A number of celebrities who have previously advocated for gun control in the US and have spoken out against gun violence have been accused of hypocrisy for attending the Glock gun inventor's birthday party amid deadly domestic terror attacks.
Several top-tier stars, including Naomi Campbell, Dame Joan Collins, Hugh Grant, John Travolta, Robbie Williams and Leona Lewis attended the 90th birthday of Gaston Glock, the inventor of the Glock pistol series, including the infamous full-auto G18, last Friday, The Daily Mirror report says.
The lavish birthday party took place in the glittering Glock Horse Performance Centre, a world-class equestrian and show jumping palace in the foothills of the Austrian Alps, according to the report.
Many of the famous attendees have previously spoken out against gun violence as over 30 lives were lost in the US in the past 48 hours.
Several weeks ago, Campbell posted on Twitter and Facebook decrying gun violence in the US.
“The statistics on gun violence in America are astounding […] Our communities and our children deserve to live in safe environments where they're unthreatened by preventable violence,” she posted to her social media accounts.
The sentiment did not extend to boycotting a party in which she posed for selfies with Glock's wife Kathrin (reportedly 51 years junior to the gun maker).
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