希蘭稱，批評以色列的麥可莫是在主辦方要求下退出巡演

記者Kanishka Singh報導By Kanishka Singh

9月16日（路透社）——流行歌手艾德・希蘭表示，將支持巴勒斯坦的饒舌歌手麥可莫從他的美國巡迴演唱會中除名，是主辦單位的決定，不是他的決定。此前，希蘭未能化解加薩衝突在演藝圈引發的最新風波。Sept 16 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said the decision to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was made by organisers, not him, after he failed to defuse the latest show-business furore over the Gaza conflict.

麥可莫長期批評以色列攻擊加薩。他本月稍早在紐澤西一場演唱會中發表「解放巴勒斯坦」（Free Palestine）言論，引發反彈後，被從希蘭「Loop Tour」美國場次中除名。Macklemore, a longtime critic of Israel's assault on Gaza, was axed from the U.S. leg of Sheeran's Loop Tour after his "Free Palestine" remarks during a concert earlier this month in New Jersey triggered a backlash.

激進組織哈瑪斯（Hamas）2023年10月7日攻擊以色列後，加薩遭到嚴重破壞，也在娛樂與出版界引發多起爭議；支持巴勒斯坦、猶太裔與以色列人士都表示，他們因自身立場而失去工作。The devastation in Gaza, following militant group Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, has spawned multiple controversies in the entertainment and publishing worlds, with pro-Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli personalities all saying they have lost work as a result of their stances.

場館業者表示，他們不會允許有麥可莫參與演出的演唱會舉行。Venue owners said they would not allow a concert with Macklemore in the lineup.

希蘭週二透過社群平台X表示：「我整週都和各場館深入溝通，試圖搭起橋梁……我也直接參與了與主辦方以及雙方倡議人士的談話，試圖為所有人找到共同的解決方案，但場館和主辦方的決定是最終決定。」"I spoke with the venues at length all week to try and build a bridge … I was also involved in direct talks with promoters along with activists on both sides to try and find a mutual resolution for all, but the venue's and promoter's decision was final," Sheeran said on Tuesday via X.

「麥可莫離開巡演是主辦方的決定，不是我的決定。」"Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine."

為了聲援麥可莫，希蘭的開場嘉賓——包括音樂人菲尼亞斯（Finneas）、丹麥樂團盧卡斯葛拉漢（Lukas Graham）和創作歌手艾倫・羅（Aaron Rowe）——以及他的伴奏樂團Beoga都將離開巡演。In solidarity with Macklemore, Sheeran's opening acts – including musician Finneas, Danish band Lukas Graham and singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe – and his band Beoga are leaving the tour.

菲尼亞斯表示：「藝術家為受壓迫者發聲時，不應被噤聲。」羅與Beoga則提到他們的國家愛爾蘭曾遭殖民的歷史，作為說明其決定的理由。"Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed," Finneas said, while Rowe and Beoga cited their nation Ireland's history under colonization to explain their decision.

支持以色列團體與猶太裔美國歌手紅粉佳人（Pink）表示，麥可莫的言論可能危及活動現場猶太人和支持以色列人士的安全。紅粉佳人上週特別批評將「猶太復國主義者」（Zionist）一詞當作貶義詞使用的人。Beoga本週退出巡演後在聲明中表示，麥可莫正遭「猶太復國主義遊說團體」噤聲。Pro-Israeli groups and American singer Pink, who is Jewish, have said Macklemore's comments risk compromising the safety of Jewish and pro-Israeli people at events. Pink last week specifically criticized those using the word "Zionist" as a slur. Beoga, in its statement following its exit from the tour this week, said Macklemore was being silenced by "zionist lobbies."

她和其他人也提到，麥可莫2014年曾有一次亮相時穿戴包含黑色假髮、鬍子和假鷹鉤鼻的裝扮，批評者稱這呼應了反猶太刻板印象。She and others also noted a 2014 appearance where Macklemore donned a costume that included a black wig, beard and a fake hooked nose, which critics said tapped into antisemitic stereotypes.

麥可莫後來為該事件道歉。Macklemore later apologised for that incident.

希蘭：「我沒有共謀」SHEERAN: 'I AM NOT COMPLICIT'

希蘭表示，他對以色列與巴勒斯坦人之間的衝突感到震驚，但希望自己的演唱會成為團結、歡樂、暫離現實和愛的場所，遠離政治。Sheeran said he was appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestinians but wanted his concerts to be a place of unity, joy, escapism and love – free of politics.

他說：「我沒有共謀。對於這場毀滅性的衝突，我有自己的個人看法。只因我選擇不公開發言，並不代表我沒有看法，也不代表我不在乎。這也不代表我不以自己的個人方式支持相關理念。」"I am not complicit. I have my personal views on this devastating conflict. Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn't mean I don't have them, and it doesn't mean I don't care. Nor does it mean I don't support causes in my own, personal way," he said.

「來看我演出的人，並不期待那是一個政治論壇。我尊重麥可莫堅定表達信念、挺身大聲疾呼的決心。然而，為了同一個終點——和平——可以有多種做法。」"Those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum. I respect Macklemore's strength of purpose to stand up and shout for what he believes. However, there is room for multiple approaches to the same end: peace."

曾獲葛萊美獎的麥可莫原定在希蘭體育場巡演剩下10場中的8場演出；這項巡演預定9月19日在費城恢復演出。Macklemore, a Grammy-winning artist, had been due to perform at eight of 10 shows Sheeran has left on his stadium tour, which is to resume on September 19 in Philadelphia.

麥可莫本月稍早表示：「我當初想參加這次巡演，很大一部分原因就是我可以站在這樣的體育場裡，說出兩個我非常珍視的字：『解放巴勒斯坦』。」"A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: 'Free ‌Palestine,'" ⁠Macklemore said earlier this month.

「我希望這些話能清楚而響亮，讓從加薩一路到被占領約旦河西岸的人都知道，我們沒有忘記他們。」"I want those words to be loud and clear, so that people all the way in Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten about them."

希蘭表示，他為尋求解決方案而交談過的人包括億萬富豪羅伯特・克拉夫特（Robert Kraft）。克拉夫特是波士頓郊外吉列體育場（Gillette Stadium）的所有人，希蘭預定本月稍晚在該場館舉行兩場演出。克拉夫特在聲明中表示，麥可莫不會在那兩場演出中登台。Sheeran said those he had spoken to in search of a solution included billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium outside Boston, where Sheeran is scheduled to perform in a pair of shows later this month. Kraft in a statement said Macklemore would not perform at those shows.

麥可莫表示，希蘭告訴他，克拉夫特號召其他體育場所有人也採取同樣做法；克拉夫特尚未公開回應這項說法。Macklemore said Sheeran told him that Kraft rallied other stadium owners to do the same, a claim Kraft has not publicly addressed.

（華盛頓Kanishka Singh報導；Louise Breusch Rasmussen與Chandini Shah補充報導；Andrew Cawthorne、Stephen Coates編輯）(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; additional reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen and Chandini Shah; editing by Andrew Cawthorne Stephen Coates)