Nine luxury worldwide hotels owned by Brunei have either shut down their social media accounts or made them inaccessible , following global backlash against the country 's recently - introduced laws making gay sex punishable by burning to death or deportation . Ellen DeGeneres joined George Clooney and Elton John in calling for a boycott of the establishments . Eight of the hotels ' Twitter accounts have since been deactivated , all Facebook accounts rendered inaccessible , and all but two Instagram accounts deleted or deactivated . The social media accounts of Brunei-owned luxury hotels have been deleted or made inaccessible amid an ongoing backlash over anti-LGBT laws. The Brunei Group , which manages the nine hotels , cited " personal abuse directed at our employees " .
Nine luxury worldwide hotels owned by Brunei have either shut down their social media accounts or made them inaccessible , following global backlash against the country 's recently - introduced laws making gay sex punishable by burning to death or deportation . Ellen DeGeneres joined George Clooney and Elton John in calling for a boycott of the establishments . Eight of the hotels ' Twitter accounts have since been deactivated , all Facebook accounts rendered inaccessible , and all but two Instagram accounts deleted or deactivated . The Brunei Group , which manages the nine hotels , cited " personal abuse directed at our employees " .