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The concert at the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021 will also feature performances by A$AP Rocky, Jason Derulo, Tiesto and David Guetta.

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00:00The Human Rights Foundation is urging Justin Bieber to cancel a performance in Saudi Arabia

00:11as a symbol of solidarity with the ongoing suffering of the Saudi people. In a recent

00:16Instagram post, the non-profit shared that it recently sent a letter to Bieber and his reps

00:20regarding the ghost singer's upcoming appearance at the Formula One STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

00:272021 on December 5th, a state-sponsored music festival funded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS.

00:35The letter, dated November 2nd, criticizes the current regime's treatment of members of the LGBTQ plus community,

00:41its track record on individual rights, its restriction of the media, and imprisonment of women's rights activists, among other issues.

00:48A key argument of the chairman and CEO of HRF is that Saudi Arabia's monarchy is using entertainment and sports ventures

00:56to distract from abuses of power, and that Bieber's statements in support of various social justice causes

01:01are at odds with the planned performance.

01:04They write,

01:04And Justin isn't the only artist set to hit the stage at the Formula One event. HRF says it also sent letters to scheduled performers

01:23ASAP Rocky, Jason Derulo, Tiesto, and David Guetta. For more on all this, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.