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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other activists criticized British singer Ed Sheeran after rapper Macklemore was removed from his tour for making pro-Palestinian comments during a concert.
Sheeran denied being behind the decision to drop Macklemore, attributing it to the tour promoter. However, despite this, several opening acts announced they were also leaving the tour.
"Ed, there is only one victim here: the Palestinian people," Thunberg and the activist group Humanity Project said in an Instagram post on Tuesday night.
According to a post by Sheeran, in which he stressed that the decision was made by the promoters, the tour venues "communicated that they would cancel the shows if he (Macklemore) remained as an opening act."
But the controversy continued with the departure of four other artists who were accompanying Sheeran as opening acts, in solidarity with the American rapper.
"This is a clear and undeniable sign that global consciousness has shifted. The normalization of an apartheid state and attempts to whitewash or justify its actions will no longer be tolerated," note Thunberg and the other activists in the post.
The controversy began earlier this month at a concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. During the performance, Macklemore shouted "Free Palestine!" and told Palestinians that "they are not forgotten."
In his message on Tuesday, Sheeran addressed his decision not to comment publicly on political issues, especially the war in Gaza.
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"I am not complicit. I have my personal views on this devastating conflict. The fact that I choose not to speak publicly does not mean I do not care," he stated.
Macklemore, known for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us," has been an explicit supporter of Palestinians for some time.
In 2024, he released "Hind's Hall," which pays tribute to Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl whose death sparked a wave of international outrage.
[Publicidad]