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Ed Sheeran's backing band and all of his support acts have pulled out of the artist's US tour.

It began when rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian comments on stage.

Sheeran said the decision to remove Macklemore was made by his tour promoter, not him.

The BBC's Mark Savage looks at how this change may impact Sheeran's upcoming gigs.

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