Pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft led campaign to drop Macklemore from Ed Sheeran tour
Pro-Israel billionaire Robert Kraft led campaign to drop Macklemore from Ed Sheeran tour In a statement shared on Instagram, US rapper Macklemore confirmed that “Ed Sheeran and his team” had dropped him from the tour after he said “Free Palestine ”. The campaign to remove Macklemore from the tour was driven by billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, who…
US rapper Macklemore was removed from the Ed Sheeran tour after he referred to "Free Palestine." The campaign to remove him was spearheaded by billionaire Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. Kraft threatened to prevent Sheeran and his team from utilizing his stadium, and he enlisted the support of other stadium owners throughout the nation to halt the tour. Macklemore stated, "Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium."
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