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In October 2024, rapper Macklemore faced backlash for using his stage time during Ed Sheeran’s tour to promote a "Free Palestine" message and criticize America. Following this, NFL owner Robert Kraft mobilized other NFL owners to ban Macklemore from performing at their stadiums due to concerns over previous antisemitic rhetoric attributed to the artist. Kraft stated that Macklemore's recent actions and history of controversial statements were deeply offensive to the Jewish community, leading to his removal from upcoming shows at Gillette Stadium.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, expressed his disapproval of rapper Macklemore performing at Gillette Stadium on September 25 and 26 by citing antisemitic rhetoric and imagery in Macklemore's past actions. In 2013, during a performance of "Thrift Shop," Macklemore invoked Jewish stereotypes through wearing a fake nose, which was later apologized for but not fully addressed. Recently, Macklemore has become involved with the Palestinian cause, leading Kraft to reconsider his involvement and cancel performances based on perceived offensive content towards the Jewish community. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) highlighted these issues, emphasizing the hurtful impact on the Jewish community.
Written for “Macklemre Controversy Robert Kraft” on 2026-09-18,
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The first time I heard Macklemore, it was in a sweaty college bar with cheap drinks and a bad sound system.
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it → hear → drinks
This was in 2012; I had just started university and Macklemore’s first—and, arguably, only—big hit, “Thrift Shop,” was ubiquitous.
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hit → start → university
It was drummed into me everywhere and anywhere.
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It → drum → me
I didn’t care for it, particularly.
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I → care → it
I cared for it even less when, the following year, Macklemore was performing the song onstage while invoking Jewish stereotypes by wearing a fake nose that would make Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein blush.
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Bernstein → care → nose
And I cared least of all when he apologized, said he hadn’t meant it, and added a link to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to his website.
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he → care → website
In the 14 years since I was first subjected to his music, Macklemore hasn’t done anything culturally significant.
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Macklemore → subject → anything
But a few years ago the rapper, who does his best every day to stretch the definition of rap to its breaking point, worked out that his path to continued relevancy lay not in music but social activism.
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path → do → music
Since October 7, like many in the music industry, Macklemore has discovered the Palestinian cause, and thrown his whole self into it.
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Macklemore → discover → it
In 2024, for example, he wrote a song dedicated to the violent protesters at Columbia University titled “Hind’s Hall,” which included such profound lyrics as: “I learned a lesson from Cube and Eazy-E.
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I → write → Cube
That same year, while speaking at a pro-Palestinian event, he got a little carried away and shouted, “Fuck America.”
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he → speak → America
And last week, while opening for Ed Sheeran on a U.S. tour, Macklemore opened with a “Free Palestine” speech.
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Macklemore → open → speech
Some people were outraged and launched a petition, calling for his removal from the remaining dates of Sheeran’s stadium tour.
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people → outrage → tour
Over the weekend, the noise grew and Robert Kraft, well-meaning antisemitism activist and owner of the New England Patriots, rallied a group of NFL owners to block Macklemore from performing at their stadiums.
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Kraft → grow → stadiums
“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 25 and 26 concerts at Gillette Stadium would cross that line,” wrote Kraft.
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Kraft → base → line
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