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Taylor Swift’s hitmaker scolds Ed Sheeran, ‘stand the f--- up’ after Macklemore fallout

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Ed Sheeran took rapper Macklemore off his tour after Macklemore stirred controversy with his pro-Palestine remarks on stage. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Grammy-winning producer Jack Antonoff said Ed Sheeran missed a "massive" opportunity to "stand the f--- up" to billionaire interests, criticizing the English singer for removing Macklemore from his tour over the rapper’s remarks on Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Antonoff, lead singer for the band Bleachers and producer behind some of Taylor Swift’s biggest hits, made the scathing rebuke in a recent interview with The Guardian , more than a month after Sheeran faced backlash over Macklemore’s removal from the Loop Tour following the rapper’s calls for "Free Palestine" during his opening act.

"If you think it is [controversial] you’re lost in some other sauce that is so crazy. They’re going to let some f---ing promoter tell me what I can say? Don’t book me.…

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