John Legend Boycotts L.A Confidential Event in His Honor

  A Party will go on even though the honoree will not be attending.  

John Legend is boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel owned by the Sultan of Brunei after he has enacted barbaric anti-LGBT legislation that includes death by stoning.

Legend’s rep Amanda Silverman said her client will not go to the party because of the Brunei law: "John Legend will not be attending the L.A. Confidentialparty at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, February 5th in light of the horrific anti-women and anti-LGBT policies approved by the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei. These policies, which among other things could permit women and LGBT Bruneians to be stoned to death, are heinous and certainly don't represent John's values or the spirit of the event. John does not, in any way, wish to further enrich the Sultan while he continues to enforce these brutal laws."

The Human Rights Campaign is calling on L.A. Confidential to find another venue, having sent a letter to the magazine Tuesday.