Joe Lycett slammed for 'publicity stunt' in U-turn 'shredding' £10k in World Cup protest

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"Or did I? I haven't quite told you the whole truth.The truth is the money that went into the shredder was real, but the money that came out was fake.

I would never destroy money. I would never be so irresponsible."In fact, the ten grand had already been donated to LGBTQ+ charities before I even pressed send on the initial Tweet last week.

I never expected to hear from you. It was an empty threat designed to get people talking."Joe continued: "In many ways, it was like your deal with Qatar David, total bulls**t from the start.

I'm not even queer, only joking."The comedian went on to say while he didn't shred his hard-earned cash, he has found something else to shred, David's Attitude magazine cover from June 2002..