Voices across Hollywood and Washington are speaking out after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour for making pro-Palestine comments on stage. “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder, one of TV’s most politically outspoken stars, wrote on her Instagram stories on Tuesday, “Ed Sheeran i say this as a ginger. i hope you get a REALLY
Macklemore says he’s been kicked off Ed Sheeran’s tour because Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, took issue with his comments about the Palestinian territories. Macklemore had made the comments onstage while opening for Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium earlier this month. The singer Pink then reshared criticism of
But the backlash against Macklemore only grew louder, and included a petition by the Israeli-American Council urging Sheeran to remove him from the tour. “This was an Ed Sheeran concert – not a political rally, not a protest, and not an activist event,” the council said, adding that the rapper used “biased messaging and disputed
Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran‘s U.S. Loop Tour after making headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage and delivering a political speech during the Sept. 4 concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Grammy winner told the audience at the show that he wanted people in Gaza and the
Pace bowler Brydon Carse has been removed from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan amid an ongoing investigation into an incident that led to him being handcuffed by police. Images that appeared on social media on Sunday showed Carse, 31, in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby on Saturday night. It is understood
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