Ed Sheeran Faces Backlash After Dropping Macklemore Over Pro-Palestine Comments

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Sep 16, 2026 4:54pm PT

Ed Sheeran Backlash Explodes as Ms. Rachel, Hannah Einbinder and More Slam Singer After Macklemore Dropped From Tour: ‘Silence During a Genocide Is Not Neutral’

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Voices across Hollywood and Washington are speaking out after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran ’s Loop Tour for making pro-Palestine comments on stage.

“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder , one of TV’s most politically outspoken stars, wrote on her Instagram stories on Tuesday, “Ed Sheeran i say this as a ginger. i hope you get a REALLY bad sun burn. the kind on the back of your entire body where it hurts to lie down or walk or sit.”

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ed-sheeran-backlash-celebrities-macklemore-palestine-1236864829/)._