Lucy Caldwell
Role at the time: Political consultant and board adviser writing on her personal X account
Defended or excused
Responding to
Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
“This will backfire spectacularly on Kraft et al (and proponents of the current Israeli government around war in Gaza). Most of us were unaware of Macklemore’s on-stage advocacy. Now, in the aftermath of this move by Sheeran (direct result of Kraft’s ultimatum), Macklemore is going to get an insane amount of positive earned media.”
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Caldwell predicts the reported removal will backfire and generate positive attention for Macklemore.
Lucy Caldwell says Macklemore’s removal will ‘backfire spectacularly’ (opens in a new tab)Complete September 14 post
Caldwell predicts the reported removal will generate positive media for Macklemore and be counterproductive to Robert Kraft and proponents of Israel’s current government.