The Beverly Hills Hotel, once a gathering spot for celebrities, is now under fire for a shocking twist. The Sultan of Brunei, whose country still enacts Sharia law, is beginning to force this system onto the American Public. It was announced last week that the hotel would also be operating under these laws.

Sharia law is based mostly on the teachings of the Quran and of Muhammad. That in itself wouldn’t be so terrible, unfortunately, Sharia law punishes same sex couples. These punishments are most of the time death sentences, where the couple are publically executed by means of stoning, a punishment where the victim is bombarded with rocks until dead.

Once word got out, angry celebrities, including comedians Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno, began a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The mayor of Beverly Hills, Lili Bosse, had urged the city council to adopt a resolution condemning Brunei’s new laws and force the country to sell the hotel and others it owns through the Dorchester Collection chain. Unfortunately, when the meeting came, many were divided on whether or not to continue functions in the famous establishment.

Virgin group founder Richard Branson tweeted on Saturday that his employees and family would not stay at the luxury hotel chain “until the Sultan abides by basic human rights.” Several organizations have cancelled events at the hotel, long a gathering place for Hollywood celebrities, including the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s annual Night Before the Oscars charity event and the Feminist Majority Foundation’s annual Global Women’s Rights Awards.

During a small protest in front of the hotel on Monday, Jay Leno said: “I’d like to think that all people are basically good and when they realize this is going on, hopefully they’ll do something about it.”