![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/star-wars-star-to-cash-in-on-qatar/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/star-wars-logo-199123367.jpg&description=JOHN BOYEGA, like others, should learn to read the room before his bank statements. He fought the Dark Side as Finn in the revived Star Wars franchise. But my guess is that if dark lord Kylo Ren had offered him enough money he would have switched teams. John Boyega is the latest star to throw his morals to the wind and accept thousands of pounds in return for promoting Qatar ahead of the 2022 World CupCredit: Getty It has emerged that the Bafta-winning actor is the latest star to throw his morals to the wind and accept thousands of pounds in return for promoting Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup this month. He has teamed up with crisp giant Lays to front its ads which will drop around the tournament as part of a massive international campaign. Lays is part of snacks giant PepsiCo — owner of Doritos, Starbucks and Lipton — which has paid the repressive Qatari regime millions of pounds in one of the biggest ever sponsorship deals in sport. A source said: 'John is making thousands of pounds from this deal but morally it's sure to raise eyebrows. "Over the past few weeks more and more people have come out against Qatar's human rights record. 'Many celebs are boycotting the World Cup altogether or using their profiles to speak out online. Sadly John doesn't seem to care about that.' I told last month how David Beckham had also been wooed by PepsiCo in a mega-bucks deal. Human rights controversy Golden Balls landed a seven-figure pay cheque in return for fronting their Doritos World Cup ad campaign. A source at the time said: 'Fronting anything with a Qatar link is always going to have an element of controversy.' Pressure continued to mount on football governing body Fifa this week to hold Qatar to a promise on human rights, with both the English and Welsh Football Associations — whose teams are taking part in the competition — signing the open letter along with eight other European associations. John has teamed up with crisp giant Lays to front its ads which will drop ar){kind=link}
JOHN BOYEGA, like others, should learn to read the room before his bank statements.
He fought the Dark Side as Finn in the revived Star Wars franchise. But my guess is that if dark lord Kylo Ren had offered him enough money he would have switched teams.
It has emerged that the Bafta-winning actor is the latest star to throw his morals to the wind and accept thousands of pounds in return for promoting Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup this month.
He has teamed up with crisp giant Lays to front its ads which will drop around the tournament as part of a massive international campaign.
Lays is part of snacks giant PepsiCo – owner of Doritos, Starbucks and Lipton – which has paid the repressive Qatari regime millions of pounds in one of the biggest ever sponsorship deals in sport.