Boy George issues lengthy statement as Israel backlash erupts: ‘Anxious everywhere I go!’
Boy George has published an extensive statement on X declaring that his life has been transformed in recent months after choosing to stand with his Jewish friends.
“I made a decision to support my Jewish friends and without hesitation,” the 65-year-old Culture Club frontman wrote. “I feel anxious almost everywhere I go but I do not regret my decision.”
The singer said he had watched people he had previously helped abandon him over his stance. “I have seen friends that I have helped and supported turn on me without a conversation,” he stated.
He praised the contribution of British Jews to London life, citing “Philip Sallon’s crazy nightclubs” and “the brick lane Bagel shop” as examples.
In the last few months, my life has changed beyond all compare. I made a decision to support my Jewish friends and without hesitation. I feel anxious almost everywhere I go but I do not regret my decision. I have seen friends that I have helped and supported turn on me without a…
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) September 9, 2026
The post marks a significant escalation of his recent interventions in the ongoing row over the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The statement follows a fierce row that erupted on Monday when Boy George accused Ed Sheeran of lacking backbone over the Macklemore controversy.
The American rapper had used his support slot on Sheeran’s LOOP Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to proclaim “Free Palestine” before performing his protest song Hind’s Hall.
“@edsheeran clearly has no spine, and as for @Palomafaith and her stupid, virtuous squealing of delight about Mackle-bore when she is about as political as a soggy tuna sandwich,” Boy George wrote on X.
Boy George has been a vocal supporter of Israel | GETTY
He also dismissed slogans like “Free Palestine” as offering “the appearance of moral courage without requiring much political knowledge.”
The singer praised Pink for having spoken out and urged Mr Sheeran to address the matter publicly.
The Israeli American Council responded by launching a petition demanding Mr Sheeran drop Macklemore from the remaining tour dates, arguing the rapper had exploited the concert platform to push a “one-sided political agenda.”
The organisation declared: “Freedom of expression does not mean freedom from responsibility. Your show. Your stage. Your responsibility.”
Boy George accused Ed Sheeran of having ‘no spine’ as he weighed in on the growing row | GETTYAudience reaction at MetLife Stadium was sharply split, with some fans cheering Macklemore’s words while others reportedly walked out.
One attendee complained on X that the rapper had hijacked a family outing into a political rally.
Macklemore showed no sign of backing down, delivering the same politically charged remarks during his second night at the venue.
Mr Sheeran, for his part, had not publicly responded to the furore.
In his latest statement, Boy George broadened his targets beyond the music industry, taking aim at politicians too.
Boy George took to social media to share a lengthy statement
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ITV“As for Ed Miliband, clearly we know why he never because Prime Minister and Andy Burnham won’t be getting my vote,” he wrote.
He branded those voicing pro-Palestine sentiments as bandwagon-jumpers with no genuine political understanding.
“They only care because it has become fashionable to care. I would go as far to say that they are the biggest and most hideous cowardly fakes to walk this earth,” he declared.
His interventions have drawn a polarised response.
Critics accused him of disregarding Palestinian civilian suffering, while supporters called him brave for taking a public stand.
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