Kathy Griffin has made her stance on the saga involving Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and Robert Kraft extremely clear. She believes that Macklemore's actions were justified.
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Kathy Griffin Slams Ed Sheeran Over Macklemore Decision
In a sit-down with Qweerty last Wednesday (September 23), Griffin said that Sheeran should have stood up for Macklemore. As opposed to making a decision that appeased others. Namely, Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
"I wish that Ed Sheeran had not taken the advice of the ones who told him to fire Macklemore," Griffin said as caught by Fox News. "Let's not be listening to f---ing Robert Kraft. When Robert Kraft says I've called all the other stadium owners, and they're not gonna let you do the show with Macklemore either, Ed Sheeran should've said Go f--- yourself. I can go to Brazil and perform for 250,000 people. He had more options."
During a show at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium earlier this month, Macklemore voiced his support for Gaza. Amid the war with Israel. This caused him to be the subject of backlash. After it was officially announced that the Can't Hold Us artist had been nixed from the tour, Macklemore made a shocking revelation. He noted that the New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, was one of the biggest reasons that he was removed from Sheeran's tour.
Comedian Adds Context to Palestinian Supporters' Stance
Griffin added that she believed that Macklemore being removed from the tour over his comments was a violation of his First Amendment rights. Especially because his comments were based on true events. She also said that just because Macklemore voiced his support for Palestine doesn't mean that he was minimizing the negative impacts that war has had on Israel.
"I don't think 'Free Palestine' is such a controversial thing to say. Because that's a genuine genocide that is happening there, in my opinion," she added. "I don't want Israel to be eradicated. They're both trying to survive. I personally think that Palestine should be its own country."
At the time of writing, neither Kraft nor Ed Sheeran has responded to Griffin's comments.
