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He can join the tour if it stops in Israel.

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WWE superstar Darren Young, who last summer became the first active professional wrestler to acknowledge he is gay, tweeted his displeasure Tuesday with WWE’s upcoming tour stop in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates — where homosexuality is a crime. Young, whose real name is Fred Rosser, began his rant with this since-deleted tweet:

Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it #MillionsofDollars
— nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 10, 2015[…]

While it was not immediately known if Young was referring to WWE with his references to his liberties being taken away, later in the evening the company issued this statement, according to SB Nation:

“WWE does not discriminate against individuals regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation, and we continue to proudly support Fred Rosser (aka WWE Superstar Darren Young) for being open about his sexuality.

“Unfortunately, WWE cannot change cultures and laws around the world, and thus we did not send Fred Rosser to the United Arab Emirates for our upcoming events for his own protection.

“WWE also fully supports Fred Rosser’s right to express his views on personal social media accounts rather than WWE’s corporate platforms.

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