WSJ: 40-minute call catapulted Ed Sheeran into debate dividing US

Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Beaton breaks down the explosive, 40-minute phone call between Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft that nearly derailed a massive stadium tour. Beaton reveals why the Patriots owner viewed opening act Macklemore’s onstage comments as hate speech—not free speech—and how Kraft launched a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign to rally fellow NFL owners.

Read the original report at Cnn.