From Radio NZ…
The Ed Sheeran mural in Dunedin has been vandalised for the second time in a week – this time with dollar signs covering the musician’s eyes and a Star of David on his forehead.
Last Thursday morning, the work was vandalised on the back of a controversial string of events which followed after rapper Macklemore was removed from Sheeran’s tour for making pro-Palestinian comments while performing.
Before performing at the Philadelphia show which followed the heated week, Sheeran apologised and said his “heart has been broken” by the Israel-Hamas war and he had to make “difficult decisions”.
“I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet,” Sheeran said at Lincoln Financial Field.
While opening for Sheeran earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, Macklemore shouted “Free Palestine!” and told Palestinians they were “not forgotten”.
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