Ed Sheeran has slammed rumors tying him to author JK Rowling,
The singer took to Instagram Stories to call out an article that made a false claim he attended a New Year’s Eve Party at the Harry Potter author’s Scotland home.
Sheeran, 33, posted a screenshot of a tweet made for an article in September 2024 which read: “How Ed Sheeran brought joy to wounded (Israel Defense Force) soldiers – opinion.”
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Sheeran was quick to shut down the swirling speculation before urging his followers to do their research before posting online to reduce the spread of misinformation.
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“Respectfully … any other journalist who has reported both these stories, neither are true,” he began.
“I spent new year with my family and friends.”
“The story about wounded soldiers at my show, was a charity that sourced tickets to my show in Cyprus last year, which was a large scale public concert,” he continued, referencing the September show part of his + – = ÷ x world tour. .
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“This sort of reporting is (divisive) and damaging, please research before you post things,” Sheeran concluded.
The author of the original tweet responded on Xclaiming that they previously asked Sheeran about his attendance.
“Hi @edsheeran – this is great to hear 👍. I used the word ‘reportedly’ about JK Rowling’s NYE party, because it was widely reported by UK and international media at the time.”
“I also reached out directly to you in the first wk of Jan via Twitter to ask if the story was correct – but no reply.
“Delighted to hear you didn’t go! ✌️❤️🏳️⚧️.”
In a follow up post, they also shared: “From the source – Ed Sheeran DID NOT attend JK Rowling’s New Year’s Eve party @edsheeran.”
Original reports that Sheeran had attended Rowling’s New Year’s Eve party have since been removed amid his response.
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