Ed Sheeran: "I'm not political."

Tommy Robinson: "You are now, mate. Hahaha."

In case anybody else is like me and has never heard of tommy robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson) :

Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (né Yaxley; born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, anti-Islam activist. Described as "one of [the] UK's most prominent far-right activists",[1] he co-founded the English Defence League (EDL), serving as its leader from 2009 to 2013.

Before the EDL, Robinson was a member of the British National Party (BNP), a British fascist political party, from 2004 to 2005. For a short time in 2012, he was joint vice-chairman of the British Freedom Party (BFP). In 2015, after leaving the EDL, he became involved with the development of Pegida UK, a now-defunct British chapter of the German Pegida. From 2017 to 2018, he wrote and appeared in videos on the Canadian website Rebel News. In 2018, he also served as a political advisor to Gerard Batten, then the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

Robinson is also known for creating self-produced videos presented in a documentary format, on topics including the grooming gangs scandal. Some of these videos have been found in court to include defamatory false statements about their subjects.[2][3][4]

Robinson has criminal convictions[5] for assault,[6] threats,[7] harassment,[8] and fraud,[5] as well as contempt of court rulings relating to his videos, and served five prison terms between 2005 and 2025. In June 2022, Robinson said that he lost £100,000 in gambling before declaring bankruptcy in March 2021. He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In August 2024, The Times said that he owed in the region of £2 million to his creditors, and was the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes.

You might not be into politics, but politics sure is into you

I feel old. I was around long enough to see Ed go from being a busker to a world famous pop star, and then back to being a busker.

Neutrality always sides with the aggressor...and the aggressors know this.

You don't get on the Titanic after it hits the iceberg

Hitler and Jack the Ripper have also came out in support for Ed Sheeran.

I'm sure he will have a nice, open dialog with Tommy. Doesn't want to alienate anyone. Good people on both sides.

The story that keeps on giving.

What a fucking loser

Is he trying to use this opportunity to radicalize Ed? i.e. by trying to be his friend when everyone else is against him?

This is honestly a career low for tommy as well.

Tel Aviv Tommy to the rescue

I'm going to stop listening to this Sheeran guy. I'm not going to start either.

Still insist you are not being political?

If only there was a way to know you're on the wrong side of an issue...

Another dude who I have no idea who they are or why they are famous.

Who cares about who either of these people are?

Is this the onion? I can't tell

ed shareen audience isnt right wingers though, its mostly wine moms.

I want to understand something: was it Ed Sheeran himself, his management or the places in USA where he was to perform who kicked out Macklemore?

Good to hear that Ed can rely on the support of his best friend in these trying times.

Here comes the love-bombing.

Music has always been political.

This is EXACTLY what He Wants! To BRIDGE all sides!

I hope farage is next

Tommy Ten Shekels has been mobilized

Woooooh! Go Sheeran! Get the racists to buy all the tickets that would have been sold if the other bands were there.