The unhappy cousin of under-fire Ed Sheeran hasn’t held back in his criticism of the singer saying on social media that he is a ‘selfish individual with malicious, cunning ways’
Ed Sheeran’s family have begun to bite back after the singing superstar’s claims they had “abandoned” him.
As the backlash continues over Macklemore’s removal from the singer’s Loop Tour, his cousin, the British musician Jethro Sheeran, has publicly condemned the hitmaker after he broke his silence over the fall-out this weekend.
Getting emotional at the end of the show, 35-year-old Ed told the crowd he felt “so much love” from the audience – but said that support wasn’t forthcoming from others closer to him.
“Everyone is telling me to cancel, and I’m feeling all of my friends and family and people I know abandon me, and I look at the end of the week, and I see 50,000 people who haven’t abandoned,” he said.
But that hasn’t gone down well with one of his relatives. Jethro, the son of John Sheeran, Ed’s father’s brother, has hit out and accused him of behaving selfishly toward both his own family and his fellow artists.
In a series of posts, his cousin wrote alongside a throwback snap of them together: “You can’t silence me! Ed Sheeran is a coward !! I’m embarrassed about this photo but it’s 10 years old!”
Jethro has also alleged that he supported the star early in his music career but later felt mistreated professionally and also financially. “He is shady and he’s dropped Macklemore himself I believe 100% he’s a coward,” Jethro fumed.
“In my opinion, he’s a bad human. Just my opinion from my experiences. I’ve known him all my life and started him in music, took him on my stage,” he added. “Took him to my first studio, rapped on his early songs, and did all I could to help him.
“Even when he was bullied at school. He only cared about himself, and he puts out fake narrative[s] that are calculated just to keep everyone happy so he can do big private gigs and keep brand deals.”
He concluded his message this weekend by distancing the rest of the family from his performer. “That’s my honest opinion, and I’m family!! He’s not a true Sheeran! Don’t hate on a Sheeran because of this silly little boy.”
His support acts and backing band pulled out of his world tour in reaction to rapper Macklemore being removed because of his comments about Gaza.
Shape of You hitmaker Ed told the crowd he felt “so much love” from the audience in Philadelphia. “I am honestly so grateful that you’re here tonight with me,” he said.
“This concert is still a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone here can stand beside people that have opposing views, and everyone here can stand by people that they don’t agree with on everything, but they can all agree on singing these songs.”
Ed said on stage that he had “so many people” telling him to cancel his tour in the aftermath of the controversy with Macklemore, but added he was buoyed by the support of his fans.
“I really didn’t know whether this tour would be carrying on,” he told the crowd towards the end of his show.
“I really didn’t know whether I’d be even getting on stage again, whether I even wanted to be an artist at all.
“In these situations, you really find out who your friends are, and it’s been a weird week. I just feel like it happened very quickly.”
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