{"id":297540,"date":"2017-03-04T09:48:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T08:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/crooner-rod-stewart-apologizes-for-isis-mock-execution-in-abu-dhabi-desert\/"},"modified":"2017-03-04T09:48:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T08:48:12","slug":"crooner-rod-stewart-apologizes-for-isis-mock-execution-in-abu-dhabi-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/crooner-rod-stewart-apologizes-for-isis-mock-execution-in-abu-dhabi-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Crooner Rod Stewart apologizes for \u2018ISIS mock execution\u2019 in Abu Dhabi desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.03\/thumbnail\/58b95835c3618896568b45a1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 3 Mar, 2017 12:33<\/time><\/p>\n<p>        British musician Sir Rod Stewart has apologized for mimicking what appears to be an Islamic State (IS\/formerly ISIS ISIL) execution in the Abu Dhabi desert.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p>The mock execution video shared on Instagram by Stewart\u2019s wife, Penny Lancaster, has now been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows Stewart, 72, dressed in a white shirt and sunglasses, talking to a man who is kneeling in front of him. Placing his hands on the unknown man\u2019s shoulders, he appears to be making cutting motions across his throat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ma-JZo0h-JQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The scene is reminiscent of several propaganda films released by the terrorist group, including footage of the killing of Alan Henning, a British aid worker. <\/p>\n<p>The singer has apologized for his actions and says he was just <em>\u201clarking\u201d<\/em> about with friends before his concert in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFrom re-enacting the Beatles\u2019 Abbey Road crossing to spontaneously playing out Game of Thrones, we were simply larking about pre-show,\u201d<\/em> he said in a statement to the Independent. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUnderstandably this has been misinterpreted and I send my deepest apologies to those who have been offended.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRIpn3XjDMO\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Sandy Afternoon<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Penny Lancaster (@penny.lancaster) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-03-02T12:07:35+00:00\">Mar 2, 2017 at 4:07am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Critics have called the stunt <em>\u201csick\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201coffensive\u201d<\/em> to victims and their families. <\/p>\n<p>The IS executions alluded to \u2013 carried out by British extremist Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John \u2013 drew global attention when the terrorist group released high-quality footage of the deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/379314-rod-stewart-isis-execution\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. 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