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Khashoggi's fiancee urges Justin Beiber to cancel Saudi performance

Hatice Cengiz called on the Canadian pop star to choose "justice and freedom over money."
Mobile billboards urging Justin Bieber to cancel his upcoming concert in Saudi Arabia near the Microsoft Theater on Nov. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

The fiancee of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is urging Justin Bieber to speak out against Saudi Arabia’s dire human rights record and cancel his upcoming performance in the conservative Gulf country. 

Bieber is scheduled to perform in the second-largest city of Jeddah on Dec. 5 as part of the kingdom’s hosting of its first Formula One race. Other artists including ASAP Rocky, David Guetta and Jason Derulo are also slated to perform in the Red Sea port city. 

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