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Madonna dominates VMAs with Artist of the Year win after showstopping opening performance
Madonna took home a number of awards at the 2026 MTV VMAs, including the biggest honor of the night, Artist of the Year.
She also won Best Collaboration and Best Dance awards, bringing her total 2026 VMAs awards to seven.
During the show, which was hosted by Snoop Dogg at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Kacey Musgraves channeled Dolly Parton in a tribute to the late country icon.
She sang Parton's song, "I Will Always Love You" for her tribute, one month after Dolly's death.
Taylor Swift won the Video of the Year for her music video "The Fate of Ophelia." Swift wrote and directed the music video for her song. Swift dedicated her win to Parton.
She also received the first ever Artist Director Honors, presented by her friend Dakota Johnson. Swift also received the award for Best Direction for "Opalite."
Madonna opened the show with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX — 23 years after her last performance for the ceremony.
She performed "Bring Your Love" with Sabrina Carpenter, and "Danceteria" with Charli XCX.
There were also guest appearances by Julia Garner, Sombr, Debi Mazur and Seth Rogen in her show-opener performance.
Fans took to X to share their reaction to Madonna’s performance.
"Train wreck," one fan wrote, adding that she "looked like she was hanging on for dear life."
Another called her performance "cringeworthy," and someone else wrote on X: "Much of her performance was just embarrassing… lip-sync & awkward moves....still happy for her wins btw."
Others gushed about her performance. One fan wrote: "I’m proud of Madonna. That was a great performance & great showcase of the creative vision of the album. THEE QUEEN."
Others said: "Can’t get enough," "Insane performance," "killed it tonight," "What a great performance thank u Mother Madonna u continue to amaze me."
Madonna beat Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruno Mars, and Morgan Wallen for the Artist of the Year.
The artist began her acceptance speech by thanking her fingers "because I can always count on them."
Madonna also pointed out that the audience wasn’t born when she performed at the first ever MTV Video Music Awards, which took place in 1984. She had sang "Like A Virgin."
She said during her performance her shoe fell off, calling it a "little problem."
Madonna recalled she tried to dive and grab her shoe by trying to make herself "look cute and sexy."
"I had a little problem with my shoes and I dove onto the stage to try and make myself look cute and sexy and like I meant to do it."
However, she said by doing so, she accidentally flashed her backside.
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"In those days, butt cheeks were not hanging out. I just want to remind you. And I went backstage feeling really proud of myself, and my manager told me that my career was over."
The singer said in the last year and a half, she focused on "finding myself, believing in myself, and really making the music that I wanted to make."
Adding: "I mean, that really is the definition of being an artist. And my hope for all of you here tonight is that you spend the next year, or the next 10 years, or put the rest of your life doing the same, finding yourself and believing in yourself."
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Madonna also won Best Dance for "Confessions II - The Film."
While accepting the award, which she did with presenters Charli XCX and Troye Sivan beside her, she said, "I came to New York to be a dancer and dance is where everything happened for me in my life."
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Adding: "I came to life on the dance floor, I fell in love with people on the dance floor, and I lost many people I loved on the dance floor. [And] dance brings everybody together. We’re all equal on the dance floor."
Madonna also took home the Moon Person for Best Collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter for their song "Bring Your Love."
Musgraves paid tribute to Parton at the VMAs.
The tribute began with Parton on screen singing her song "I Will Always Love You."
Musgraves appears on stage in the pre-taped tribute, and takes over singing the song while wearing a hot pink gown and voluminous hair, channeling the singer’s look.
Parton died on August 25 at age 80.
The 2026 VMAs also included a tribute to Nirvana. The band was awarded the Video Vanguard Award.
Swift also debuted her music video for "Patient Zero." The music video stars Johnson and Colin Farrell.
Other performers at the VMAs included Lisa, Sienna Spiro, Bruno Mars, Sombr and Shaboozey.
Spiro was the winner of Best New Artist, while Lisa took home Best Pop Award.
