Pop Star Ed Sheeran Says Gaza Situation ‘Unjustifiable’ Following Controversy
Sheeran said the Gaza war is unjustifiable as he apologized for the uproar after Macklemore was dropped from his tour, which drew protests and boycotts.
- On Saturday night in Philadelphia, pop star Ed Sheeran publicly apologized for the uproar surrounding his tour, saying he was "so, so sorry" after rapper Macklemore was removed from the lineup.
- Arena owners pressured Sheeran to remove Macklemore, fearing venues would be used to promote divisive rhetoric regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict during his performances.
- Pro-Palestinian activists called for a boycott of Sheeran, while other supporting acts withdrew from the tour in solidarity with Macklemore, intensifying pressure on the pop star.
- Addressing the conflict, Sheeran stated, "What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable," while acknowledging the "horrific" Hamas-led invasion of Israel on October 7.
- Sheeran's Divide Tour has grossed more than $1.5 billion and now faces ongoing scrutiny as the artist navigates intense public debate over the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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Singer Ed Sheeran apologized tearfully on stage after facing criticism over the censorship of the Palestinian issue that hit his concert tour.
Ed Sheeran admits “I don’t know enough” about situation in Gaza at first show since Maklemore dispute
"I'm so, so sorry." The post Ed Sheeran admits “I don’t know enough” about situation in Gaza at first show since Maklemore dispute first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
At his first concert after the exclusion of rapper Macklemore from the preliminary program of his US tour due to pro-Palestinian statements, pop star Ed Sheeran took a stand on the controversy.
Washington, 20 Sep. - (Adnkronos) - "What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic, unjustifiable and disproportionate." And Sheeran takes for the first time publicly the word about the war between Israel and Hamas and does so from the stage of the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, in the first concert of his Loop Tour in the USA after the exclusion of the rapper Macklemore, for its pro-Pal positions, and the successive defections of the arti…
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