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Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities

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55
Coverage
38
Recency
97
Engagement
23
Velocity
100
Confidence
75
Clipability
70
Polarization
0
Claims
6
Contradictions
1
Breakthrough
100

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Ed Sheeran says he "never wanted to be an activist musician" at first concert since Macklemore drop.

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Ed Sheeran performed alone at his first concert since Macklemore was dropped from the tour for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage, resulting in Sheeran's other openers leaving as well.

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Vlad Duthiers has the latest.

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WATCH: Ed Sheeran apologizes for 'making mistakes,' says situation in Gaza 'unjustifiable'.

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The English superstar's comments come after opening act Macklemore was dropped from the tour over pro-Palestinian comments he made from the stage at an earlier show in New Jersey.

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Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities.

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Claim Contradictions

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A: Ed Sheeran says he "never wanted to be an activist musician" at first concert since Macklemore drop.

B: WATCH: Ed Sheeran apologizes for 'making mistakes,' says situation in Gaza 'unjustifiable'.

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