Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey Says Ed Sheeran 'Took the Knee' With Macklemore: 'Doesn't Sit Right With Me'
📍 Aftermath
After criticism, Macklemore pledged $1 million to Palestinian aid groups, which headlines said brought attention and relief to ongoing suffering. Ed Sheeran resumed his U.S. tour, returning to the stage for the first time since the controversy and despite planned protests and some fans rethinking his Philadelphia concert.
Coverage then tapered off without a further definitive resolution reported.
Epilogue added 2d ago, after coverage quieted.
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