Artists Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, Chris Brown and others are confronting the warmth from a similar human rights bunch which asked rapper Nicki Minaj to drop her presentation at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia.
The establishment has requested that the vocalists drop their exhibitions planned at the up and coming fest.
"Not a single public position you have taken on social and political matters during your career would be permitted in Saudi Arabia. In fact, if you were a Saudi, you would be imprisoned, tortured, or even executed for expressing yourself as you have in the past," The Hollywood Reporter cited the Human Rights Foundation's letter routed to Jackson made open on Thursday.
The letter additionally read, "Just imagine the set-up for your upcoming performance: Gender segregation between unmarried men and women is still strictly enforced. Saudi Arabia's male guardianship law requires women to obtain permission from a male for everything from registering for school to checking into a hospital. Any woman attending your performance will require permission from a man and will have to be accompanied by a male 'guardian' in order to go there." The human rights establishment sent comparable letters to different artists including Chris Brown, Michael Stevenson, the rapper-entertainer known as Tyga, and Nayvadius Wilburn.
This comes after Minaj hauled out of her booked exhibition and issued an announcement with respect to the equivalent.
"After careful reflection, I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest," Entertainment Weekly cited Minaj in an announcement discharged on Tuesday.
The announcement further peruses, "While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better educating myself on the issues, I believe it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression." The human rights foundation's president, Thor Halvorssen commented on the artists who were scheduled to perform, and said that they "constantly make public statements of support for LGBTQ+ rights, Black Lives Matter, and women's rights, except, apparently, when a seven-figure check is attached. The hypocrisy is breathtaking."
