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Ed Sheeran reportedly donating $2M to 'aid in the region' amid Macklemore fallout
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Sheeran → donate → fallout
Macklemore pledges $1M to pro-Palestinian causes after tour ouster over comments
The billionaire stadium owner who allegedly led efforts to remove Macklemore as Ed Sheeran's opening act over his pro-Palestinian comments onstage is now donating $2 million US to "aid in the region."
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who → pledge → region
The news came shortly after Macklemore announced plans Wednesday to donate $1 million US from his net earnings from the tour to six organizations helping Palestinians — including the UN agency for Palestinian refugees — and challenged Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft to do the same.
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Macklemore → come → same
While Kraft did not specify in his statement where his funds would be going, and a spokesperson did not clarify, he said Sheeran had asked him to match a $2 million US donation from Sheeran "before Macklemore challenged me."
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Macklemore → specify → me
He also said that he wanted people to know that "for decades, I have supported efforts that create opportunity for Palestinians and have brought young Palestinians and Israelis together to build businesses, create jobs, and forge relationships."
Benjamin Hammond Haggery, better known as Macklemore, opened for Sheeran for the first two U.S. shows on the Loop Tour on Sept. 4 and 5 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
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Haggery → say → Jersey
He was slated to open for the remaining eight of Sheeran's 10 U.S. shows, but announced in a lengthy Instagram post on Monday that he'd been dropped from the tour.
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he → slat → tour
Macklemore's onstage remarks at MetLife — including chanting "Free Palestine" and expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank — drew criticism from pro-Israel groups, including a petition calling for his removal.
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remarks → include → removal
Macklemore blamed his removal on Kraft, claiming Kraft said Macklemore would not be allowed onstage and rallied other stadium owners to threaten to cancel scheduled concerts if he was not taken off the bill.
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he → blame → bill
Sheeran released his own statement on Tuesday, defending his choice not to take a public stance and saying he is "appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine."
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he → release → Israel
In the statement, Sheeran said, "Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine.
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it → say → tour
In response, Sheeran's remaining supporting acts all quit the tour.
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acts → remain → tour
The Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish singer Aaron Rowe were scheduled to replace Macklemore as the opening acts on Sheeran's remaining U.S. tour dates.
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band → schedule → dates
Finneas, the American singer and close collaborator of his sister Billie Eilish, was scheduled to open for Sheeran on four of his South American dates.
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Finneas → schedule → dates
Beoga, an Irish folk band, had been performing with Sheeran for part of his set since the tour began in January in New Zealand.
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tour → perform → Zealand
"Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed," Finneas wrote.
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Finneas → silence → oppressed
Graham also appeared to take a veiled shot at Kraft, writing: "Money doesn't give you the right to own the conversation.
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Money → appear → conversation
Nobody's bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we're allowed to acknowledge."
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we → decide → suffering
Sheeran hasn't posted since those supporting acts left the tour, and his representative didn't respond to an emailed request for comment.
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representative → post → comment
The promoter, Messina Touring Group, also hasn't responded to requests for comment.
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promoter → respond → comment
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