Being a hypocrite doesn't mean he's wrong, I don't know why Liv fans are getting offended by that. He is a hypocrite, he's shown that over the years, but his stance on Qatar is correct, as his views often are with regards to societal matters (well, I should say more exactly that they match mine).
However I find the criticism of journalists raising the matter now a bit harsh, for various reasons:
- some of them have discussed it in the past, including at the time of the attribution;
- some of the information has appeared over the years;
- this idea that you should have been on a sandbox for the past 10 years and if you weren't you should shut up is absurd and isn't how the media cycle works - it's perfectly normal (if unsatisfactory) that the matter is being talked about more now.