Wait a minute. Now all these Hollywood celebrities are against Sharia? “Outraged stars including Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry and Richard Branson,” as well as music mogul Clive Davis and others are aware that Sharia denies “basic human rights”? And Jay and Mavis Leno, who said in 2011 that “the Qur’an is more liberal with women than the Bible”? These stars who have never said a word about Sharia oppression of human rights, who wouldn’t dare make a movie dramatizing the oppression of women and gays under Sharia, and who aided and abetted the stigmatization of opposition to Sharia as “hatred” and “bigotry” have now all come down with a case of “Islamophobia”? Will they now come out for anti-Sharia laws and make wry, charming public service messages calling upon Americans to support them? Will they be drummed out of the trendy Left by their pro-Sharia peers, or is that trendy Leftist/Islamic alliance now crumbling? I expect that neither will happen; rather, in a week they will all go back to the Beverly Hills Hotel, with all forgotten and forgiven, just as the stonings and amputations in Brunei begin to increase in frequency.
“Clive Davis, Oscar party dump hotel over Sultan owner’s Shariah law in Brunei,” by Hollie McKay, FoxNews.com, May 6, 2014 (thanks to all who sent this in):
LOS ANGELES – The Beverly Hills Hotel just lost two more big-name clients, Clive Davis and Jeffrey Katzenberg, because its owner is introducing an Islamic Shariah-based penal code in the oil-rich East Asian country of Brunei.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced last week that he would push ahead with the criminal code that would eventually include severing of limbs and death by stoning for people who are gay or commit adultery. The Sultan – through the Brunei Investment Agency – owns the Dorchester Collection luxury hotel chain, which manages the Hotel Bel-Air and The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
A source told FOX411 that music mogul Clive Davis moved out of the Beverly Hills Hotel over the weekend as a result of the Sultan’s actions, although his rep did not respond to a comment request.
Large-scale events scheduled to take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel are also running for the doors, including The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) Night Before Oscars event, a charity affair run by DreamWorks’ CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
The Night Before event has been staged at the hotel since 2003.
The Women’s rights organization the Feminist Majority Foundation also relocated its Global Women’s Rights Awards, co-chaired by Jay Leno and his wife Mavis, that had been scheduled for Monday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Leno and actress Frances Fisher joined protesters at the famous hotel speaking out against the Sultan.
The teen suicide prevention charity Teen Line forfeited its $60,000 down payment to take the event elsewhere, and the Hollywood Reporter notified the Beverly Hills Hotel that it will not hold its annual Women in Entertainment breakfast there.
The Beverly Hills City Council is meeting Tuesday to discuss a resolution condemning Brunei’s new laws, and encourage “the government of Brunei to divest itself of the Beverly Hills Hotel.”
Outraged stars including Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry and Richard Branson have taken to social media to denounce the hotels, with Branson announcing that no Virgin employee will stay at the Sultan’s Dorchester group “until the Sultan abides by basic human rights.”
Some, however, are concerned that the well-intentioned boycott will hurt the employees of the hotels more than the monarch, whose wealth was estimated by Forbes magazine three years ago to be around $20 billion.
“There are no job losses yet, but there is definitely a feeling of instability and the staff is concerned,” said a source. “Without Hollywood types eating there or staying in the rooms and booking major Hollywood functions, there is no need to keep extra employees on.”
In its statement, MPTF said it “cannot condone or tolerate these harsh and repressive laws and as a result support a business owned by the Sultan of Brunei,” but acknowledged the local fallout. “We sincerely regret that the employees and management of the hotel may suffer because of our response and the response of many other organizations that have aligned against this outrageous and unacceptable legal code.”…
A rep for the Beverly Hills Hotel told us that it is the hotel’s “sincere hope to partner with the MPTF again,” and noted as a whole that while they recognize people’s concerns, they believe the boycott should not directed as hotels and dedicated employees.
“The economic impact of this not only affects our loyal team members but extends to the local community, our valued partners and suppliers,” the rep said in a statement. “Today’s global economy needs to be placed in a broader perspective. Most of us are not aware of the investors behind the brands that have become an integral part of our everyday life, from the gas we put in our cars, to the clothes we wear, to the way we use social media, and to the hotels we frequent.”
