Tory MP Alun Cairns said that he hopes the tournament is a great success.

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi: ‘The conditions in our country are not right’

The country’s captain and his teammates begin their World Cup campaign against England to the backdrop of turmoil at home

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett appears to shred £10,000 over David Beckham’s role at Qatar World Cup

Comedian tweets video of stunt after his deadline for former footballer to pull out of ambassador role passes

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Comedian Joe Lycett 'shreds' £10k in protest over David Beckham's Qatar World Cup deal

The comedian appeared to throw the sum into a shredder after urging the footballer to pull out of his ambassador role over Qatar's treatment of LGBTQ+ people

The Independent UK

‘If you feel uncomfortable, that’s exactly the point’: Joe Lycett divides fans as he ‘shreds £10,000’

Some argued comedian should have given money to charity, while others said stunt was only effective because it was uncomfortable

Daily Record

Joe Lycett shreds £10k in cash after David Beckham 'ignores' Qatar ultimatum

The stunt was shared online to coincide with day one of the World Cup.

Evening Standard

Joe Lycett shreds £10,000 over Beckham’s controversial Qatar World Cup deal

Mr Lycett, 34, had pledged to donate the cash to LGBTQ+ charities if the former England international pulled out of his rumoured £10million deal with Qatar

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett appears to shred £10,000 over David Beckham’s Qatar World Cup deal

The comedian live-streamed himself placing wads of what appeared to be cash into an industrial shredder.

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett ‘shreds £10,000’ after David Beckham fails to respond to Qatar World Cup ultimatum

Comedian appeared in tulle jacket in the colours of the Pride Progress flag for short livestream

Wales Online

Joe Lycett shreds £10,000 live on Twitch after David Beckham Qatar ultimatum

The comedian issued an ultimatum to the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player ahead of the World Cup

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