Macklemore, Robert Kraft clash over Gaza donations after tour ouster

Rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's 'Loop Tour' after saying 'Free Palestine' on stage; he claims stadium owners led by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft orchestrated the removal. By September 17–19, 2026, Macklemore donated $1 million to Palestinian relief, challenging Kraft to match it; Kraft and Sheeran subsequently pledged $2 million combined to humanitarian aid.

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NEW: Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour after saying "Free Palestine" at MetLife. Macklemore says Robert Kraft called Sheeran and rallied other stadium owners to give an ultimatum: Drop

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NEW: Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour after saying "Free Palestine" at MetLife. Macklemore says Robert Kraft called Sheeran and rallied other stadium owners to give an ultimatum: Drop him or lose the venues. Macklemore's take: If Ed Sheeran's tour was the biggest stage I was ever given, and those words got me kicked off, but it put the conversation back on Palestine — it was the m

Macklemore says Robert Kraft, stadium owners fueled his ouster from Ed Sheeran's tour over call to 'free Palestine'

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Rapper Macklemore said Monday that stadium owners, among them Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots, fueled his ouster from pop star Ed Sheeran’s ongoing tour following his pro-Palestinian advocacy. In a post on Instagram, the Seattle rapper said that Sheeran “and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.”...

Macklemore Says Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Got Him Kicked Off Ed Sheeran’s Tour After Saying “Free Palestine” https:// balleralert.com/ed-sheeran-tou r-macklemore-robert-kraft-free-palestine/?utm_sou

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Macklemore Says Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Got Him Kicked Off Ed Sheeran’s Tour After Saying “Free Palestine” https:// balleralert.com/ed-sheeran-tou r-macklemore-robert-kraft-free-palestine/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Robert Kraft Defends Dropping Macklemore From Ed Sheeran Tour

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In a statement on Instagram, Grammy-winning musician Macklemore says he was forced out of Ed Sheeran’s “Loop Tour,” after Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott among stadium owners to get him removed over his on-stage pro-Palestine remarks. Kraft says he made that demand in part, “based on Macklemore’s recent actions…and a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric.” NBC’s Liz Kreutz report

Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft

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Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft pressured venues to remove Macklemore. Three other support acts — Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga — also withdrew.

Macklemore said he was removed from the Loop Tour after shouting "Free Palestine!" during a Sept. 5 performance. He said several U.S. venues notified the promoter that they would forbid him from appea

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Macklemore said he was removed from the Loop Tour after shouting "Free Palestine!" during a Sept. 5 performance. He said several U.S. venues notified the promoter that they would forbid him from appearing. The ban was led by NFL’s New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft who's in the Epstein files.

Ed Sheeran performed at Robert Kraft’s wedding and described billionaire as “super sweet” four years before dropping Macklemore from tour - AOL

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Ed Sheeran performed at Robert Kraft’s wedding and described billionaire as “super sweet” four years before dropping Macklemore from tour - AOL share.google/ZVfsk4FznJpR... Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour. The Can't Hold Us rapper has made multiple headlines after sharing his claims that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott among...

Rosie O’Donnell Isn’t Letting the Robert Kraft Question Go

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Robert Kraft: mentioned in the released Jeffrey Epstein documents, which reveal Epstein discussed Kraft’s 2019 Florida solicitation case & wanted Kraft to hire his lawyer, Jack Goldberger, who subsequently joined Kraft’s defense team. (easily verified via search engine) Rosie O’Donnell has turned her attention to Robert Kraft as the fallout from Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour con

Justice for Macklemore

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Dave Zirin: Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, “friend” of Donald Trump, and proud mega-donor to AIPAC, just showed us once again how raw oligarchal power can crush any pretense that our speech is protected by the First Amendment. www.thenation.com/article/soci... The rapper has been dumped from Ed Sheeran’s tour for saying “free Palestine.” That’s a disgrace.