A rep for the Dorchester Collection issued a statement saying: “We continue to abide by the laws of the countries we operate in and do not tolerate any form of discrimination of any kind. The laws that exist in other countries outside of where Dorchester Collection operates do not affect the policies that govern how we run our hotels.”
And it seems not everyone in Hollywood got the memo – yet. One insider “was shocked” to see Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg dining at the hotel’s famous Polo Lounge over the weekend. Reps for the actors did not respond to a request for comment….
revg g says
Someone will remind the celebs that it is the culture over there and who are we to dictate their culture to them.
rev g says
Someone will remind the celebs that it is the culture over there, and who are we to dictate their culture to them.
mortimer says
Discriminatory Sharia!
Hollywood types have no problems telling white Israelis what to do. It is only ‘multicultural’ non-white people who cannot be told they are misogynistic or supremacist…because it’s their CULTURE. Islam’s misogyny, supremacism and barbaric law code come out of ISLAMIC THEOLOGY which Leftards (without studying it) believe to be EQUALLY BAD to the principles of ALL other religions. The bad news about Islam is finally seeping into their collective consciousness. Hollywood’s stellar leaders have been mostly LAZY in learning about Islam.
Gba says
The alarming rate with which wealthy Muslims are buying up high end property and building mosques reminds one of the old adage “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em – and then you can beat ’em”
Angemon says
“Wait a minute. Now all these Hollywood celebrities are against Sharia?”
Clearly, those celebrities are bigoted racist islamophobes who need a good old fashioned public shaming to knock them a peg or two. How VERY DARE they disagree with divine law delivered by allah through his messenger muhammad for the advancement of mankind? Do these people not care about what happens to them? Do they want to get a grievous punishment in the afterlife? Their insults can’t, and won’t, be forgiven! Boycott their movies and TV shows! Protest in the streets! Let them know what you think of their racist, religious intolerant, ignorant “opinions”! Why are they always attacking the poor, innocent, harmless muslims? WHY?!?!?!?!?!
…
Sorry, i was channeling my inner mohammadman for a moment. That should be obvious by the lack of logical arguments, sense of self-righteous entitlement and nonsense spouting. BRB, gonna eat some bacon, wash it down with a pint or two, pet a dog and have consensual, pre-marital sex with a woman not cosplaying a tent. Better safe than sorry.
jewdog says
It’s not that the Hollywood crowd dislikes Islam, they just don’t like it when people like the Sultan of Brunei misunderstand its tolerant nature and institute harsh punishments like amputations and stoning.
mortimer says
They are too lazy to learn. It would upset their comforting, yet delusional assumptions.
Kasey says
And to think Australian troops fought and died the in the ’60’s against the Indonesians, for Malaysia to keep that place free from Indonesian dominance. What a waste!
umbra says
Fighting for or on behalf of any islamic country is a waste of time, effort and resources.
Mazo says
And to think that you don’t even realize that Brunei and Malaysia are two different countries.
Australia only opposed Indonesia’s Konfrontasi with Malaysia because Indonesia at tthe time was ruled by Sukarno, who tolerated the Communist Party and forged close ties with China.
When pro-western Dictator Suharto took power and ousted Sukarno, and slaughtered 600,000 people accused of being “Communist”, with American and Australian support, America and Australia gave their full backing to Indonesia and supplied it with military and political support. America and Australia supported Indonesia’s annexation of West Papua and East Timor. Auatralia even helped Indonesia blockade Timor to prevent China from arming the Timorese.
gravenimage says
Mazo wrote:
And to think that you don’t even realize that Brunei and Malaysia are two different countries.
………………………………
We have found something that Mazo is offended by. Is it that his pious coreligionists in Brunei are *threatening to stone gay people to death*?
Of course not. It is that—as he assumes, anyway—he has “caught out” a Jihad Watch poster who needs to brush up on his Asian history and geography.
Always good to see that Muslim apologists have their priorities straight…sarc/off
Twostellas says
Glad they took a stand, and drew attention to this happening, hope they keep it up.
mortimer says
We reached a turning point. It will get worse for the apologists. Arab spring was rejected by the Arabs. The Muslim Brotherhood is rejected everywhere but the White House.
