The Dispute Index

Liam Cunningham

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Gage Skidmore

Irish actor, known for Game of Thrones.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Liam Cunningham on Antisemitism, Israel, and Music, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Liam Cunningham

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Liam Cunningham

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Statement summary

Liam Cunningham posted a terse condemnation of Sheeran over the Macklemore removal.

“We know who Ed Sheeran is now.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ireland Disowns Ed Sheeran Over Macklemore Stance (Newsweek)
Why we used this label

On Macklemore's conduct in giving the speech, Cunningham does not criticize Macklemore. His terse condemnation of Sheeran, posted in reaction to the removal, implicitly defends Macklemore's conduct as not warranting Sheeran's response.

Read statementMacklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour

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