Washington, Sept. 20 -- Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe has defended Ed Sheeran over the removal of Macklemore from Sheeran's Loop Tour, calling the decision a "human f****** error" and arguing that public criticism has been directed at the wrong person.

Rowe, who himself dropped out of the tour in solidarity with Macklemore, made the comments in a video posted to his Instagram on Friday.

He said Sheeran's team appeared to have panicked amid pressure surrounding Macklemore's "Free Palestine" remarks and the subsequent fallout.

"I think you are all focusing on the wrong person here. All I keep hearing is Ed Sheeran this, Ed Sheeran that. When you really should be focusing on the likes of Robert Kraft," Rowe said in a video posted to ...