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Posto sbagliato, momento sbagliato?
È stato ampiamente ipotizzato che la cantante e cantautrice Dua Lipa si sarebbe esibita ai Mondiali del 2022 in Qatar. “Shakira si prepara per il suo ritorno in Coppa del Mondo il 20 novembre alla cerimonia di apertura della Coppa del Mondo Fifa 2022 all’Al-Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar con BTS, Black Eyed Peas, Dua Lipa, J Balvin, Bollywood Star Nora Fatehi e Nigerian sensazione di canto Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie!” un account Twitter con il nome di World Music Awards annunciato, per Sports Tiger in un tweet da allora cancellato.
Alas, the “Don’t Start Now” singer didn’t appear to take to the speculation too kindly. On November 13, she took to her Instagram to dispel any rumors regarding the notion that she would be performing at the famous football competition. But why exactly? Let’s just say it has nothing to do with the sporting event itself and everything to do with where it’s being held.
Dua Lipa will only visit Qatar after they have ‘fulfilled all the human rights pledges’ they made
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Dua Lipa DGAF.
“There is a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar,” the “Levitating” crooner began in a lengthy post on her Instagram Story, per TMZ. “I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform,” she declared. “I will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup,” she concluded.
As you may recall, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding FIFA’s decision to allow Qatar to host the event — namely due to their treatment of migrant workers, women, and those who belong to the LGBT+ community. “We stand for inclusivity as a team – that’s been the big driver of a lot of the stances we’ve taken in the last couple of years – and it would be horrible to think some of our fans feel they can’t go because they feel threatened or they’re worried about their safety, England’s manager Gareth Southgate lamented about FIFA’s decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar, per The Guardian.
