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Ed Sheeran tour dispute: Macklemore removed over pro-Palestine comments, clashes with Patriots owner

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Rapper Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour after making pro-Palestinian comments, sparking a dispute with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Macklemore pledged $1 million to aid organizations for Palestinians and challenged Kraft to match it. Kraft stated that Sheeran had already committed $2 million to humanitarian aid and confirmed he would not allow Macklemore to perform at Gillette Stadium due to concerns about antisemitic rhetoric. AI

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Ed Sheeran tour dispute: Macklemore removed over pro-Palestine comments, clashes with Patriots owner

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·

    Ed Sheeran asked Patriots owner Robert Kraft for $2 million aid donation after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for pro-Palestine comments

    Kraft said his objection was to Macklemore’s rhetoric, not Palestinian aid, as Sheeran’s tour reels from a wave of artist exits.

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