His own statement told us everything we needed to know. To be clear, Sheeran isn't the only one to blame, but unfortunately as the lead act and poster child of the tour, he's going to get the brunt of it.

Not a single other artist had any problem leaving the tour.

You're right. If you had $400M and your boss asked you to stand up for genocide or you wouldn't get paid that week would you do it? Cause that's literally what this is . Guy is obscenely wealthy. Him not only not using his power to help others but actively fighting for the oppressor is not 'being neutral'. You want to hoard wealth? While claiming to be an artist? Gotta know there's a good chance at some point someone's gonna call you out