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Ed Sheeran performs, Dec. 14, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Ed Sheeran is speaking out after Macklemore says he was dropped from the English superstar’s tour for making political statements onstage.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Sheeran said dropping Macklemore from his tour was the promoter’s decision, not his. Sheeran said he personally chooses not to use his platform to discuss politics.
Macklemore announced on Monday he had been dropped from Sheeran’s tour after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, which the rapper also posted to social media.
Sheeran responded to Macklemore’s post on Tuesday, saying in a social media post of his own that he was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine” and added that after his New Jersey shows, upcoming venues “communicated that they would pull the shows” if Macklemore remained as the supporting act.
The singer continued, “I was informed that this stance was based on how Macklemore conveyed part of his message during his performance, rather than on everything that was said.”
Sheeran said he worked to find a resolution with several venue owners, including Robert Kraft, head of the Kraft Group, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, where Sheeran is scheduled to perform later this month.
“I was also involved in direct talks with promoters along with activists on both sides to try and find a mutual resolution for all, but the venue’s and promoter’s decision was final,” Sheeran said.
Sheeran, in his post on Tuesday, said, “Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine. Macklemore’s contract for the tour was with the promoter, not me.”
In the lengthy message, Sheeran also shared why he chooses not to use his platform in order to share a political message.
“There is a reason I do not use my professional platform for politics – my audience includes young people, often children, of all backgrounds. Those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum,” he said.
Sheeran continued, “I respect Macklemore’s strength of purpose to stand up and shout for what he believes. However, there is room for multiple approaches to the same end: peace.”
In his statement on Monday, Macklemore said that he and Sheeran were friends but “our friendship can’t change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.”
Macklemore said that Sheeran’s “typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words ‘Free Palestine’ and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with.”
In his post on Monday, Macklemore said Kraft rallied other venue owners and gave Sheeran an ultimatum, threatening to block the shows if Macklemore remained on the tour.
Macklemore also pushed back on accusations of antisemitism in his post, saying when “opposing Zionism” is conflated with “hatred of Jewish people… It protects Israel from accountability.”
The rapper also shared that he hoped this did not mark the end of his relationship with Sheeran.
Macklemore was scheduled to play eight more shows alongside Sheeran, according to Variety.
“I didn’t need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say,” Macklemore wrote. “Free Palestine.”
In a video from the New Jersey show posted to Macklemore’s Instagram, he says, “One of the reasons why I wanted to come on this tour, was because I wanted to stand up here on stages and stadiums across America, and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart. Free Palestine. I said Free Palestine.”
He continued, “I want those words to be loud and clear.”
ABC News has reached out to Macklemore for any further comment.
In a statement to ABC News, Messina Touring Group, the tour’s U.S. promoter, said, “As the concert promoter for Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates 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. After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates.”
In a statement to ABC affiliate WCVB in Boston on Monday, and shared with ABC News, Kraft responded to Macklemore’s comments.
“Based on Macklemore’s recent actions, material shared from the stage during Ed Sheeran’s shows in New Jersey, and a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community, we determined that his participation in the September 25th and 26th concerts at Gillette Stadium would cross that line,” Kraft stated in part.
He continued, “This decision is not about diminishing the suffering of innocent Palestinians or denying anyone the right to advocate on their behalf. Their pain and loss are real.”
Kraft added, “I would welcome the opportunity to sit down with Macklemore and discuss the facts, because ultimately our goal is the same – peace for all people, an end to suffering, and an end to all hate.”
Rowe announced on social media, where he also expressed support for Palestine, he would be withdrawing from the tour after Macklemore was dropped.
“I don’t take the decision lightly. Ed has been a friend to me and has changed my life, I could never thank him enough for this,” Rowe wrote in a social media post Tuesday.
“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation,” Rowe said in part.
He finished, “I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland.”
Rowe was slated to perform with Sheeran on several future tour dates.
Supporting acts including Finneas, Beoga and Lukas Graham also withdrew support on Tuesday.