Denver Broncos storm back from down 16-0 at halftime to beat Los Angeles Rams in instant classic
For 30 minutes, nothing seemed to be going right for the Denver Broncos.
Last year's AFC runners-up tormented their home crowd for much of the first half, digging themselves a 16-0 hole and looking downright lethargic on offense.
Then the script flipped.
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The Broncos rode an opportunistic defense and some fourth-quarter magic from quarterback Bo Nix to an impressive second-half comeback against the Los Angeles Rams in a Sunday night classic in the Mile High City.
Even after Nix's one-yard quarterback sneak put his team ahead with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter, the Broncos had to hold their collective breath as Rams signal-caller Matthew Stafford calmly drove Los Angeles to within striking distance for the win.
Denver's defense would rise to the occasion with a pick to seal it, just as they had done earlier in the quarter when they returned a Stafford interception for a touchdown to give the Broncos their first lead of the game.
Nix was shaky for much of the first half, but, to his credit, he was able to shake off whatever rust seemed to be present after halftime, accounting for three touchdowns in the final two frames.
For the Rams, they find themselves at 1-2 after this second-half collapse and staring up at their rivals, San Francisco, who sit atop the NFC West at 3-0.
It's early, but LA can ill afford to fall behind any further, as the margin for error continues to shrink as the season matures.
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Conversely, the Broncos get a massive win to keep pace in a surprisingly competitive AFC West.
With the Chiefs seemingly picking up where they left off after an uncharacteristically down 2025 and the upstart Las Vegas Raiders racing out to a 3-0 start, Denver needed this one to go their way.
It wasn't pretty, but a win's a win in the NFL.
Texas man arrested after 'intentionally' crashing into a closed Kroger to use bathroom: cops
A Texas man was arrested after police say he intentionally crashed his vehicle through the front entrance of a Kroger grocery store because he needed to use the bathroom, according to police.
The unidentified man crashed his vehicle into the store overnight on Sunday while the business was closed, allegedly upset that the doors were locked.
The incident happened just before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning in Rosenberg, Texas, according to police.
The crash reportedly caused extensive damage to the store.
Images released by police showed the vehicle inside the store with shattered glass inside and outside the doors of the building. The metal door frames were also seen with significant damage.
"On Sunday, September 27th, at approximately 0428, a known male individual intentionally accelerated into Kroger, causing extensive damage to the pharmacy entrance," Rosenberg Police wrote on Facebook.
"I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go but we strongly advise finding a store open for business…to do your business," the department added.
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The suspect was only described as a 60-year-old man.
Police told FOX 26 that the man was arrested on criminal mischief charges.
Benjamin Satterley, pro wrestling star known as Pac, dead at 40
Benjamin Satterley, the pro wrestling star known as Pac, has died, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced on Sunday night. He was 40.
AEW made the tragic announcement on its social media.
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"All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac," the company said. "A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organizations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability.
"Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans."
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The circumstances behind Pac’s death were unclear. He challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out, which occurred on Saturday in Chicago.
OutKick reached out to Chicago police, Hoffman Estates police, the Cook County Sheriff's Office and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office for comment.
Pac was one of the first wrestlers to sign with All Elite Wrestling in 2019. He was a two-time trios champion and the inaugural all-Atlantic champion.
Before wrestling in AEW, he was with WWE and known as Adrian Neville.
Satterley was a two-time cruiserweight champion, an NXT champion and two-time NXT tag team champion.
Attorney for lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial pushes back on claims of refusing the law
The attorney for the lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is pushing back on a claim that his client refused to follow the law, telling Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that the juror had no doubt about his decision.
In a preview of an interview airing Monday on "Fox & Friends," McEnany asks attorney Edward Paltzik whether juror Michael P. Desronvil ever had reasonable doubt after the jury foreperson sent the judge a note accusing him of refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt.
"Michael had zero doubt," Paltzik says.
