Paloma Faith criticized Ed Sheeran for staying out of the Gaza debate after Macklemore’s tour removal, saying major artists cannot remain apolitical as she defended the rapper’s activism.
Macklemore once apologized after a controversial costume drew accusations of antisemitism. A decade later, his pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel have sparked renewed backlash.
“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.
The Israeli-American Council, linked to right-wing megadonor Miriam Adelson, accused Macklemore of 'spreading propaganda' after he performed a song dedicated to Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza