Ed Sheeran speaks out after Macklemore yanked off tour following anti-Israel rants

Ed Sheeran denied he personally kicked Macklemore off his upcoming tour dates after the rapper made anti-Israel remarks during a recent performance.

The British pop star, 35, insisted the decision to remove the “Thrift Shop” rapper from his future tour dates “was the promoter’s decision,” in a lengthy Instagram post Tuesday morning.

“Macklemore’s contract for the tour was with the promoter, not me,” he wrote, adding that Patriots owner Robert Kraft was one of the people he had spoken to following the fallout.

“I would never let down the fans who had made plans, nor would I abandon the touring crew and the other support acts and musicians who rely on me for work and to make a living,” Sheeran wrote.