Jack Antonoff criticises Ed Sheeran over Macklemore tour removal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 15:44 · Archive

Musician Jack Antonoff has criticised Ed Sheeran for removing rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour after Macklemore made pro-Palestine comments on stage. According to the Evening Standard, Sheeran faced backlash last month after Macklemore announced he had been dropped as Sheeran's support act at the request of Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft. Sheeran argued that the decision was the promoter's, not his own.

In an interview with The Guardian, Antonoff said Sheeran should not 'let a f***ing billionaire tell you what to do'. The Bleachers musician, who is Jewish and has himself said 'free Palestine' on stage, argued that Sheeran should have cancelled the entire tour instead and played for free outside each venue. Antonoff said the controversy had made him feel 'way more emboldened' to say 'free Palestine' publicly, and that anyone who found the phrase controversial was 'lost in some other sauce that is so crazy'.

How it is being reported

• Jack Antonoff says Ed Sheeran should have 'cancelled' tour rather than drop MacklemoreLast month, Sheeran faced backlash after rapper Macklemore announced he had been dropped as Sheeran's support actEvening Standard · 27 Oct, 15:30
• Jack Antonoff trashes Ed Sheeran and claims he was cowardly for removing Macklemore from tour over Palestine comments: 'Stand the f**k up'Antonoff, 42, criticized Sheeran, 35, for allowing a 'billionaire' tell him 'what to do' after the musician removed Macklemore from his Loop Tour over the rapper's pro-Palestine remarks on stage.Daily Mail · 27 Oct, 00:28

In this story: Jack Antonoff · Ed Sheeran · Macklemore · Robert Kraft · Gillette Stadium

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