Lamine Yamal Under Fire For Controversial Show At His Birthday Party

Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday party, held at Masia Alcázar del Garraf with over 250 guests, has become the center of a social storm. The ADEE Association (Association for People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias) publicly denounced the event for hiring people with dwarfism as part of the entertainment.

According to ADEE, these types of “shows” violate human dignity and break Spain’s General Law on the Rights of People with Disabilities, which bans using people with disabilities “to provoke ridicule or mockery.” Carolina Puente, the association’s president, called the situation “intolerable” and stressed that when public figures are involved, the damage is even greater: “It sends the message that discrimination is acceptable.”

The story has sparked outrage on social media. There’s concern about the potential reputational damage to Yamal, who recently signed a long-term deal with FC Barcelona and inherited the iconic number 10 shirt.