A picture showing dwarf entertainers heading to Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday party has gone viral
Barcelona’s youngest sensation who always ends up making headlines one way or the other, is once again creating waves as he turned 18. However, the headlines aren’t just wishing him a ‘Happy Birthday,’ instead they are revealing the new trouble that the Spanish footballer is currently facing!
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Footballer Lamine Yamal threatened with legal action by ADEE after hiring dwarf entertainers for 18th birthday party
Lamine Yamal is currently under legal pressure after he hired professional dwarves to perform on his 18th birthday. The young star who was enjoying his birthday party in peace after signing a lucrative new contract with Catalonia, is now receiving strong backlash.
🚨 | Lamine Yamal asked the famous Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, who has dwarfism, to check his DMs yesterday. 😬 pic.twitter.com/CDgqytGw7f
— Just Bizarre Tactics (@JBTFooty) July 14, 2025
The professional player is receiving strong criticism from netizens after he hired people with dwarfism as part of performances at his birthday party hosted in Garraf, a coastal town in Barcelona, attended by his family and friends. Not just this, the people of ADEE a.k.a., Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias, and a member organization of the Spanish COCEMFE, has condemned the star player of Barca.
🗣️ Claudia Calvo (Spanish model): "I was asked to attend Lamine Yamal's birthday party. They offered us between €10k – €20k to go, but I don't know what they expected from us. They were asking for blonde women with very specific chest dimensions. We couldn't take our phones." pic.twitter.com/Fa2NZN69mh
— The Touchline | Football Coverage (@TouchlineX) July 13, 2025
What Did ADEE Say?
In addition to the condemnation, ADEE had vowed to take legal as well as social action against Lamine Yamal as they said this behavior is consider to be “intolerable because it perpetuates stereotypes.” In addition, they also claimed that it is not just “fuels discrimination,” but also “undermines the image and rights of those with achondroplasia or other skeletal dysplasia, as well as all people with disabilities.”
🚨 Legal action to be taken after Lamine Yamal's birthday party as people with dwarfism were hired for entertainment. The association's (ADEE España) president, Carolina Puente, condemned the incident, calling it "absolutely unacceptable."
Unbelievable and disgusting 🤢 pic.twitter.com/ibralDiVke
— LBW (@losblancoswrld) July 13, 2025
As per the reports, the lavish birthday party of Lamine Yamal was attended by approximately 250 guests, including many big names such as Barcelona players Gavi, and Alejandro Balde. Additionally, the guest list saw some of music industry’s big names as well including Bad Gyal, Lolo Indigo, Duki, Quevedo, Morad, and Chimbala.
Many reports claim that Charles Leclerc of Formula 1 was also present at the lavish birthday party of Yamal which reportedly took place in Garraf. Various sources reveals that the mobile phones were strictly prohibited at the event to maintain privacy.
However, various images from the party has already surfaced online, including one where Yamal is shown performing alongside Chimbala, which has already taken over social media platforms like a buzz.
🚨🎥 Gavi enjoys his time at Lamine Yamal's birthday party. pic.twitter.com/YjDOlpzAm0
— Bᴀʀᴄ̧ᴀVᴇʀsᴇ (@BarcaVerse_) July 13, 2025
Despite the legal pressure and dwarfism controversy, the young star of Barca has already returned to the training ground with Barcelona as the club gears up for the new campaign. At the time of writing, the Barcelona hasn’t made any comments on the matter.
🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain will take legal action against Lamine Yamal for hiring people with dwarfism as entertainment for his birthday party. pic.twitter.com/bWxbahWld7
— The Touchline | Football Coverage (@TouchlineX) July 13, 2025
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