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Robert Kraft wants sit down with Macklemore after billionaire got him thrown off Ed Sheeran tour

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Robert Kraft wants sit down with Macklemore after billionaire got him thrown off Ed Sheeran tour. (2026, September 17). New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/17/hollywood/patriots-owner-asks-for-sitdown-with-macklemore-after-billionaire-banned-rapper-from-his-stadium-over-free-palestine-speech/

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Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, offered to meet with rapper Macklemore after banning him from performing due to his "Free Palestine" speech during Ed Sheeran’s tour. Following Macklemore's public challenge for Kraft to match a $1 million donation to Palestinian relief efforts, Kraft pledged an additional $2 million and expressed interest in collaborating further on humanitarian aid. Despite this gesture, Macklemore has not yet responded to the invitation to meet with Kraft personally.
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Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after making pro-Palestinian comments at concerts. The rapper was removed following his chants of “Free Palestine” and criticism of Israel's actions as apartheid and genocide during performances in New Jersey. Promoters for the tour, Messina Touring Group, confirmed they received notifications from American venues that Macklemore would not be allowed to perform, potentially resulting in tour cancellation. Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium where Sheeran was scheduled to play, reportedly pressured Sheeran over Macklemore’s involvement. In response, Charlotte Church criticized Ed Sheeran during a concert for prioritizing profits over addressing the Gaza conflict.

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Foxborough Kraft Macklemore Patriots Sheeran

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Macklemore PERSON · 8× Kraft ORG · 5× Sheeran PERSON · 3× Patriots ORG · 2× Ed Sheeran PERSON · 1× Ed Sheeran‘s current PERSON · 1× Foxborough GPE · 1× Mass. GPE · 1× Palestinian NORP · 1× Robert Kraft PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Days after the billionaire Patriots owner banned the hip hop artist from his Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. for the rapper’s “Free Palestine” speech on Ed Sheeran‘s current tour — Kraft pledged $2 million to Palestinian relief efforts yesterday, saying Ed Sheeran personally called on him to do so.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Will Robert Kraft and Macklemore meet next?
2026-09-17 · New York Post
Robert Kraft wants sit down with Macklemore after billionaire got him thrown off Ed Sheeran tour · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Will Robert Kraft and Macklemore meet next? asserted
Kraft → meet → ?
Days after the billionaire Patriots owner banned the hip hop artist from his Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. for the rapper’s “Free Palestine” speech on Ed Sheeran‘s current tour — Kraft pledged $2 million to Palestinian relief efforts yesterday, saying Ed Sheeran personally called on him to do so. asserted
Sheeran → ban → him
Kraft said after Macklemore publicly called on him to match the rapper’s own $1 million donation, “Earlier today, before Macklemore challenged me to match his donation, Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million to match his donation to aid in the region to fight this humanitarian crisis… asserted
Ed → say → crisis
Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners and our goal is to continue to work together to build bridges.” asserted
goal → plan → bridges
Kraft, followed by other stadium owners, previously said that Macklemore would not be welcome at the home of the Patriots due to his comments on Palestine — and Macklemore then left Sheeran’s tour followed by a stream of other opening acts and Sheeran’s own band in solidarity. asserted
Macklemore → follow → solidarity
In Kraft’s initial statement on the Macklemore controversy, he said he’d want to sit down with him. asserted
he → say → him
Music sources familiar to the situation say that Macklemore has so far not responded to the public invite — but that Kraft really does want to meet with him. asserted
Kraft → say → him
(We reached out to reps for comment.) asserted
We → reach → comment
Macklemore was also banned at stadiums in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Dallas and Tampa. asserted
Macklemore → ban → Philadelphia
Another source said “that wasn’t pushed by Robert. asserted
that → say → Robert
They were all thinking that and got together.” asserted
They → think → that
A source also huffed of Sheeran’s band bailing: “Ed could go onstage with an acoustic guitar and it would be a sell out.” uncertain
it → huff → guitar
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