Rebel Wilson doubles down on Dubai promotion after LGBT backlash

Rebel Wilson sparked controversy this week when she took a promotional trip to Dubai despite the UAE’s anti-LGBT laws.

Now the Pitch Perfect star, who is in a lesbian relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma, has doubled down on her promotional blitz in Dubai by posting more photos of the couple attending the lavish opening of the Atlantis The Royal hotel.

Wilson, 42, uploaded a gallery of snaps to Instagram on Tuesday showing her and Agruma posing side-by-side in a matching outfit on a balcony next to a luxurious pool.

She captioned the footage with two love hearts before emphasizing her support for the Dubai hotel by tagging it.

Wilson and Agruma joined a host of high-profile guests at the extravagant opening of the Atlantis The Royal hotel this weekend.

And while the same-sex couple appeared to have had an unforgettable time at the lavish inauguration ceremony, the comedic actor was criticized by fans pointing out that the UAE was well known for its anti-LGBT laws.

After Wilson first posted about luxurious travel on Instagram, many of her followers wondered why she was promoting tourism in a country where same-sex acts are a criminal offense — although those laws aren’t always enforced. applied.

Wilson, who has been a member of the LGBT community since coming out in June last year, posted a video of herself and Agruma having fun in Dubai.

The luxury hotel’s opening featured an exclusive concert by Beyoncé, who was reportedly paid $34 million for her appearance.

‘Atlantis The Royal is BEYOND! What a weekend with BEY!’ the bridesmaids star gushed in a caption alongside photos from the event.

Followers were quick to slam Wilson for promoting the United Arab Emirates and one of its most luxurious cities, citing its notorious anti-gay laws.

“So…any update on the LGBTQ situation there? ” we asked.

‘Aren’t you a member of the LGBTQ+ community?’ another commented.

‘Human rights? LGBTQ? Unfollow now,” wrote a third, while a fourth added, “Oh the privilege. What about other LGBT people?

Another blamed Wilson for turning a blind eye to the country’s reputation so he could enjoy a “good free trip”.

“I had gay friends in Dubai. They had to get a two-bedroom apartment in case the authorities knocked on their door,” they added.

Wilson was joined by some of the world’s biggest stars, including Kendall Jenner, Liam Payne and Ellen Pompeo, for the Atlantis The Royal publicity extravaganza.

Channel Seven presenter Sonia Kruger, who inexplicably got herself on the guest list, at first thought her invitation to the ‘crazy next level’ opener was a ‘joke’ at first, as she is passed through her Instagram DMs.

She told Fifi, Fev and Nick on Monday morning: “You walk through the hotel lobby and past Kendall Jenner, there’s Jay-Z at the beach bar.”

According to AMERA International, a website for refugee legal aid resources, the UAE Penal Code states that any sexual act outside of heterosexual marriage is punishable by at least one year of “confinement”. .

However, he goes on to say: “The Arabic of Article 354 is worded in such a way that it could be interpreted as condemning all male homosexual intercourse to the death penalty or only forced male homosexual intercourse.

‘Amnesty International interprets the article as condemning perpetrators of rape of both men and women to death, but it can also be translated: ‘Anyone who commits rape of a woman or sodomy with a man.’