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler and Allison Janney as Grace Penn in episode 1 of ‘The Diplomat’ season 4. (Netflix)
Fresh off of Allison Janney’s Emmy win for her supporting role in The Diplomat, the Netflix series has dropped its first full-length trailer for season 4.
The clip finds Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler as she struggles to trust her husband, Rufus Sewell’s Hal Wyler, who’s now vice president to Janney’s President Grace Penn. At the end of season 3, Kate realizes Hal and Grace conspired together on a mission with dangerous risks to global security.
“One catastrophic moment shatters the fragile peace Kate Wyler brokered between the US and UK, as well as the crumbling marriage she’s trying to save,” reads the logline for season 4. “While she fights to stem the bleeding, President Grace Penn and VP Hal Wyler’s conspiracy to steal Russia’s most powerful weapon hurtles the United States toward war.”
The Diplomat was a 10-time Emmy nominee this year, including a nod for outstanding drama series and acting nods for Russell and Sewell.
The series also stars Bradley Whitford, Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, Nana Mensah and Rory Kinnear.
Emma Corrin stars in ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ (Justin Downing/Netflix)
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a streaming service in possession of a good fortune, must provide the release date for its Pride and Prejudice adaptation.
Netflix has announced that its upcoming six-part series adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel will be available to stream on Dec. 3.
This limited series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice stars Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy.
Bestselling author Dolly Alderton adapted Austen’s novel for the screen, while Heartstopper director Euros Lyn helmed the series.
“When wealthy bachelors arrive in their neighbourhood, the five Bennet sisters must navigate love, family, and society’s expectations to secure their futures. Jane falls for the charming Mr Bingley, while Elizabeth clashes with his proud friend Mr Darcy – but unexpected encounters and family scandals force Elizabeth to reconsider her feelings and discover the true nature of love,” according to the series’ official synopsis.
In addition to Corrin and Lowden, the show’s cast includes Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Freya Mavor, Jamie Demetriou, Daryl McCormack, Rhea Norwood, Siena Kelly and Louis Partridge.
“Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story and I feel very lucky that I get to be a part of it. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the blueprint for romantic comedy – it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to life,” Alderton said in a statement originally shared in July 2025.
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Matthew Rhys, winner of outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for ‘Widow’s Bay’ and outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for ‘The Beast in Me,’ poses in the press room during the 78th Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Widow’s Bay and The Pitt were the big winners at the 78th annual Emmy Awards.
It was The Pitt that took home the award for outstanding drama series, while Widow’s Bay won for outstanding comedy series. Widow’s Bay also won the most awards overall with six, including outstanding writing for a comedy series, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series and outstanding directing for a comedy series.
Noah Wyle won outstanding lead actor in a drama series for the second consecutive year for playing Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in the medical drama The Pitt. Rhea Seehorn took home the prize for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role in Pluribus.
It was Matthew Rhys who took home the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for Widow’s Bay. The win was his second of the night, after also earning the prize for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for The Beast in Me. Jean Smart won her historic fifth Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for starring in Hacks.
Mariska Hargitay hosted the awards show, which featured cameos from her famous friends Jalen Brunson and Taylor Swift.
Here is a list of the winners of the 78th Emmys:
Outstanding comedy series Widow’s Bay
Outstanding drama series The Pitt
Outstanding limited or anthology series DTF St. Louis
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Outstanding reality competition program The Traitors
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series Tom Pelphrey, Task
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Outstanding writing for a comedy series Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay
Outstanding directing for a drama series Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
Outstanding variety series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding directing for a comedy series Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay
Outstanding writing for a drama series Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande speak onstage as Universal Pictures presents a special ‘Wicked: For Good’ Q&A at Saban Media Center on Nov. 15, 2025, in North Hollywood, California. (Unique Nicole/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)
The West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George is no more.
Producers on the upcoming production made the announcement of the show’s cancellation to Instagram on Monday.
“The planned 2027 production of Sunday in the Park with George at the Barbican will no longer proceed as scheduled,” the post reads. “Empire Street Productions will retain the rights with a view to presenting the production in 2028. Further details will be announced in due course.”
