Javier Bardem urged his Instagram followers to sign a petition to remove P!nk as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador after she criticized Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks. The petition had about 150,000 signatures; UNICEF has not clarified the future of her appointment.
The campaign followed Macklemore voicing “Free Palestine” during an Ed Sheeran tour show. P!nk called his move opportunistic and shared a StopAntisemitism post accusing Macklemore of spreading propaganda and suggesting Sheeran refund tickets. Campaign organizers say her views conflict with the neutrality, harmony and child-protection commitments expected of an international body like UNICEF.
At a Philadelphia concert over the weekend, Sheeran described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic, unjustifiable and disproportionate.” Macklemore had been dropped from the tour after pro-Palestinian statements; the article says his removal prompted criticism of Sheeran and led to the mass resignation of Macklemore’s band and the tour’s other support acts.