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"Zero doubt. No doubt. And he had evidence to back up his position?" McEnany responds.
"A lot of evidence. A mountain of evidence," Paltzik says.
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Desronvil was the lone holdout after seven days of deliberations in Clancy’s trial. Eleven jurors were prepared to find the former labor and delivery nurse not criminally responsible for killing her three children, while Desronvil held out for a conviction. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4.
Clancy admitted killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023. Her defense argued that postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible. Prosecutors argued she understood what she was doing and planned the killings.
Desronvil later said he believed the physical evidence and witness testimony showed Clancy knew what she was doing. Prosecutors have not announced whether they will retry her. She is due back in court Sept. 29.
Watch McEnany’s full interview with Paltzik Monday on "Fox & Friends."
Houston Astros secure the most embarrassing kind of Major League Baseball history with AL West win
When Major League Baseball changed the schedule to ensure that the final day of the regular season featured all 15 games starting within a few minutes of each other, Sunday is what they envisioned. Mostly.
While most postseason spots and seeds were decided either within the last week or the last few days, there were two races that came down to the final day of the year. The American League West race featured the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers entering the day tied at 80-81, remarkably, and the third wild card spot in the National League between the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Phillies, who as recently as last week had a 99.1% chance of reaching the postseason, per FanGraphs, avoided a historic collapse and clinched a wild card series appearance with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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But the Astros, even with a win, did in fact make an embarrassing type of history: they are officially the worst division-winning team in baseball history.
The previous low-water mark was the 2005 San Diego Padres, who won the NL West with an 82-80 record. And while the Astros won 9-0 over the long-eliminated Athletics to avoid the 80-82 record, 81–81 marks a new low winning percentage for a division winner over a full season.
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Even crazier? The Astros were extremely fortunate to finish the season at .500.
While wins and losses are what decide the standings and outcomes, run differential has proven over time to be a significantly better predictor of future win and loss records than the previous standings. Essentially, the better you are at outscoring the opposition, the more likely it is that you'll win more games moving forward. One-run outcomes are not sustainable, but blowouts are illustrative of team quality.
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Run differentials are also used to build "expected" records. Meaning that in the history of baseball, a specific run differential is expected to result in a given number of wins and losses. The Miami Marlins, for example, outscored the opposition by just three runs over the course of the season, which is an "expected" record of 81-81. Makes sense, they were even with the other teams in the league, they should finish at an even .500.
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By contrast, the Milwaukee Brewers finished with a league-best +214 run differential, good for an "expected" record of 103-59. They finished 103-59.
But teams frequently over perform or underperform against their expected win-loss record, for any number of reasons. A bad bullpen could mean a team wins blowouts, but loses more than their fair share of close games. Bad luck. Poorly timed injuries. Poor defense. Inconsistent hitting with runners in scoring position. The randomness of baseball. Or a dominant closer who shuts the door consistently in close games.
This year's 81-81 division winning Astros team was so bad they were outscored 32 runs over the course of the season, good for just an 78-84 expected win-loss record. While the Rangers and their fans are sure to be disappointed with the outcome, missing out on the final day, they were even worse. Texas had a -46 run differential, and a 76-86 expected record.
These are not good baseball teams.
So it's a near-certainty that Houston will make a quick postseason exit, right?
Yeah, no, not at all. Houston plays the Chicago White Sox in the best-of-three wild card series, which the Astros now host as division winners. Chicago's a better team, but the randomness inherent in the small sample size of a playoff series makes the result effectively a toss up. In fact, FanGraphs gives the Astros a 55% chance of advancing to the ALDS.
Should Houston win that series, they'd play the extremely mediocre Cleveland Guardians, who finished with a +11 run differential and 85-77 record. Cleveland may be slight favorites in that series, maybe 57-43, but hardly a foregone conclusion. Which means we could be staring down the barrel of an 81-81 team reaching the ALCS.
