Ed Sheeran's tour is in problemen nadat de openingacts zijn afgezegd in solidariteit met rapper Macklemore. Macklemore werd uitgenodigd om te openen voor Ed Sheeran, maar hij maakte op het podium pro-Palestijnse commentaren. Hierdoor zullen alle openingacts van Ed Sheeran hun optredens afzeggen.
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this week to drop Macklemore as an opener because of the rapper's onstage pro-Palestinian comments. Since then, all of Sheeran's other supporting acts have dropped out, including a group that plays with Sheeran during part of the show. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with David Jackson, Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University.