Stadium owner Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash
Macklemore says the donation will go to six Palestinian aid groups and invited Robert Kraft to match it.
- New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft announced that musician Ed Sheeran reached out to him earlier in the day to ask for a $2 million match toward humanitarian aid in Gaza.
- Kraft stated the conversation occurred before rapper Macklemore publicly challenged Kraft to match his own $1 million donation of net tour earnings to six Palestinian relief organizations.
- The donation pledges follow intense backlash after Macklemore was removed from Sheeran's "Loop Tour" following pro-Palestinian remarks he made on stage at MetLife Stadium.
- Macklemore accused Kraft of orchestrating his removal by rallying stadium owners against him, leading to subsequent tour departures from other opening acts, including Finneas and Aaron Rowe.
- Kraft defended blocking Macklemore over what he characterized as deeply offensive rhetoric, but noted he and Sheeran now plan to coordinate with other venue owners to continue funding humanitarian relief and "building bridges" in the region.
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According to the American rapper, a nice amount of money is coming into the accounts of several organizations that support Palestine and its people.
A clash behind the scenes of an international tour has turned into a race of generosity with millions of dollars. At the center of the story there are Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and the American football magnate Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. The spark burst when it emerged that Macklemore would [...] The article "1 million for Palestine," now it's up to you: Macklemore's challenge. Ed Sheeran raises with double and comes into play…
“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'
Another day, another new development in the Ed Sheeran/Macklemore/Robert Kraft fallout. As Sheeran is working out how to fill several hours of stage time without any support acts or a backing band, it’s emerged that the singer asked Kraft – the owner of Gillette Stadium, who was instrumental in getting Macklemore thrown off the tour – to match his $2 million donation to aid in the region. The 85-year-old billionaire and owner of the New England …
American rapper Macklemore, who was removed from British singer Ed Sheeran's tour for his statements supporting Palestine, announced that he will donate $1 million of his concert earnings to Palestinian aid organizations.
American billionaire and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has announced that he will donate $2 million to humanitarian aid for the Palestinians. He said the decision was made after a personal conversation with British singer Ed Sheeran amid the growing scandal surrounding the removal of rapper Macklemore from the Loop Tour. Robert Kraft, 85, said on Wednesday that Sheeran personally called him and urged him to allocate $2 million to help …
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