The growing fallout over Macklemore’s exit from Ed Sheeran’s tour
The debate over Palestine, Gaza and Israel continues to reverberate throughout politics and pop culture. Anger erupted after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Sheeran said Macklemore was dropped as an opening act because venue owners objected to his pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran’s other supporting acts dropped out in protest. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ben Sisario.
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