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Robert Kraft to match Ed Sheeran’s $2M Gaza donation

sportsSep 17, 20264914,270

Ed Sheeran pledged 2 million dollars for Gaza aid and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he will match that 2 million, expanding on Macklemore’s earlier 1 million donation and challenge. Kraft posted a statement on the Gillette Stadium X account saying, "Ed called me and asked" and declaring "All lives are worth protecting." Variety and other outlets report the three gifts would total 5 million dollars for relief but note it is unclear which organizations or recipients will receive the funds. Kraft and Sheeran framed their donations as responses to Macklemore’s public pledge; no specific distribution plan or named charities have been disclosed.

Lisa Guerrero
@lisaguerrero.bsky.social

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 

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madeline odent157

y’all wanna see a murder

Tom Schaller22

More evidence that Bob Kraft is total POS:

Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS22

This is my favorite genre.

Alan Stedman20

Leopards don't change their spots ⬇️ This kind of prejudice never went away in the USA they just mostly tried to hide it...until Trump came along Yet another reason why when Trump goes it will not all just return to where it was. The racists are emboldened. They won't slink away quietly

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾13

Jay Z and Meek Mill have this man a car . but also yes Lisa !

gg13

i'm sorry what? remove the "black music" from an *NFL* gameday playlist?

dr peppermint patty6

do you hate the new england patriots? great news! bob kraft is gonna die sooner than later, and then jonny boy will be in charge. that’ll be that for the franchise. lol. lmao, the city of john mara, hal steinbrenner, james dolan, woody johnson, and jeff wilpon

Neon Chinchilla6

Incredible use of the word motherfucker here. As a bit of a "motherfucker" aficionado I just want to applaud how it was used here and who it was used to describe. Robert Kraft is definitely is a motherfucker. Most people would shy away from the word and go softer. Not Lisa. Nope. Bravo! Bravissimo!

Ruth Watson5

Robert Kraft and his kin.

Urban4

I just read a story about Art Rooney, the now dead owner of the Steelers, wherein he would invite the guy who mowed the grass to the owners box and then introduce him as 'part of our organization' to all the big shots. Not, the 'groundskeeper' but 'part of the team.'

The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

The dam is breaking. Ed Sheeran & Robert Kraft have unintentionally opened the door to more and more artists speaking up in solidarity with Palestinians by standing with @macklemore. theintercept.com/2026/09/16/e...

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ABC News Australia
@news.abc.net.au

Ed Sheeran, Robert Kraft donate millions for Gaza aid after Macklemore's urging

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Pete Fraser457

When you read Kraft’s statement, both this headline and the article it links to are enormously misleading. Kraft says he’s been asked to donate, doesn’t say he has, and doesn’t mention any charities. Readers could be forgiven for thinking Kraft had donated to the charities listed in the text.

Prof Nisreen Alwan164

It really tells you something about how not to trust news headlines that so many of them say something like this 👇🏽 Kraft put out a statement in plain English saying Ed asked him to donate. He didn’t say he will donate, let alone to who.

3wombats58

That’s good but we aren’t going to forget you had to be shamed into it

รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈43

cool, cool, appreciated. now about your support for israel’s genocide?

Hugo Gordon27

Kraft's statement does not say that he's donated millions, just that he's been asked to, and doesn't specify the charities that would be donated to if he did, just that they "operate in the region"

Sapient PC-98 Tapedeck (Cosette)15

Funniest possible outcome Ed & the Epstein freak lose some money, look bad AND nobody forgives them! Perfect hat trick for Macklemore!

M. K. Martin13

Misleading headline. Kraft is donating “aid to the region” not specifically to Palestinians. Know who else lives in that region?

Lauren M6

Shame works BRING BACK SHAME

MinusAndrogynus4

Why are comments disabled? Do y’all not want folks discussing how inaccurate this is?

David Cake3

Has Robert said why it’s needed?

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