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Organisers of a high profile pre-Oscars party have become the latest group to boycott the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles in protest at anti-gay and anti-women laws introduced by owner the Sultan of Brunei in his home state.

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The Night Before fundraiser, which benefits the Motion Picture Television Fund, said it would be finding a new home. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who also owns the Dorchester in London, has come in for fierce criticism in recent weeks after new laws calling for people involved in same sex or adulterous relationships to face amputations or death by stoning were introduced in Brunei. British comic and actor Stephen Fry has stated he will boycott the Dorchester, while Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres has said she will no longer be staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

I won't be visiting the Hotel Bel-Air or the Beverly Hills Hotel until this is resolved. http://t.co/RqQrLBK4EJ

A spokesperson for the Motion Picture Television Fund said it had "deep concern" over developments in Brunei. "We expressed very clearly that we cannot condone or tolerate these harsh and repressive laws and as a result support a business owned by the Sultan of Brunei or a Brunei sovereign fund associated with the government of Brunei," read a statement.

The Beverly Hills Hotel is popular with Hollywood. An upcoming tribute to Sony producer Amy Pascal, who oversees the Spider-Man films, was recently moved elsewhere in the wake of the revelations over Brunei. Richard Branson has said his entire group of Virgin companies will no longer be using hotels in the Dorchester Collection, under which both the Beverly Hills and Dorchester hotels are branded.

Dorchester Collection CEO Christopher Cowdray issued a statement on Monday attempting to assuage the growing boycott. "Today's global economy needs to be placed in a broader perspective," he said. "Most of us are not aware of the investors behind the brands that have become an integral part of every day life, from the gas we put in our cars, to the clothes we wear, to the way we use social media, and to the hotels we frequent. American companies across the board are funded by foreign investment, including sovereign wealth funds."
Pre-Oscars party withdraws from Beverly Hills Hotel over anti-gay stance