Ed Sheeran responds to cousin's "selfish" and "malicious" criticism over "Free Palestine" tour controversy

Atlanta, Georgia - Ed Sheeran addressed his cousin Jethro's harsh remarks against him amid his fallout with Macklemore after the rapper shouted "Free Palestine" while opening for the artist!

Ed Sheeran performs onstage. During his Atlanta concert, Ed Sheeran responded to his cousin Jethro calling him a "selfish" individual following the fallout with Macklemore.
Ed Sheeran performs onstage. During his Atlanta concert, Ed Sheeran responded to his cousin Jethro calling him a "selfish" individual following the fallout with Macklemore.  © IMAGO / ZUMA Press

Over the weekend, the Perfect hitmaker took a moment to touch on his family drama at the Atlanta stop for his Loop tour.

In a viral clip, Ed is filmed telling the crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium about receiving notifications from old chats when he recently found his discarded phone from a decade ago.

"The other text messages were, like, from a family member who I haven't spoken to in a very long time," the 35-year-old shared with the audience.

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He added, "You might have seen my relative recently on social media."

The Shape of You crooner's estranged cousin aggressively dubbed him a "selfish" and malicious" person via Instagram, among other things, after Macklemore revealed that he was dropped from the remainder of Ed's run.

Macklemore was pulled from the tour after the rapper shouted "Free Palestine" during the New Jersey show at the MetLife Stadium.

The British pop star received intense backlash over the fallout, though he denied having any influence over the decision. He later broke down in tears at his Philly concert, citing that the scandal left him feeling abandoned.

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