"I Never Thought I'd Be Compelled To Say I Was On His Side" | Ed Sheeran's Unlikely Defenders

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Ed Sheeran said he questioned whether he “wanted to be an artist at all” as controversy over Macklemore’s removal from his world tour threatened its future. Support acts and the backing band for the star’s current The Loop tour dropped out of the remaining dates after the US rapper, real name Benjamin Haggerty, was removed from the line-up following comments about the conflict in Gaza. Performing for the first time since the incident unfolded, Sheeran told the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia: “I really didn’t know whether this tour would be carrying on." Speaking with Spiked's Chief Political Writer Brendan O'Neill, Talk's Julia Hartley-Brewer says: "Everyone has to express a view!" #edsheeran #macklemore #juliahartleybrewer #talk Have you got a story? Email tips@talk.tv Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines

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