Kneecap back US musician for voicing support for Palestinians and raising their plight
Rapper Macklemore has claimed he has been removed from his tour with Ed Sheeran after saying “Free Palestine” during a gig supporting the singer-songwriter.
The 43-year-old, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, said during a concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey that he wanted people in Gaza and the West Bank to know they had not been forgotten, and said in a post on Instagram that he hoped it was not the end of his friendship with Sheeran.
Following the comments, a petition was launched demanding he be removed from the remaining dates of the tour, and the singer Pink reposted a message criticising his comments to her Instagram page.
In a post on Monday, Macklemore said: “I’m going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
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