Robert Kraft pushed Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour, a move so baffling it looks like he consulted “Maximizing the Streisand Effect For Dummies.” Seriously, this wasn’t just some behind-the-scenes drama, the blowback for Kraft has been wild, and it’s still unraveling.
John Henry’s Past Looks Pretty Good Now
Remember John Henry? Yeah, the Red Sox owner. Six years ago, he basically dismantled the team to save money, lying about it before just disappearing into a “Wizard of Oz” ownership role. His 2020-era ploy was stupid, bad, and wrong, trying to remake baseball in the NFL’s image with wage-repressing tactics to keep more cash in his pockets. It wasn’t great, but honestly, compared to what Robert Kraft is pulling, Henry looks like a saint.
Kraft’s Self-Importance Meter Just Exploded
Kraft is the real beneficiary of the whole Tom Brady and Bill Belichick dynasty, and his self-importance meter is now cranked to “11 billion.” Kicking Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour totally backed Sheeran into a corner he couldn’t escape. What happened next? Sheeran’s opening acts and backing band quit his tour, a direct “F-you” to Kraft. Sheeran even had to write an Instagram post saying “I am not complicit” just to please an “octogenarian self-obsessed Master of the Universe!” All this because of Macklemore and the situation in Gaza, which Kraft thinks the rapper would understand better face-to-face. Like Kraft has all the answers on a “thousand-year boondoggle,” right?
These Owners Are Actively Stupid
Remember when the Red Sox let that Palantir banner hang above the Green Monster during the Armed Forces Bowl and then cowardly said the ad placement was out of their hands? Total lie. Kraft took that kind of denial to a whole new level, coordinating with NFL owners to force Macklemore off that tour. It makes you wonder how much more they coordinate about. The source says it’s “everything.” These aren’t just “sick, demented people,” they’re “actively stupid,” doing everything they can to amplify Macklemore’s message at every single step. They wouldn’t touch grass if they owned the world’s supply of it. What’s next for these guys? You just gotta wonder.
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Originally reported by Over the Monster.
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