Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after his pro-Palestine onstage remarks.
Rapper Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's US tour following backlash over pro-Palestine comments made onstage. Macklemore alleges that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pressured Sheeran and coordinated with stadium owners to have him blacklisted. Pink had also condemned Macklemore's remarks.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Breitbart
Al Jazeera
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Rapper Macklemore Accuses NFL Owner Robert Kraft of Blacklisting Him from Ed Sheeran Tour
antisemitic and pro-Hamas framing · negative
Al Jazeera
Macklemore cut from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestine stance
pro-Palestine stance framing · neutral
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- Al Jazeera+2.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Breitbart frames Macklemore's remarks as pro-Hamas rants and anti-Jewish comments while Al Jazeera describes them as a pro-Palestine stance and pro-Palestinian stance, splitting sharply on characterization.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Macklemore cut from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestine stance”
“Rapper Macklemore Accuses NFL Owner Robert Kraft of Blacklisting Him from Ed Sheeran Tour”
5 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Pink condemned Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' remarks.
Corroborated
Disputed
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