MLB always hoped for last-minute drama by starting every game around the same time on the final day of the regular season. They got it.
They also got the worst-ever division winning team because the league's financial incentives and playoff structure encourage owners to do the bare minimum and spend as little as possible to win 85 games and hope for the best. Or in Houston's case, 81. The Astros benefited, and fans were forced to watch the AL West "battle" lost.
Foiled terror plot at bomber base signals wider threat to US military installations: expert
Five men arrested near a key U.S. bomber base in the U.K. on Sunday may have planned a "complex," coordinated attack with potentially far-reaching security implications for American military installations globally, a former U.S. intelligence official warned.
As counterterrorism police investigated after officers detained the suspects near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a former Pentagon official also said President Donald Trump will ultimately be the one to decide the consequences if indeed the "trail leads to Tehran."
The men were initially held on suspicion of offenses under Britain’s Explosives Act before being arrested on terrorism charges in connection with the airfield, a key U.S. Air Force hub and the primary European base for American strategic bombers.
On Sunday, Trump said U.S. authorities had been monitoring the suspects prior to their capture.
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"We had them under investigation," Trump told reporters in Chicago. "They were looking to do big damage to our fort."
"It may have been Scotland Yard. I don't know. We worked with a lot of them. We had them under view for a long time, and we got them," Trump added.
According to Sky News, counterterrorism police were investigating whether Iran is linked to the suspected bomb plot.
Former Trump White House official Morgan Murphy told Fox News Digital that British authorities are leading the investigation alongside U.S. law enforcement and intelligence.
"Every phone, bank record and rental receipt will be run through British and American intelligence, and if the trail leads to Tehran, it will be found," Murphy clarified.
"But as American airmen and bombers seem to have been the target, Air Force investigators on the base, the FBI in London, and American intelligence will likely all work the case."
"If conclusive evidence proves Iran is behind an attempted attack on U.S. forces, the American President will ultimately decide how Tehran pays," Murphy added.
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Former Defense Intelligence Agency official Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital the number of suspects and vehicles involved raised the possibility of a sophisticated operation.
"We are going to see elevated security protocols across Europe, across the U.K., and across the entire world for any U.S. installation," he said.
"This is a very significant threat, and again, seeing that we had five individuals involved and three different reported vans at the scene, this could have been a very complex, highly orchestrated operation," Badger added.
"This isn't just some type of amateur lone wolf operation," he said, noting Fairford’s strategic importance to the U.S. military. "Fairford is also where the U.S. houses its strategic bombers for Europe as well as the rest of the world."
He said a potential attack posed broader risks beyond the airfield itself which he said "could have had significant security implications. It could have damaged the nearby area."
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"They could have tried to use a VBIED or a vehicle-borne explosive device where the first van could have gone off at the front gate, and then the other vans would have gone in and tried to go for the strategic bombers," Badger said.
British authorities have not publicly identified who they believe was behind the suspected plot or announced a motive, but RAF Fairford had taken on greater strategic importance during the war with Iran.
The U.K. government previously authorized U.S. forces to use the Royal Air Force bases Fairford and Diego Garcia for limited defensive operations, including destroying Iranian missiles and launchers at their source.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later warned that any base used to attack Iranian territory would be considered a legitimate target.
"Any base used to launch attacks on Iranian territory is a legitimate target for our forces," the IRGC said, according to reports.
"Tehran warned London in July to keep American bombers off Fairford, and if this plot traces back to Iran, the answer must be more bombers, not fewer," Morgan said.
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A local councilor told Reuters there had been a recent security alert at Fairford and surveillance had been stepped up.
"So there was a specific threat about six weeks ago from the Iranians on this base. At the time, there was increased surveillance around the area," he told the outlet.
Badger, however, cautioned against assuming Iran was responsible while pointing to other potential threats.
"This could be Iran trying to gain strategic leverage in negotiations, but there are other actors as well," Badger added.
