Michael Levine
Role at the time: Public-relations executive giving a statement to a newspaper
Condemned
Statement summary
Levine, a public-relations executive, praised the decision to drop Macklemore from the tour and said he had turned Sheeran's concert into a political rally.
“Macklemore turned Ed Sheeran's concert into a political rally. Apparently, the one thing the crowd wanted freed was the stage.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Macklemore yanked off Ed Sheeran's tour after anti-Israel rants anger venuesClosing section quoting publicist Michael Levine's statement to the Post.
News report on Macklemore's removal from the tour. Levine's remarks are given to the Post directly as a statement; the article describes him as a media expert and Michael Jackson's former publicist.
Why we used this label
Levine criticises the MetLife performance itself and endorses the removal that followed, taking a position against the conduct under scrutiny.