Salah says
You’re right. As I always say: We need to be more optimistic, we are winning, we are winning because we MUST win.
Slowly but surely, things WILL change.
Stoning (graphic)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/09/stoning-by-taliban-verminslapidation.html
Charli Main says
Are Islam´s feet of clay starting to crack and crumble??
or will the proponents of the happy, clappy, slappy version of the Religion of Peace win out again ???
You know, all the usual ” sharia is not the REAL Islam” bullshit.
Salah says
Yes, they are. Islam is a giant made of paper. Let’s keep fighting. Islam WILL fall, it will fall because it is evil and inhuman.
Amputation (graphic)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/05/islamic-amputations.html
Tradewinds says
The wealthy Hollywood elite v Islam! Who would have thought! I guess reading about “amputations and stonings” lit a fire beneath their “We’re all the same” BS and scorched it. I think it’s great. These people actually have a modicum of intelligence. Bev Hill Hotel is pretty toxic these days! DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg are two of my favorite actors so I hope they get with the anti-Sharia program.
Salah says
“The wealthy Hollywood elite v Islam! Who would have thought!”
Muslims vs Islam! Who would have thought!
And yet:
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2014/01/egyptian-muslims-tear-up-quran.html
dumbledoresarmy says
You wrote – “DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg are two of my favorite actors so I hope they get with the anti-Sharia program.”
Well: write them fan letters and say so. But before you do, go to the “Barnabas Fund” website and buy – dirt cheap, only one Australian dollar or maybe two – two copies of their professionally-got-up booklet “What is Sharia”? Although Barnabas are a Christian outfit, this booklet is NOT proselytising: it is a strictly factual “background briefing”. It cites major Islamic texts that are regarded as authoritative by most Muslims; at the back, there is a mini-bibliography, including Yusuf Qaradawi’s “The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam”, so that anyone who has become *really* curious knows where to look, to get at the source.
You don’t get far into the booklet before you read that sharia is “extremely harsh compared to modern Western standards. It infringes many modern principles of human rights, religious freedom, and equality of all before the law. Sharia inherently discriminates against women, non-Muslims, and “heretical Muslims”, as well as against Muslims who choose to convert to another faith”.
And then there is a list of “Five main areas in which sharia is incompatible with human rights”. It doesn’t specifically mention punishments for homosexual practice, but all the things it does list as qualifying for violent punishment – even execution – under classical sharia are surely enough to shock anybody brought up with a western sensibility and morality.
People may wish to send Ellen de Generes a copy of the same booklet, with an insert adding the Quranic and Hadith and Sharia references for harsh Muslim punishment – indeed, execution – meted out to those who engage in same-sex activity.
And something else that might be sent to Ellen and to every other celebrity who has joined this campaign: a copy of Fern Saltzman’s “Are You an Islamophobe?” satirical pop quiz.
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/26/are-you-an-islamophobe/
PHYLLIS CHESLER: CHESLER CHRONICLES
August 26th, 2009 10:17 am
“Are You An Islamophobe?
“Take This Test To Be Sure
“Are you an Islamophobe? Here is a simple test.
Lorna Saltzman’s Test
“Do you favor equal rights and treatment of women and men?
Do you oppose stoning of women accused of adultery?
Do you favor mandatory education of girls everywhere?
Do you oppose slavery and child prostitution?
Do you support complete freedom of expression and the press?
Do you support the right of an individual to worship in her chosen religion?
Do you oppose government- and mosque-supported anti-Semitic publications, radio, TV and textbooks?
Do you oppose the wearing of burqas in public places, schools and courts?
Do you oppose segregation of the sexes in public places and houses of worship?
Do you oppose the death penalty for non-Muslims and Muslims who convert to another religion?
Do you oppose “honor” killings?
Do you oppose female genital mutilation?
Do you oppose forced sexual relations?
**Do you oppose discrimination against homosexuals?** [my emphasis – dda]
Do you support the right to criticize religion?
Do you oppose polygamy?
