Not only did Dua Lipa deny she's performing at the World Cup, but she called out Qatar's human rights record in the same breath.
A lot of people thought DL was up next -- among other artists who've been speculated on -- but she's saying it ain't happening ... all because of human rights, apparently.
Dua says,"There is a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar. I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform." She adds ..."I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup."
If you're unfamiliar, Qatar is notorious for mistreating its women and LGBT people ... often via punishment under the law. The country has made promises in the past to investigate certain matters and to improve its record, but many feel its fallen short time and again. As for how this notion of Dua performing even got started ... we tracked down the source. A Twitter account called
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