City council condemns Brunei's death sentences for those in gay and adulterous relationships and urges sultan to divest ownership of Beverly Hills hotel, which reports $1.5m loss in bookings over controversy
Authorities in Los Angeles have called on the sultan of Brunei to sell a famous Hollywood hotel at the centre of an entertainment industry boycott over its owner's introduction of anti-gay, anti-women laws in his home state.
The Beverly Hills city council passed a resolution on Tuesday which condemns new laws in Brunei calling for people involved in same sex or adulterous relationships to face amputations or death by stoning, according to Variety. It called on the sultan to offload his ownership of the venerable hotel, which has been targeted by campaigners including the Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres.
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