Do you oppose child marriage, forced or otherwise?
Do you oppose the quranic mandate to kill non-Muslims and apostates?
Do you oppose the addition of sharia courts to your country’s legal system?
Do you disagree with the quran which asserts the superiority of Islam to all other religions?
If you answered most or all of these affirmatively, you are a vile Islamophobe and deserve to be beheaded as the quran instructs…”.
Seth says
That Leno quote beggars belief.
Stephen Fry is just as morally cretinous. He was in ‘V for Vendetta’, playing a gay character who simpered about ‘poetry’ in the Qur’an. For God’s sake.
Mick says
So Fry was playing himself? I refuse to watch even a promo for a show he’s in, I change channels. Effin dog.
Arafat says
OT
= =
Whining cocksuckers at it again:
http://www.easternecho.com/article/2014/04/emu-sued-over-presidential-election-results
joeb says
I’m certain Brunei will now reconsider – they must be terrified…
I would have thought that the muslim owners would welcome the fact that gay people are boycotting their hotels, so they’re quids in.
Jay Boo says
“Outraged stars including Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry and Richard Branson have taken to social media to denounce the hotels”
When the stink of Islam is so bad that it begins to permeate the cocoon surrounding PC Hollywood celebrities, it proves that even Hollywood needs to let in fresh air of truth once in a while.
No more whispers, it is time to shout.
Make some noise and shake loose the old tangled cob-webs from their rafters.
Jay Boo says
Islam is rotting from the center — in every direction.
duh_swami says
I’m outraged that these outraged people took so long to get outraged and display their outrageousness. But you can’t blame Islam for that, or any of it. Like the lady on FOX said, sharia-ism is separate from Islam and religion. She is an expert, so she should know.
PRCS says
I saw that woman, Joy Brighton, on the “Kelly File” last night.
What a load of crap!
Sharia-ism, extremists, separate from Islam, etc.
And nary a challenge to be heard from the host.
Is it any wonder the American public remains so ignorant about Islam’s actual teachings.
I notice that she lists the following “contributor” at her website (joybrighton.com)”
“Spencer, Robert Arab Winter Comes to America: The Truth About the War We’re In, 2014”
As with all of her other nonsense, I’m not too sure about that.
Jax Tolmen says
Hello fellow Jihad watchers – there was another attack by Boko Haram that I have yet to see here on Jihad Watch, details follow:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/05/07/23/56/boko-haram-nigeria-attack-kills-hundreds
Jay Boo says
Thanks for the link
I should mention though, that the phrasing of your sentence with “that I have yet to see” almost seems to suggest disappointment that it is not yet mentioned on JW
A weblog works differently than a news webpage.
If JW posted every Islamist attack as they happened there would be no time allowed for anyone to respond and the commentary in the articles would not be as well written and researched for accuracy and the validity of source would suffer as well.
Jax Tolmen says
Hello again Jay Boo; I was not implying any such thing. It was merely a statement of fact as I had not seen it on this site, and thus thought it would be of value to the community. It was somewhat surprising that I saw it on a MSM site and not here though; usually it is the other way around – I am never disappointed with the punctuality of news on Jihad Watch.
I understand the difference between a Blog and a news site; I figured that Robert had not yet posted about it simply because he was asleep – or was not aware of it as of yet. I operate a blog as well, that deals in news (a very niche news site though) so I do understand the difference.
Jay Boo says
Thanks Jax Tolmen
I have noticed that MSN is often a good source of timely and useful info even if does put the usual MSM spin on things sites like JW can reveal the non-PC filtered version.
It is always good to have news like this made public.
zchug says
I suspect one (un?)intended consequence will be for luvvies and lefties to say that Israel is not singled out for boycott.
TSchaefer says
Robert Spencer: This is a pay-off for your countless, tireless efforts, your life work, to increase awareness of the horrors of Sharia. The entire world, but mainly those of us who live in the still somewhat civilized West owe you a great debt. There will be monuments to you one day. Happy day!
Thank you so much!
Wellington says
I’d like to second your tribute to one of the great Americans of our time.
Tradewinds says
Third.
