Robert Kraft’s move to block Macklemore from performing at Gillette has drawn a reaction the billionaire didn’t see coming

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/17/arts/robert-krafts-influence-beyond-the-football-field/

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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 54 pts · 4d (1 reply)

At 85, Kraft is a multibillionaire whose deep political and cultural connections have given him an outsize influence in matters he cares about most. Lately, that’s combating antisemitism.

what a weird way for the Boston Globe to state that this billionaire piece of shit supports the genocidal killing of humans. weird.

tempest@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 4d

They have been working pretty hard for years now to make sure that opposing genocide actually means you hate Jews.

nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 38 pts · 4d (2 replies)

Macklemore pledged more than $1 million in earnings he received while opening for Sheeran, while Kraft said he would donate $2 million, matching a contribution made by Sheeran.

Worth noting that Kraft said he would donate that $2 million to 'aid in the region" which almost certainly means Israel, not Palestine.

kreekybonez@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 4d (1 reply)

directly to "friends of the IDF"

so actually, much worse than just donating it ambiguously to Israel

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 11 pts · 4d

literally doubling-down on the evil, right in everyones face with impunity.

SOP for the wealthy.

Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 4d (4 replies)

Sheeran’s been getting the bulk of the criticism, but personally I have a lot more smoke for the evil ultra-Zionist billionaire who was felt so threatened by a musician yelling “Free Palestine” that he decided to personally intervene to have him removed from the tour.

Kraft has a whole as compound inside his football stadium that is devoted to “tracking antisemitism online”, something that if I was making a fictional movie and included that in it, I’d be accused of antisemitism.

nothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 4d (1 reply)

Yeah, the man behind the curtain has been avoiding most of the heat. People need to start boycotting the Patriots, anyone who advertises at Gillette Stadium, or during Patriot games...in other words, pull a Jimmy Kimmel...but sports fans being what they are, I'm not optimistic.

tempest@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 4d

I've been saying that it is pretty clear Proctor and Gamble support genocide based and what they choose to put their name on.

lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 4d (1 reply)

The correct answer is of course, both are cunts.

Yes Kraft is evil. But so is shithead Sheeran for doing exactly the same as kraft.

They can both fuck off forever, and should have zero place in society.

TheLowestStone@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 4d

This 1000x. Sheeran is worth roughly $400,000,000. If he canceled the tour and paid all of the support staff out of pocket, he'd still have more money than I'll ever make in my life.

Kraft may be an even bigger piece of shit but Sheeran isn't blameless.

derry@midwest.social · 13 pts · 4d

Epstein files. Release them.

Maeve@kbin.earth · 12 pts · 4d

Still, many wonder why Macklemore is being treated more harshly than Chris Brown, the Grammy-winning singer who performed at Gillette Stadium in August despite a history of legal troubles that includes a 2009 felony conviction for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. Or Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has expressed admiration for Hitler and the Nazis and released a song called “Heil Hitler.” Ye played last month at sold-out Soldiers Field, an NFL stadium in Chicago, and is scheduled to perform in the coming weeks at NFL stadiums in Houston, Arizona, and at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys play. The Cowboys are owned by Kraft friend and confidant Jerry Jones. When Sheeran performs at AT&T Stadium next month, Macklemore will not be on the bill.

Because these are the values of the USA. When someone tells you who they are for a decade, 2, 5, 10, 25, 60... When do you finally believe them?

limonfiesta@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 4d

What a dogshit Zionist rag article.

MyOpinion@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 4d

Kraft is a pedo and should be in jail.