Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal could be hit with a government probe over his 18th birthday party, which was held in Spain on Sunday and attended by team-mates and influencers
Fresh details of Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday party have emerged as the Spanish government continues to be urged to launch an investigation into the bash, which was attended by people with dwarfism and scantily-clad women.
The Barcelona prodigy has been criticised following the private bash, which took place on Sunday. It’s alleged that Yamal hired a group of entertainers with dwarfism for the party, which was attended by his Barcelona team-mates and several influencers.
New images of some of the attendees, including several women in revealing clothing, have now emerged online.
Marca claim that the General Director of Disability in the government, Jesus Martin, wants ministers to investigate the party.
And the Association of People with Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain (ADEE) have hit out at Yamal’s decision to hire people with dwarfism as entertainment, branding such actions as “unacceptable in the 21st century”.
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“The ADEE, a member organization of the Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE), condemns and publicly denounces the hiring of people with dwarfism as part of the entertainment at the recent 18th birthday party of soccer player Lamine Yamal,” they said in a statement.
“The Association announces that it will take legal and social action to safeguard the dignity of people with disabilities, considering that these actions violate not only current legislation but also the fundamental ethical values of a society that seeks to be egalitarian and respectful.”
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights confirmed to BBC Sport that a complaint had been made by the ADEE in relation to Yamal’s party.
Despite the backlash from some over Yamal’s bash, one of the entertainers in question – speaking anonymously – has defended the Barcelona star.
Speaking to RAC1, he said: “No one disrespected us, let us work in peace. I don’t understand why there’s so much hype about it. We’re just normal people doing what we want in a completely normal legal manner.”
He then hit out at the ADEE, adding: “For a couple of years now, these people have been harming us. They want to prohibit a job we love, and in no case have they offered work or courses to those affected.
“We work as entertainers. Why can’t we do it? Because of our physical conditions? We know what our limit is and we never cross it.”
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