Ben Shapiro
Role at the time: Conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show
Condemned
Statement summary
Ben Shapiro said Robert Kraft made the right decision barring Macklemore from Gillette Stadium, calling Macklemore's on-stage remarks "nonsense" and suggesting Macklemore's motive was seeking notoriety, while saying the decision may have backfired publicly (comparing it to the Streisand effect).
“I think it's a good decision by Bob Kraft. I mean, obviously he owns the stadium. So if he doesn't want somebody spewing nonsense from the stage, he has every capacity to do that on a PR level... on the principle, he did the right thing.”