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Australian star Insurgent Wilson is embroiled in one other social media fracas after she and her girlfriend Ramona Agruma joined a glittering forged of A-listers on the opening of a luxurious lodge in Dubai.
Beyoncé led the starry line-up at Saturday’s opening of the Atlantis The Royal lodge – reportedly being paid $US24 million ($34 million) for a non-public one-hour live performance.
Different stars in attendance included Beyonce’s husband, rapper Jay-Z, mannequin Kendall Jenner and British singer Liam Payne.
“Atlantis The Royal is BEYOND! What a weekend with BEY,” 42-year-old Wilson wrote in an Instagram put up on Monday (Australian time).
The put up featured video and photos of Wilson and Ms Agruma hand-in-hand having fun with all of the options of the posh lodge.
However the promotion has sparked controversy, due to the United Arab Emirates’ strict guidelines in opposition to homosexuality.
Punishments embrace fines, deportation, hormone remedy and as much as 14 years’ jail. Abroad guests caught breaking the stringent legal guidelines are normally deported, however some have additionally been imprisoned.
“Human rights? LGBTQ? Unfollowing now,” wrote one in every of Wilson’s 11.three million Instagram followers.
“Aren’t you a member of the LGBTQ+ group? The hypocrisy of all of it,” wrote one other.
There was additionally criticism on Twitter.
“Insurgent Wilson and her accomplice are there although they don’t seem to be allowed to legally be concerned in a same-sex couple by Dubai legislation; is she blissful to take their cash? I genuinely do not understand how this sits properly with them,” one person wrote.
Wilson revealed her relationship with clothier Ms Agruma in mid-2022, after an Australian journalist threatened to out her.
“I assumed I used to be trying to find a Disney prince… however possibly what I actually wanted all this time was a Disney princess,” she wrote on Instagram in June.
Later within the 12 months, she instructed The Australian that Sydney Morning Herald columnist Andrew Hornery, who broke the story, had engaged in “grubby behaviour”.
“Mainly, with the state of affairs the place a journalist is threatening to out you, you have to hurry, and a few individuals we did not get an opportunity to inform earlier than it got here out publicly. And that is not excellent,” she mentioned.
In November, Wilson additionally revealed that she had turn out to be a mom. She welcomed her “beautiful miracle”, baby girl Royce Lillianwho was born through surrogate.
“I am unable to even describe the love I’ve for her,” she posted.
“I’m without end grateful to everybody who has been concerned, ( who you might be),” she wrote.
