Ed Sheeran Addresses Macklemore Backlash During Philadelphia Tour Stop: “This Wasn’t The Easy Option”

"What happened in Israel and at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain. What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable, and disproportionate," Sheeran said during the first concert he played following Macklemore’s removal as an opener for pro-Palestinian comments.