Salah says
Fourth.
tpellow says
“9 OTHER SHARIA-FINANCED PROJECTS HOLLYWOOD SHOULD BOYCOTT”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/05/07/Hollywood-boycott-9
RCCA says
I don’t think this is a passing fad. People are finally becoming aware of jihad and sharia as ongoing threats. I noticed Robin Tyler on that video with Jay and Mavis Leno. Robin is extremely well known in the gay community, she’s been organizing women’s music festivals, tours, and cruises for many years. http://www.robintylertours.com/About%20RTT.html
Gail Griffin says
This is good tidings so let’s quit disparaging these hollywooders. May haps some may dig deeper into the ideology of Islam and wake up. Let’s not act like congress and tear at each other. For once Hollywood is on our side
Wellington says
Dare I wax nostalgic and say that if even some in the Hollyweird community are beginning to get it (just beginning though with a long way to go), there really is justification for optimism. Fittingly, Islam is its own worst enemy. It can’t help revealing so many of its twisted, horrific doctrines over time and just how despicable so many of its believers are, no matter how much Muslims and clueless dhimmis try to put a happy face on Mo’s creed.
Green Infidel says
First Richard Branson, now this… these trendy left-leaning celebrities are like sheep. One starts, the rest follow… and – yes – follow they will… Even if what they follow can be viewed to be “Islamophobic”. All that counts, is that they stay cool, and “on the side of the people”.
Now – if the whole of Islam can be shown to be racist, sexist, homophobic, supremacist and – yes – Nazi, and unarguably so, could we see “cool” leftists go against Islam in droves, and maybe even start protesting against mosque construction???
Tim says
They deny Sharia – the very foundation of Islam? So they are basically racist bigots and serious Islamophobes and haters then or do they still consider themselves champions of human rights? How come they can’t see that when other people dislike human rights abuses long before they discovered them?
Since they began opposing Islamic law, they should be aware they are now branded enemies of Islam – which can only mean one thing.
Bikecam says
Just a minor technicality…the photo of the hotel at the beginning of the article above is actually the Montage on Cañon Dr.. I am a chauffeur in Los Angeles, so I couldn’t help but notice the photo as wrong. No matter though…same libs, same story.
RodSerling says
In light of this, interesting to consider the (lack of) response from the post-modernist ideological core of support for Islam (e.g., those who attacked Hirsi Ali recently) in the West. Will they boycott the Saudi-funded academics and programs in our Western universities? Will they boycott all the pro-sharia academics? Not likely; at least, not without social pressure from outside their circles.
gravenimage says
Clive Davis, Oscar party dump Beverly Hills Hotel over Sultan owner’s Sharia in Brunei…
Wait a minute. Now all these Hollywood celebrities are against Sharia?
…………………………….
Look, I *certainly* understand the sour taste this leaves—and I realize that a lot of these same celebs are apt to describe Islam as a ‘religion of peace’ or slam Israel tomorrow.
But while Ellen DeGeneres and Sharon Osbourne et al may not fully understand Islam and Shari’ah and the threat we face from them, they *did* stand up here, even though many in the past have considered it “politically incorrect” to do so.
In the 1930s and early 1940s, many who had been warning about Fascism for years wound up being either being suspect for having been “premature antifascists”—or, conversely, some people forgot what the inter-war years were like almost immediately, and pretended that *everyone* in the West had been antifascist and on to Hitler from the very beginning.
So what? Whether we get any credit or not, the important thing is that the West *stand up to Jihad and Shari’ah*—and that’s what these celebs are doing here.
They are doing it with limited understanding, but they are doing it nonetheless, when so often stories like this have just been quietly ignored.
Me? I want to see *more* stories like this one. That some of those on the left—moreover, high-profile people who get a lot of attention—are publicly opposing any aspect of Shari’ah is a *very good thing*.
dumbledoresarmy says
EXACTLY.
One of my daughters is a fan of Ellen de Generes. And up till now, that same daughter has adamantly *refused* to listen to me – and has indeed gotten really angry – if I say anything critical about Islam.
But – lo and behold – now one of her favourite celebrities is… *criticising and protesting against something that is being done by a Muslim country, done in the name of Islam, something that is straight out of classical, mainstream, orthodox Islam*!!
