Sheeran exits Twitter stage after ‘Game of Thrones’ backlash
By Reuters
19 July 2017 |
12:12 pm
Ed Sheeran's Twitter page has vanished, prompting speculation that the music star has quit the social media platform after voicing discomfort with abuse directed at him on it.
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