This announcement comes two weeks after Jonathan Bailey dropped out of the show. He left almost a month after his Wicked co-star Ariana Grande announced she was exiting the same production.
“Ari is one of my dearest friends, and my support for her is unwavering. … After much consideration, I have decided to also step back from Sunday in the Park with George,” Bailey wrote on his Instagram Story at the time.
At the time of Bailey’s departure on Sept. 1, the production said it was continuing on and casting new actors to play the lead characters of George and Dot.
“Following Ariana Grande’s withdrawal, Jonathan Bailey has informed the producers that he has also decided to withdraw from Sunday in the Park with George. Work on the production continues,” the statement read. “Casting decisions are actively under way, and the creative team is reshaping the production around a new company while preserving the ambition and artistic integrity of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical.”
The statement concluded with, “Further casting and production details will be announced in due course.”
Grande left the production in August, when she announced plans to take a break from public-facing work following the end of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
“Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,” her representative said in a statement to ABC News at the time.
“She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny,” the statement continued.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are seen in NoHo on Nov. 6, 2025, in New York City. (Aeon/GC Images via Getty Images)
Travis Kelce is sharing new insights on the night he married Taylor Swift.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end sat down with quarterback Patrick Mahomes for an interview with ESPN that will air on Monday ahead of the Kansas City and the Denver Broncos football game. A sneak peek of the interview aired Friday on the network, according to People.
“It was the best night of my life. Marrying Taylor was more than I could have ever dreamed it to be because of all the people that showed up, and the amount of, you know, love that was in the air,” Kelce said.
Mahomes also shared some thoughts of his own on Kelce and Swift’s wedding night.
“My perspective, it was a lot of fun, I did a little dancing. I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to dance, and it was good to get my first dancing experience of the offseason,” Mahomes said.
Kelce and Swift were married on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The pair wed in a ceremony said to have included over 1,000 guests. No official wedding photos have been released.
Adam Sandler officiated the couple’s ceremony. Swift’s brother, Austin Swift, served as her man of honor while Kelce’s brother, Jason Kelce, was his best man. They were the only members of the wedding party.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos game starts at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday. The interview with Kelce and Mahomes will air just before kickoff.
Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage during Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, June 29, 2014, in Glastonbury, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to rename Nashville International Airport after the late country music legend Dolly Parton.
The board voted 6-0 to begin the process of modifying the airport’s name in honor of Parton, according to a press release.
Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, according to her publicist. She was laid to rest on Aug. 28 in a private burial in Nashville, according to her great-niece Lainey Mae Parton.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority said in its press release Friday that a final name for the airport has not yet been determined, noting that it was “working closely with the appropriate parties to thoughtfully determine how Dolly Parton’s name and legacy will be incorporated.”
The MNAA said it would share “more definitive plans” about next steps and implementation “in the coming months.”
“We are grateful for the tremendous support and enthusiasm from our community and Dolly’s fans around the world,” the MNAA said. “We look forward to sharing additional details as plans are finalized.”
The news comes weeks after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a press release that he wanted to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of the “9 to 5” singer, whom he called “our state’s favorite daughter,” in order to “greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness.”
Parton was born in Tennessee in January 1946 and moved to Nashville in 1964, days after her high school graduation. It was there she built a successful music career and philanthropic legacy and met and married her longtime husband Carl Dean, who died in 2025, one year before Parton’s death.
According to the release, Lee’s office spoke with Parton’s team about renaming the airport after her, adding that her team was “touched by the idea and open to continuing the conversation.”
“In keeping with the way Dolly lived her life, her team believes she still has a special way of bringing people together for good, and they hope this tribute can be another example of that enduring legacy,” the release read.
Lee’s proposal was slated to be addressed at the MNAA’s meeting on Sept. 17.
Interest around renaming the airport after Parton was generated in January 2025, when Tennessee residents Lydia Popovich and Dan Dion created a change.org petition to modify the name of the airport in honor of the singer.
Since Parton’s death on Aug. 25, the petition has received more than 175,000 signatures.
