Ed Sheeran's Cousin Jethro Calls Him a 'Coward' Over Macklemore Tour Exit
Jethro Sheeran, performing as Alonestar, uses the Macklemore fallout to air years of personal grievances against his famous cousin.
What to know
- Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has escalated into a public family dispute after Sheeran's cousin Jethro spoke out.
- Jethro Sheeran's allegations of financial, professional and personal wrongdoing are his own unsubstantiated claims, not independently confirmed.
- Ed Sheeran maintains he did not personally remove Macklemore, attributing the decision to the tour promoter and venue constraints.
- The controversy has surfaced a long-running personal rift between the two cousins that predates the current tour dispute.
Ed Sheeran Singer, Loop Tour headlinerJethro Sheeran Ed Sheeran's cousin, musician (stage name Alonestar)Macklemore Rapper removed from Sheeran's Loop Tour
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Jethro details wider allegations against Ed over money and mental health
IBTimes UK reports the full extent of Jethro's post, in which he accuses Sheeran of 'screwing him over' financially and professionally, mocking his mental health, manufacturing 'fake narratives' for brand deals, and calls Macklemore's removal proof his cousin is 'shady' and a 'coward'.
“He is shady, and he's dropped Macklemore himself. I believe 100% he's a coward.”
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🇺🇸🇵🇸 The man who introduced Ed Sheeran to music in the first place just called him a coward. That's Jethro Sheeran, Ed's own cousin, and he didn't hold back. He called him shady, selfish, malicious, cunning, and a bad human, and claimed Ed mocked his mental health growing up,
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Sheeran and his team could have cancelled with the venues instead, he absolutely had the power to fight back in this case. Ed is reaping the consequences of his own cowardice, not being a scapegoat.
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This feels like a weird take because the removal of Macklemore wasn't related to any kind of breach of contract, it is because the upcoming venues banned Macklemore.
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Cousin Jethro Sheeran publicly attacks Ed Sheeran
Jethro Sheeran, who performs as Alonestar, posts on social media accusing his cousin of being a bad person and a bad artist, saying fans are finally 'seeing through him'.
“Finally it's all coming out! I'm ashamed of my Cousin Ed and what he's done. Finally the world and all his fans see through him. He's not a good person, I don't like his music so I can't say he's even a good artist.”
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Ed Sheeran’s cousin, Jethro Sheeran, speaks out against him: “Finally it's all coming out! I'm ashamed of my Cousin Ed and what he's done. Finally the world and all his fans see through him. He's not a good person, I don't like his music so I can't say he's even a good artist.
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Sheeran says the promoter, not him, dropped Macklemore — Sheeran disputes claims that he personally removed Macklemore, saying upcoming venues indicated the shows could not proceed with the rapper on the bill and that the decision was the promoter's.
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Macklemore is removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour — Macklemore's removal from the lineup of Sheeran's Loop Tour becomes public and draws criticism, setting off the wider controversy.