"But there's Russia, who's been launching a campaign of gray zone or hybrid warfare attacks across Europe, as well as Islamic extremists, which are still a significant threat here in the U.K."
"Was this some type of retaliation by Iran to perhaps try to gain leverage or to try to inflict a cost for the U.S. withdrawing from these negotiations? Again, we don't know for sure, but it is a possibility," Badger said.
Badger also pointed to RAF Welford, a major U.S. ammunition storage facility that primarily supports operations at RAF Fairford.
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"RAF Welford is actually the second-largest weapons and ammunition depot in all of Europe," Badger said, noting that the facility where the U.S. stores ammunition "could have been a target as well."
"Other bases across Europe, including European and U.S. partners, have already been on a heightened state of alert," Badger continued.
"But of course, after this attack, I think they're going to be in an even more heightened state. You're going to have more frequent security patrols."
"There are reports that RAF Fairford was put onto what's called the Delta alert, which is the highest state of security alert within the military base system," Badger said.
"So this is basically that 'an imminent terrorist attack is inbound,'" he concluded.
Angels reach historic 100-loss low with season-closing defeat against Mariners as new era looms
A season worth forgetting in Anaheim ended with a mark that will linger in baseball history forever.
With a 7-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Sunday, the Los Angeles Angels (62-100) officially crossed a threshold they had evaded for 65 years: their first 100-loss season.
The defeat stripped the Halos of their standing as the last MLB franchise to avoid triple-digit losses, putting all 30 clubs on the century-mark ledger.
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For first-year manager Kurt Suzuki, Game 162 was the grim culmination of a grueling campaign, one that ultimately eclipsed the 63-99 mark set by Ron Washington’s 2024 squad.
The finale carried an unmistakable layer of drama. Franchise star Mike Trout watched from the dugout on a scheduled day off as his young teammates fought to avert history.
Shortstop Zach Neto had insisted earlier in the week that organizational pride would propel them past the brink, and a 5-4 stretch in their final nine games gave Anaheim a flicker of hope. But Sunday proved unforgiving.
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Former Mariner Yusei Kikuchi (1-7) was tagged early by his old club, surrendering three runs over five innings. After Angels' Bryce Teodosio trimmed the deficit to 3-1 with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly, Seattle quickly slammed the door. A costly throwing error and a two-run double by Randy Arozarena pushed the margin out of reach. A late solo shot by Jose Siri provided a brief spark, but the season expired when Dominic Canzone squeezed a fly ball off the bat of Christian Moore for the final out.
Following the June 26 firing of GM Perry Minasian, interim GM John Mozeliak tore down the roster, shipping out fan favorites Taylor Ward, Jo Adell, Logan O'Hoppe and Chase Silseth (and more) for prospects and leaving Suzuki with a stripped-down, youthful core down the stretch.
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Yet, hitting rock bottom arrives with a sudden shift in momentum.
The end of Arte Moreno's era is officially underway following an agreement to sell the controlling interest of the franchise to Stan Kroenke’s group for a record $4 billion.
For a fanbase enduring its lowest historical point, Kroenke’s proven track record of constructing championship rosters across professional sports offers what Anaheim has lacked for decades: a real vision forward.
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Trevor Lawrence fantasy owners are beside themselves after inexplicable decision in fourth quarter blowout
Life is pretty sweet if you're a Jacksonville Jaguars fan as of late.
Last year, the Jags went 13-4, their best season since 1999, and sit atop the AFC South three games into this season with one of the best coach-quarterback combos in the NFL.
Duval's finest absolutely crushed last year's AFC Champions, the New England Patriots, thanks in large part to the play of that aforementioned quarterback.
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Trevor Lawrence tossed three touchdowns in a blowout 35-6 victory on Sunday, but he could have added a rushing touchdown midway through the fourth quarter as well.
With the Jaguars leading 28-6 with just under nine minutes left in the game, Lawrence took a designed quarterback keeper on third and three and broke into the clear.
