Macklemore claimed Monday the Jewish NFL owner Robert Kraft pressured Ed Sheeran to drop him from his tour after pro-Palestinian elements of his show.
“Ed told me Robert Kraft called him,” Macklemore wrote on X Monday. “We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium.”
“Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues,” he added.
Should have been more clear, I was referring to Ed Sheeran. He is not on the side of Palestine.
He probably is but just decided to be a total bitch because his 400 million net worth isn’t enough. The man has bills to pay!
In the US of all places it would have been so fucking easy to pull the “free speech” card and support his friend if he didn’t want to take a stand himself. The backlash against Kraft would have been enormous if he’d played his hand and actually cancelled the gigs.
Fuck Ed Sheeran.