Kraft said in a statement shortly thereafter that Sheeran contacted him before Macklemore put out his statement to ask for a $2 million match to aid in the region.

Yes. sure he did. What a coincidence that must've been, and it was for double the amount.

“Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners and our goal is to continue to work together to build bridges,” Kraft wrote.

Yes, because that will fix it.. /s