[Staggering Very Long List] Anti Ed Sheeran Club, Anti Israel Club

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If you're just a decent human being and are disgusted at the idea of any of our teams playing against literal baby butchers, you must pressure Zionist with boycotting product and keep donating Gaza. prada.substack.com/p/staggering... 82 hours ago, before stunning news from Rolling Stone that Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour because massive lobby by Robert Kraft, instagram followers Ed Sheer

Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban

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>“The part that I hope people appreciate and take away in this moment is what [New England Patriots owner] Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore the opportunity to go out and perform with Ed Sheeran is they are willing to collude,” Kaepernick said on the MeidasTouch podcast. “The [NFL owners] are openly colluding.” > >Kaepernick told the MeidasTouch podcast that Kraft and othe

'They are openly colluding': Colin Kaepernick spotlights NFL owners in Macklemore controversy | Sporting News

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www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/... I respect Kap immensely for his courageous stand that cost his career! I also have lost all respect for Kraft and his strong arming other stadiums! So now the mere words, "Free Palestine" is called hate speech? #IStandwithMacklemore 🇵🇸 After Macklemore's announcement about being removed from Ed Sheeran's tour, Kaepernick spoke about the issue on Wednesday.

Macklemore statement

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::: spoiler Text from image With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom. That is what this has always been about. Not me. Not a tour. Not the headlines or the controversy. It is about Palestinians

Macklemore Says Robert Kraft, NFL Owners Blacklisted Him From Ed Sheeran Tour

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I dont like billionaires using their money to blacklist and silence musicians and performers. The same people who keep crying about cancel culture. www.tmz.com/2026/09/14/m... 12:32 PM PT -- Robert Kraft has fired back at Macklemore ... accusing him of crossing the line with antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.

Stadium Stranglehold : Billionaire Kraft Squeezes Ed, Macklemore AXED After «Free Palestine» Roar! - MySoCalledGayLife.eu

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Ed Sheeran's tour turned into something else entirely this week. Macklemore axed after saying two words on stage. Venues folded under pressure. The rest? You'll want to read. 🔗 mysocalledgaylife.eu/2026/09/stad... #EdSheeran #Macklemore #FreePalestine #MusicIndustry #ArtisticFreedom Ed Sheeran tour controversy: How Robert Kraft's pressure to drop Macklemore over «Free Palestine» statements sparke

[wiki Δ-2560] Robert Kraft

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~2026-50156-76: → Macklemore-Ed Sheeran controversy : There's no given reason for why this person's opinion on Robert Kraft's ranking among wealthy American Jewish people is relevant to anything. There are a lot of hot takes about Robert Kraft out there right now.

Macklemore, Ed Sheeran ask Robert Kraft to donate to Palestinian humanitarian aid

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Ed Sheeran asked him to match a $2 million donation to "aid in the region" after Macklemore — who was ousted from the pop star's tour for promoting "Free Palestine" messaging — similarly urged him to donate. Kraft said in a Wednesday statement that, before Macklemore challenged the...

Macklemore and Robert Kraft release dueling statements on humanitarian aid donations

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Macklemore called for Robert Kraft to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian humanitarian aid relief organizations, while Kraft said he already matched a donation made by Ed Sheeran. The dueling statements came after Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Meg Oliver reports.

Robert Kraft Says Ed Sheeran Is Donating $2 Million to ‘Fight This Humanitarian Crisis’ in Gaza, and Kraft Is Matching Him: ‘All Lives Are Worth Protecting’

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Robert Kraft Says Ed Sheeran Is Donating $2 Million to ‘Fight This Humanitarian Crisis’ in Gaza, and Kraft Is Matching Him: ‘All Lives Are Worth Protecting’ In the latest chapter of the ongoing Ed Sheeran-Macklemore-Robert Kraft situation, Sheeran and Kraft have apparently … #edsheeran #media #news In the latest chapter of the ongoing Ed Sheeran-Macklemore-Robert Kraft situation, Sheeran and Kraft

“Before Macklemore challenged me to match his donation, Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million”: Robert Kraft says that Ed Sheeran has asked him to match his own donation to 'fight this humani...

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“Before Macklemore challenged me to match his donation, Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million”: Robert Kraft says that Ed Sheeran has asked him to match his own donation to 'fight this humanitarian crisis' Music Radar. His story keeps changing. But billionaire neglects to say whether he will splash the cash

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x.com/Lowkey0nline... I looked into the billionaire stadium owners who pressured Ed Sheeran to cancel Macklemore and found they were all financially linked to the Israeli military. It is bigger than Robert Kraft.