“I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine. The rapper faced criticism from Jewish groups for saying ‘Free Palestine’ and making ‘political speeches’ at two concerts. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• “I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.S1

• The rapper faced criticism from Jewish groups for saying ‘Free Palestine’ and making ‘political speeches’ at two concerts.S2