Leeds Flaunts Wealth Amid Dubai Crisis

0:00On March 5, property guru Samuel Leeds has drawn heavy online ridicule after posting videos from a charter private jet fleeing Dubai amid missile, strikes in the Gulf. The 34-year-old, who claims the 20-million-pound property portfolio, spent over 150,000 pounds on the Gulf Stream flight, to Heathrow with his wife and four children. Earlier this week, Leeds downplayed the dangers, insisting Dubai felt safer than London and suggesting others drive to Oman for flights out of Muscat. He brushed off the attacks as less risky than street crime in England, or shootings in America, saying his exit was just for business. Social media users slammed him for flaunting wealth while thousands of British holiday-makers scramble amid massive flight cancellations. Critics pointed out the irony of him pulling his family out despite his safety claims, calling it tone-deaf posturing. Meanwhile, other influencers have echoed similar defenses of Dubai as the world's safest spot, possibly fearing UAE laws that punish bad mouthing the.

1:02Country with huge fines or jail time. Leeds runs pricey property courses criticized for hard-sale tactics and shaky tax advice. With over 94,000 brits still trapped and charter prices skyrocketing, a few flights are resuming from Dubai's damaged airport, but the chaos underscores the gap between the rich and everyone else.