By David Mccormack The organizers of the annual Oscars Night Before Party have announced that they are joining the growing boycott of the Beverley Hills Hotel and will be hosting their event elsewhere in 2015. The hotel, one of the most popular in Hollywood, is feeling the effects of a protest campaign which is calling for a boycott after the owner, the Sultan of Brunei, last week introduced the Sharia Penal Code which condemns homosexuals to death by stoning amongst other things. The Motion Picture & Television Fund, which holds the annual fundraising event, has said it ‘cannot condone these harsh and repressive’ anti-gay laws that Brunei has introduced.
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The Motion Picture & Television Fund has announced that it is seeking an alternative venue for next year's Oscars Night Before Party
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The decision to not use the Beverley Hills Hotel is part of a growing protest after the Sultan of Brunei introduced Sharia Penal Code in the tiny state
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Under the new laws, homosexuals can be condemned to death by stoning
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A host of organizations and celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres are boycotting the sultan's hotel chain in protest at the move
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