NEW : On Monday , a number of celebrities took part in a demonstration across from the famed Sunset Boulevard lodge , protesting not the hotel but its ownership -- an investment group controlled by the Sultan of Brunei . Organizations have moved -- or threatened to move -- scheduled events . Brunei Hotel finds itself part of celeb protests . Demonstrations are against laws of Brunei ; Brunei owns the Dorchester Collection 's . sultan recently instituted ` We , the IWMF , can no longer hold an event at a venue law , includes stoning penalties for adultery , homosexuality .
NEW : Organizations have moved -- or threatened to move -- scheduled events . Brunei Hotel finds itself part of celeb protests . Demonstrations are against laws of Brunei ; Brunei owns the Dorchester Collection 's . sultan recently instituted ` We , the IWMF , can no longer hold an event at a venue law , includes stoning penalties for adultery , homosexuality .