Politics and music certainly don’t mix. Apparently, chart topper Justin Bieber is being urged not to fly to Saudi Arabia and perform a concert in Jeddah by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance.
The chart topper is due to sing at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on December 5 in Jeddah but Hatice Cengiz thinks it would send a strong message to the country’s regime if he backed out. Here’s what you need to know.
Justin Bieber Is Being Urged Not To Fly To Saudi Arabia For This Reason
Cengiz wrote in an open letter published in the Washington Post: “Do not sing for the murderers of my beloved Jamal. “Please speak out and condemn his killer, Mohammed bin Salman. Your voice will be heard by millions.
“If you refuse to be a pawn of MBS, your message will be loud and clear: I do not perform for dictators. I choose justice and freedom over money,” she continued.
Back in October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident, journalist, columnist for The Washington Post, former editor of Al-Watan and former general manager and editor-in-chief of the Al-Arab News Channel, was assassinated by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Bieber is one of several performers scheduled to appear at the Jiddah race, including the rapper A$AP Rocky, the DJs David Guetta and Tiesto and the singer Jason Derulo. Bieber is arguably the most famous of the group.
Some stars, like Nicki Minaj, have canceled shows after they came under public pressure, but others, like Mariah Carey, have gone ahead with performances since the death of Khashoggi, a writer and former government spokesman. So far Justin Bieber himself has not made any comments about the matter.
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