The discords of real life come into possession of amplified powers the moment they move to the World Wide Web. This type of conflict took a serious tooll on artist Ed Sheeran. Therefore, he decided to close his Instagram account. The source of this friction was Lady Gaga’s community of online fans who misinterpreted one of his interviews.
Lady Gaga Appealed to Her Online Fans to Be More Sensible Before Judging Someone
On Tuesday, Lady Gaga posted on her Instagram a statement of love addressed to both parties of a misunderstanding. She referred to Ed Sheeran’s struggles with coping with online criticism that actually had to real grounds. At the same time, the famous singer inspired all communities to nurture their empathetic sides more during these times. Through this post, “Bad Romance” creator hopes to conciliate Ed Sheeran with her online fans.
“What an incredible talented artist I LOVE ED.”
During a recent interview, Ed Sheeran confessed that the online negative vibes were too much for him to handle anymore. Therefore, he decided to put an end on this source of negativity by shutting down his social media account.
He particularly referred to Gaga’s Instagram community. Sheeran found this fanbase at the edge of a misunderstanding. He knew that the hate he had received came from another interview piece where people thought he was aiming to Lady Gaga as a wrong model of an artist.
The Controversial Interview Disclosed How Ed Sheeran Wants to Grow as an Artist
However, Sheeran claimed that his controversial interview had nothing to do with Lady Gaga. At that moment, he stated out loud his direction as an artist. He stated that he doesn’t want to become an artist who loses his or her purpose after a couple of successes.
However, he referred to a group of artists who were interviewed by the same publisher and participated in Super Bowl as a way to stay relevant. Ed Sheeran wanted to distance himself from this category of artists. Otherwise he would lose his touch with reality and real people. While there were no names, fans found these hints as offenses to Lady Gaga.
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