Kathy Griffin Urges Ed Sheeran to Defy Robert Kraft Over Macklemore, Who Launches 3-Show Tour
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 27
Kathy Griffin Urges Ed Sheeran to Defy Robert Kraft Over Macklemore, Who Launches 3-Show Tour
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 27
Summary
Kathy Griffin said Ed Sheeran should have resisted Robert Kraft after Macklemore was dropped from the rest of Sheeran’s tour earlier this month.
Griffin told Queerty that Kraft, who owns Gillette Stadium, pushed to bar Macklemore after his “Free Palestine” chants and performance of the anti-Israel song “Hind’s Hall.”
Ed Sheeran has said the removal decision came from the promoter and venues rather than him, but Griffin argued he still had leverage and could have defended Macklemore.
Macklemore has since announced a separate “Free Palestine Tour” with 3 dates — Dublin on Oct. 26, Paris on Oct. 29 and London on Oct. 30.
The dispute has widened the backlash around Macklemore: progressive supporters have defended him, while the Israeli-American Council praised Kraft and other stadium owners for excluding what it called antisemitic speech.