Kathy Griffin: Ed Sheeran Should Have Told Robert Kraft 'Go F--k Yourself'

Comedian Kathy Griffin stated that Ed Sheeran should have defied stadium owner Robert Kraft and told him to "go f— yourself" after Macklemore was removed as an opening act from Sheeran's tour.

In an interview with Queerty, Griffin commented on Macklemore being pulled from the remaining tour dates after he repeatedly advocated for a "Free Palestine" and performed his song "Hind's Hall." This decision followed Kraft barring Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium.

Griffin argued that even though Sheeran indicated the decision was made by promoters and venues, he could have defended Macklemore. "I wish that Ed Sheeran had not taken the advice of the ones who told him to fire Macklemore," Griffin said. "Let’s not be listening to f—— Robert Kraft. When Robert Kraft says I’ve called all the other stadium owners and they’re not gonna let you do the show with Macklemore either, Ed Sheeran should’ve said go f— yourself, I can go to Brazil and perform for 250,000 people. He had more options."

Griffin asserted that Macklemore's statements were protected by the First Amendment and expressed her own support for a "Free Palestine." "I don’t think ‘Free Palestine’ is such a controversial thing to say because that’s a genuine genocide that is happening there, in my opinion," Griffin stated. "I don’t want Israel to be eradicated. I love the Israeli people as I hope the rest of the world likes the American people but hates [President Donald] Trump and his cabinet and our current SCOTUS. So I can’t stand [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi Netanyahu. I think he’s ruined the Knesset which is their Congress. But I certainly don’t have a beef with the Jewish people or the Palestinian people. They’re both trying to survive. I personally think that Palestine should be its own country."

Representatives for Sheeran and Kraft were contacted for comment by Fox News Digital.

Macklemore, in response to his removal from the tour, announced he would be launching his own "Free Palestine Tour" with currently scheduled dates in Dublin, Paris, and London.

While Macklemore has received support from progressive figures for his actions, pro-Israel organizations have criticized him, accusing him of supporting antisemitism. The Israeli-American Council (IAC) released a statement commending Kraft and other stadium owners for their "moral leadership in expelling rapper Macklemore from the concert stage rather than allow him to promote antisemitism."