Macklemore is making it clear that he won’t be curtailing his pro-Palestinian activism after being dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opener after making a ‘free Palestine‘ statement.
On Wednesday, the 43-year-old rapper announced that he would be donating $1 million – which he earned from Sheeran’s tour – to Palestinian aid groups.
Macklemore (real name: Benjamin Haggerty) also called out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whom he has accused of conspiring with other stadium owners to get him blackballed from Sheeran’s tour, and challenged the billionaire to match his $1 million donation.
The tactic appears to have been successful, as shortly after Macklemore announced
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