Ed Sheeran Blasts False Claims That He Attended J.K. Rowling’s New Year’s Eve Party As “Divisive And Damaging”

Ed Sheeran Blasts False Claims That He Attended J.K. Rowling’s New Year’s Eve Party As “Divisive And Damaging”

On Tuesday (January 21), Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram Story to discredit an inflammatory article from The Sun that falsely claimed that the singer attended a New Year's Eve party at J.K. Rowling's Scottish home. In Sheeran’s post, he shared a screenshot from X by British journalist India Willoughby, where she wrote, "Ed Sheeran reportedly…

On Tuesday (January 21), Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram Story to discredit an inflammatory article from The Sun that falsely claimed that the singer attended a New Year’s Eve party at J.K. Rowling‘s Scottish home. In Sheeran’s post, he shared a screenshot from X by British journalist India Willoughby, where she wrote, “Ed Sheeran reportedly went to JK Rowling’s New Year’s Eve party, too,” over the top of a previous headline about the singer. “Respectfully, India Willoughby, and any other journalist who has reported both these stories, neither are true,” Sheeran wrote. “I spent new year with my family and friends.” For her part, Willoughby was relieved to hear the clarification, writing a retraction on X, “Hi @edsheeran – this is great to hear 👍. I note the Daily Express has now removed their made-up story. Delighted I can still be an @edsheeran fan 😊✌️❤️🏳️‍⚧️” (People)

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