Dua Lipa Disputes Performing at Opening Ceremony of World Cup
According to Dua Lipa , she won’t be singing at the World Cup after all. The singer denied Sunday rumors that she would perform at the opening ceremony in Qatar in a few weeks. This event is typically quite large and attracts celebrities from around the world. Shakira, J. Lo, Pitbull, the Black Eyed Peas , and other artists have done it in the past. Many people believed that DL was going to be the next artist, among other artists who have been predicted, but she is now claiming that it won’t be occurring due to, reportedly, violations of human rights. Dua claims, “There is a lot of rumors that I will perform during the World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar . I won’t be performing, and I’ve never agreed to anything through bargaining.” She continues, “I look forward to visiting Qatar once it has kept every promise it made regarding human rights when it was awarded the right to host the World Cup .” If you’re not aware, Qatar is renowned for mistreating its women and LGBT people,...