Ed Sheeran asked stadium owner Robert Kraft to give $2m in aid following Macklemore removal

UPDATE - follow-up to Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash: Stadium owner Robert Kraft says singer Ed Sheeran asked him to commit $2 million to match a donation for aid in the region. The request followed pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore pledging $1 million to Palestinian organisations and challenging Kraft to match that sum. Earlier, Kraft had Macklemore removed as Ed Sheeran's opening act. Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots, shared details of Sheeran's phone call in a statement written on Wednesday.