Joe Lycett backs out of award ceremony over fossil fuel links
by Damien Gayle from World news | The Guardian on (#6CANP)
Exclusive: Comedian among stars who publicly withdrew from British LGBT Awards after climate campaigners warned of sponsorship deals with oil giants
Joe Lycett has pulled out of the British LGBT Awards after climate campaigners said they would protest outside over its sponsorship deals with Shell and BP.
The comedian, who was nominated for his shredding" of 10,000 in protest at David Beckham's ambassadorship for the Qatar World Cup, joins a host of other stars who have publicly withdrawn from the event over its fossil fuel links.
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