Joe Lycett did not shred £10k in David Beckham Qatar protest

Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed helium did not truly shred £10,000 during a protestation against David Beckham's relation arsenic an ambassador for the Qatar World Cup.

Lycett livestreamed himself seemingly destroying the currency connected Sunday aft the ex-England footballer did not respond to his ultimatum to driblet the occupation successful enactment of LGBT people.

On Monday, Lycett confirmed helium had successful information donated the wealth to charity.

He said destroying the currency would person been "irresponsible".

In an video update posted connected Twitter, Lycett explained: "The information is, the wealth that went into the shredder was real, but the wealth that came retired was fake.

"In fact, the 10 expansive had already been donated to LGBTQ+ charities earlier I adjacent pressed nonstop connected the archetypal tweet past week."

"I would ne'er destruct existent money," helium told his followers, "I would ne'er beryllium truthful irresponsible."

Addressing Beckham directly, helium added: "I ne'er expected to perceive from you - it was an bare menace designed to get radical talking.

"In galore ways, it was similar your woody with Qatar, David - full [rubbish] from the start."

The Birmingham-born comic ended by really shredding Beckham's Attitude mag cover, the archetypal cheery mag to sprout a premier league star.

The publicity stunt, which took spot connected the aforesaid time the arguable World Cup began, received a mixed reaction.

Some defended Lycett, arguing that helium had succeeded successful gaining much than £10,000 worthy of publicity for the LGBT cause; portion others suggested helium should person alternatively donated the wealth to charity, which it present transpires helium has done.

The entertainer shared a video of the stunt connected Twitter, captioning it "a level for progress", utilizing a operation Beckham himself had utilized successful a promotional run astir the tourney successful the Middle East.

In the clip, helium was seen placing wads of what appeared to beryllium currency into an concern shredder portion wearing a rainbow tulle outfit, but it was not wide whether the banknotes were genuine.

Lycett acceptable the erstwhile England footballer a deadline of midday connected 20 November to instrumentality enactment aft it was reported Beckham had signed a £10m woody with the Fifa World Cup hosts.

The comedian said helium would donate £10,000 of his ain wealth to LGBT charities if Mr Beckham ended the sponsorship woody earlier the tourney started.

The 2022 men's shot World Cup has been shrouded successful contention owed to issues astir LGBT rights successful Qatar, on with the big nation's attraction of migrant workers.

Some LGBT fans person boycotted the cupful implicit Qatar's attraction of cheery people, arsenic homosexuality is amerciable successful the state and is punishable by up to 7 years successful prison.

On Monday, it was confirmed that England, Wales and different European nations volition not deterioration the OneLove armband astatine the World Cup due to the fact that of the menace of players being booked.

The captains, including England's Harry Kane and Gareth Bale of Wales, had planned to deterioration the armband during matches to beforehand diverseness and inclusion.

A associated connection from 7 shot associations said they could not enactment their players "in a presumption wherever they could look sporting sanctions".

"We are precise frustrated by the Fifa decision, which we judge is unprecedented," the connection read.