Then the flaxen-maned signal caller did something pretty inexplicable by all accounts: he slid at the one-yard line.
Okay, analytics nerds, I'm ready for any and all explanations on this one.
I get that you want to burn as much time as possible when you're holding a lead, but a touchdown there gives you a four-score lead with just over half a quarter left in the game.
The Patriots looked downright anemic on offense, mustering two field goals the entire game, and even if they somehow miraculously found the end zone four times in the next eight minutes, they still would've needed at least one two-point conversion just to tie the ballgame.
So again, I ask, what's the thought process here.
I've never been one to get too up in arms when it comes to things like this, but luckily the internet did it for me, as a bunch of angry fantasy football owners and amateur gamblers were ready to throw their phones through a wall after this one.
I don't get the move, but I certainly don't think there's anything nefarious going on here.
Lawrence likely wanted to burn as much time as possible, and although I think it was ultimately a pointless endeavor, I can understand the logic.
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I would say to put your tinfoil hats away, folks, but Lawrence actually gave a tongue-in-cheek answer about it when speaking during his postgame interview
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Stand up and take a bow, conspiracy theorists. You were right this time.
Kathy Griffin says Ed Sheeran should have told Robert Kraft to 'go f--- yourself' over Macklemore
Comedian Kathy Griffin said on Wednesday that singer Ed Sheeran should have told Gillette Stadium owner and billionaire Robert Kraft to "go f--- yourself" after barring Macklemore from performing as his opening act over his "Free Palestine" stunt.
In an interview with Queerty, Griffin commented on Macklemore being pulled from the rest of Sheeran's tour earlier this month after he repeatedly pushed for a "Free Palestine" during his act and performed his anti-Israel song "Hind's Hall." The decision came after Kraft barred Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium.
Though Sheeran has said that the decision ultimately came from the concert promoter and venues rather than him, Griffin argued that Sheeran could have, and should have, defended Macklemore at the time.
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"I wish that Ed Sheeran had not taken the advice of the ones who told him to fire Macklemore," Griffin said. "Let’s not be listening to f------ Robert Kraft. When Robert Kraft says I’ve called all the other stadium owners and they’re not gonna let you do the show with Macklemore either, Ed Sheeran should’ve said go f--- yourself, I can go to Brazil and perform for 250,000 people. He had more options."
Griffin added that Macklemore's comments were protected under the First Amendment and professed her own support for a "Free Palestine."
"I don't think 'Free Palestine' is such a controversial thing to say because that's a genuine genocide that is happening there, in my opinion. I don't want Israel to be eradicated. I love the Israeli people as I hope the rest of the world likes the American people but hates [President Donald] Trump and his cabinet and our current SCOTUS. So I can't stand [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi Netanyahu. I think he's ruined the Knesset which is their Congress. But I certainly don't have a beef with the Jewish people or the Palestinian people. They're both trying to survive. I personally think that Palestine should be its own country," Griffin said.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Sheeran's and Kraft's representatives for comment.
In response to being removed from Sheeran's tour, Macklemore announced on Thursday that he would be launching his own "Free Palestine Tour." As of now, he has three shows scheduled: in Dublin on Oct. 26, in Paris on Oct. 29 and in London on Oct. 30.
Though Macklemore has received support from progressive figures for his political actions, the singer has also faced criticism from pro-Israel organizations who accused him of supporting antisemitism.
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) released a statement to Fox News Digital supporting Kraft's actions pushing back against Macklemore.
"The Israeli-American Council (IAC) applauds Robert Kraft and his fellow stadium owners for their moral leadership in expelling rapper Macklemore from the concert stage rather than allow him to promote antisemitism," the statement read.
It added, "Robert Kraft's moral leadership establishes what should be an obvious principle: a performer who traffics in antisemitism should not be given a stage. As a result, Macklemore will no longer be allowed to subject audiences to his hateful rants. The IAC salutes and thanks Mr. Kraft for setting an example for all to follow."