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Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks
“I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.
- “I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.
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- Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks
- Ed Sheeran says dropping Macklemore from US concert tour was not his decision
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- Left: Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was not Sheeran's decision but that of the tour's promoter, e…
- Center: “I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
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- 27m agoDaily Maverick (ZA): Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was not Sheeran's dec
- 1m agoJerusalem Post (IL): “I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decisio
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