Business partners of the 41-year-old rapper are “evaluating” their ties to him in the wake of the comments.
SEATTLE — Well-known Seattle-born music artist Macklemore, 41, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, is in hot water after a viral video on social media showed him stating the words “F*** America” onstage. The video was taken at a charity music event at Seattle’s Seward Park over the weekend called Palestine Will Live Forever, benefiting pro-Palestinian organizations.
On Tuesday, organizers of the Neon City Festival in Las Vegas announced he would no longer be one of their headlining performers due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
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