New England Patriots American Football owner Bob Kraft just drew line in the sand against what he calls antisemitic hate speech, forcing rapper Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's upcoming Gillette Stadium shows.

In a statement, Kraft made clear that his venue will not platform rhetoric or imagery he believes is deeply offensive to the Jewish community, especially amid Macklemore's recent pro Palestinian stage material and history.

Macklemore OUSTED from tour over anti-Israel comments

"Fox News contributor Joe Concha discusses rapper Macklemore being ousted from Ed Sheeran's tour after making controversial comments at a concert. The discussion also covers reactions from Ms. Rachel and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft"

The story is based on a Fox news report

Well, Kraft will have to be destroyed.

Remember Bob during the Patriots Super Bowl win in the 2001.

It was a Patriots / America love fest .

Kraft set the stage for the entire tour by contacting all the owners according to the ESPN report.

Sheeran's tour is scheduled to appear in venues including Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

The promoter, Messina Touring Group, confirmed in a statement to Rolling Stone that it had been notified by venues that "they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans."

https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line

9 minutes ago, riclag said:

Kraft set the stage for the entire tour by contacting all the owners according to the ESPN report.

Sheeran's tour is scheduled to appear in venues including Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

The promoter, Messina Touring Group, confirmed in a statement to Rolling Stone that it had been notified by venues that "they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans."

https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line

Good riddance to bad rubbish, and eff the fans

And good one Kraft for exercising HIS free-speech rights.

It has got to the stage where anyone criticizing the genocide in Gaza is automatically tarred with a brush of anti-semitism.

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

It has got to the stage where anyone criticizing the genocide in Gaza is automatically tarred with a brush of anti-semitism.

It's supposed to be a concert, not a protest, and it's not "criticism" of a "genocide"

Let them spew their hate for the Jews in a venue wants to let them.

They have a right to spew all the hate they want, and they can charge people to listen, they just don't get to do it in venues where they are not welcome.

Let them perform at Brown, it's close and Jew haters will be welcome there.