Comedian Jay Leno joins a protest Monday calling for a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air after the Southeast Asian nation of Brunei enacted Islamic law. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Comedian Jay Leno, center, stands with his wife Mavis and Eleanor Smeal, left, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, gathered across from the Beverly Hills Hotel to protest the new laws, which will allow for death by stoning for crimes including adultery and gay sex. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air are owned by an arm of the sultanate. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Security staff from the Beverly Hills Hotel bring bottled water and cookies to protesters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Besides Leno, other celebrities calling for a boycott of the Brunei-owned hotels include Ellen DeGeneres, Richard Branson and Sharon Osbourne. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