And maybe, just maybe, my daughter will remember some of the things I’ve said, and start to wonder whether fuddy-duddy old mum just might have been onto something, after all.
ApoloSpeaks says
JAY SPENSER-GELLER LENO
ApolloSpeaks says
JAY SPENSER-GELLER-LENO
voegelinian says
Interesting how the comments overall fall to one side or the other of a divide, which may be illuminated by that old cliché about the “glass half empty”. Some comments here reflect the attitude that one should be hopefully happy with the crumbs this story presents. Other comments reflect the opposite — a cynical appraisal of the pittance this story represents, based upon a realistic and wearily jaded knowledge of the profoundly Leftist deformation of Hollywood culture.
I believe another cliché is in order here: “Don’t hold your breath” — waiting for the members of the Academy to wake up — really wake up — any time soon. (One wonders whether the commenters above for whom hope springs eternal have a much more charitable (if not downright gullible) understanding of what “waking up” means in this regard.)
gravenimage says
Voegelinian wrote:
Interesting how the comments overall fall to one side or the other of a divide, which may be illuminated by that old cliché about the “glass half empty”. Some comments here reflect the attitude that one should be hopefully happy with the crumbs this story presents. Other comments reflect the opposite — a cynical appraisal of the pittance this story represents, based upon a realistic and wearily jaded knowledge of the profoundly Leftist deformation of Hollywood culture.
……………………………….
Voegelinian, I believe it is fitting to celebrate any of these “crumbs”—the blocking of the Ground Zero Mosque, widespread and relatively accurate coverage of the Boko Haram schoolgirl abductions, this story—while at the same time not succumbing to any irrational exuberance about the greater meaning of these stories, or necessarily believing that they represent any sort of turning point.
This may, of course, lead to nothing else—it probably won’t, in fact.
But this is a small but tangible victory—one in an age with very few, and I don’t believe that acknowledging that is in any way remiss.
Mazo says
The west does not care about Sharia or not, the west only cares about pro-western or not.
Because the Sultan of Brunei is a lackey of the west, and helps American and British interests (military and political), he can do whatever he wants in his own country, whether its Sharia or secularism.
If a leader who imposed Sharia or secularism was against American or British interests, America would be slamming him so hard for human rights violations (crying crocodile tears) and clamoring to bomb his country back to the stone age.
gravenimage says
Mazo wrote:
The west does not care about Sharia or not, the west only cares about pro-western or not.
Because the Sultan of Brunei is a lackey of the west…
………………………………….
This story itself belies the idea that no on in the West cares about the savagery of his violent coreligionists—as well as the idea that we have no moral ideals.
But Mazo is all about sowing obfuscation and lies in the service of Islam—and when he cannot manage that, he tries to sow despair. Try again, creep…
Mr Squat says
We agree again, Mazos!
I really dont give a shit what Muslims do in their own countries–the more retarded they get, the better, actually.
Just keep them out of the West.
So: You do your shit in your country, I do mine in my country. Just stay away.
OK?
dumbledoresarmy says
From the article – “Some, however, are concerned that the well-intentioned boycott will hurt the employees of the hotels more than the monarch…”.
That’s just playing the “hostage” game and the victim card, by any other name.
Translation: “Don’t you dare boycott a business owned by an evil sharia-pushing mohammedan, because it will only hurt the poor, poor people who are employed by the business”.
Then why was the evil Mohammedan allowed to *buy* the business in the first place? And no matter how rolling-in-wealth he is, a reduction in his profits *will* register.
Frankly, concerted Infidel boycotting of Muslim-owned businesses (hotels, department stores, etc) of all kinds – not only in the USA but in the UK, and in France, and various other places – might be a damn good idea; it might suggest to people that when they are selling their farm/ hotel/ chateau, whatever, it might be a good idea to sell it to the best *non-Muslim* buyer rather than to the Sultan of Brunei, or some creepy sheikh from the Abominable House of Saud, or any *other* mohammedan personage or entity, no matter how tempting the price offered by said mohammedan.
rev g says
These celebs cluld easily find alternative employment for those affected by a boycott.