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How Guy Gardner Ripped Off Batman in LANTERNS
- Lanterns episode six, “Bad Optics,” featured Guy Gardner and explained that he “ripped-off” Batman.
- Hal Jordan tells John Stewart that Guy installed a lantern beacon, essentially his own Bat-Signal.
- This marks the first time anyone in live-action DCU has mentioned Batman even a little.
- Nerdist Take: We see the beacon does work, so Guy ripping off Batman wasn’t a bad idea.
We know, even if in only minor ways, the Green Lantern Guy Gardner took a little bit of inspiration from the Man of Steel himself in Superman (2025). The stalwart superhero was able to convince Guy and his fellow Justice Gang members to join him in doing the right thing with regard to stopping Boravia from invading Jarhanpur (again). We can call that a pretty big inspiration. But Guy also, we learned in Lanterns episode six, “Bad Optics,” ripped off another pretty well-known hero we haven’t seen in the DCU (in live-action) yet. A certain Batman.
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Episode six jumped to 2026 following the horrible devastation in the 2016 storyline. John Stewart has become an architect and works with his brother Marcus designing and building fancy high-rise buildings with panic rooms. Ahead of an important pitch with Midway City officials, John receives a call from his mother, Bernadette. She tells him he should go see Hal Jordan, who wants to apologize.
Against his better judgment, John does drive to Rushville, NE, where Hal has relocated after his release from prison. We later learn that Hal had gone to Rushville to make amends, though the people despise him, and to get together with the now-divorced Sheriff Kerry Kane. However, when John arrives at the diner, not only is Hal surprised to see him, the former Green Lantern has no intention of apologizing?
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Now, what does any of this have to do with Guy Gardner and Batman? Hal explains to John how much the people of Rushville hate all Green Lanterns, and despite this, Guy donated a Lantern Signal for the citizenry to light whenever they need him. Hal says the “gym teacher” ripped off “that Bat Guy from Gotham.”
This is the first time anyone in live-action DCU has mentioned Batman, though not fully by name. Viewers have previously seen a glimpse of Batman in Gotham City, as well among other dead heroes in a vision, in Creature Commandos. Lanterns had previously established Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly MacDonald) came from Gotham. It’s possible Hal is deriding Batman, but it could also be, at this point in the DCU, Batman isn’t super well known outside of his home city. It’s also very funny that Guy couldn’t even think of a more efficient method for getting his attention than a LIGHT. I get it’s thematic, but still.
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Later in the episode, John lights the beacon, which does actually summon Guy. However, it takes several hours. Better late than never, I guess. We also see in teaser material for one of the last two episodes that John uses the beacon again, which Guy chides him for, saying it should only be for emergencies.
The people of Rushville have vandalized the beacon with a dick-and-balls graffiti. And, in fairness, the monument, just on the sidewalk of the main drag, doesn’t elicit much awe. The citizens want nothing to do with the Green Lanterns, no matter who they are, and unlike Commissioner Gordon with the Bat-Signal, John lighting the Lantern-Signal leads to people threatening violence against him.
Still, we know the beacon works. Ergo, a Green Lantern ripping off Batman wasn’t a bad idea.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.The post How Guy Gardner Ripped Off Batman in LANTERNS appeared first on Nerdist.
LANTERNS: Why Doesn’t Guy Gardner Have Hal Jordan’s Ring?
- Lanterns episode six, “Bad Optics,” explains that Guy Gardner doesn’t wear Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern ring, instead wearing a new one.
- This isn’t all that weird as in the comics, this has always been the case, with each new Lantern getting their own ring.
- Nerdist take:
Lanterns episode six, “Bad Optics,” shifts the action fully into 2026 as John Stewart investigates Hal Jordan’s murder. While he’s almost totally unwanted in Rushville, NE, the one-time Green Lantern heir apparent signals to former Athletic Director, Guy Gardner, to request that he get Hal’s suit and ring to bury him. While Guy initially gives a big “Hell no” to that, John reminds Sir Bowl Cut that it’s entirely because of John that Guy is the GL in the first place.
But this raises an interesting question. We learn that, rather than giving Guy Hal’s ring, the Guardians decommissioned it and forged a new one. Why would they do that?
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Guy Gardner Does Not Use Hal Jordan’s Ring
People noticed early on that the ring prop that Nathan Fillion wore as Guy Gardner in Superman was not the same as the one we saw on Kyle Chandler or Aaron Pierre’s finger in Lanterns. Aesthetic choices are certainly a thing, however, the premise of the Green Lantern Corps as presented in Lanterns is that each space sector only has one Lantern and their ring passes from one to the next with their death. (Or forced replacement, as with Sinestro or Hal.) So wouldn’t, we assume, Guy wear Hal’s ring?
Not so. In “Bad Optics,” John wants to give a proper burial to Hal and asks Guy to retrieve Hal’s uniform and ring from Oa. Specifically we learn the Guardians forged a new ring for Guy to wear. This isn’t unheard of by any stretch in the comics. The Guardians can forge new rings any lanterns any time they want.
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Multiple Rings for Earth Lanterns
In the comics, Guy Gardner initially had the role of Hal Jordan’s backup. This did not mean Guy would get Hal’s ring if he needed to assume the lead role. He had his own ring and lantern. During the period of time when Guy was in a coma following a car accident, John Stewart became Hal’s official backup. He too had his own ring.
By the 1980s, writer Steve Englehart and artist Joe Staton thought it was silly not to have multiple Lanterns operating at once. While Hal remained the official Lantern of Sector 2814, John and Guy served as reserve members, or Lanterns who served out in space instead.
Eventually, post-Crisis, and post-the entire GLC falling to Parallax, the rule changed so that space sectors had two official Lanterns at the same time. Now, in the comics, Hal, John, Guy, Kyle Rayner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and more can serve as Lanterns, despite all of them coming from Earth.
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How Lanterns Can Change the Rules
The practical, real-world reason for Guy not wearing Hal’s ring is that the creators of the show need a reason for John to have a ring without stripping it from Guy. Maybe we’ll hear that the rings only go to the next worthy candidate via death or if someone else steals it from them. Otherwise, a dishonorable discharge might mean the ring is tainted or whatever.
Though the Guardians on the show seem like real pieces of crap, I think it’s entirely plausible that Lianna will decree that, if not every sector, at least 2813 has enough activity to warrant more than one Lantern on patrol. That also allows for any other member of the Corps future creatives want to add to the DCU to do so. And it might allow for Hal Jordan to eventually return to life and resume his role. Hey, he’s done that plenty in the comics.
Nerdist TakeBy the end of the series, I have a strong feeling both Guy and John will bear the title Green Lantern of Earth, however the show spins it.
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Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.The post LANTERNS: Why Doesn’t Guy Gardner Have Hal Jordan’s Ring? appeared first on Nerdist.
Who Is LANTERNS’ Carol Ferris? Hal Jordan’s Old Flame, Explained
- Hal Jordan’s frequent love interest, and frequent enemy, Carol Ferris, appears in episode six of Lanterns for Hal’s funeral. And the two have a long history in the comics.
- Originally Hal Jordan’s boss at Ferris Aircraft, Carol eventually became the cosmically powered enemy of Green Lantern, the Star Sapphire.
- In modern DC Comics, Carol is now a hero, and even a member of the Justice League.
- Nerdist’s take: Carol appears in the DCU for the first time in Lanterns, but we think her history could be explored in future seasons, possibly even as Star Sapphire.
Episode six of Lanterns season one just pulled in one of the most important supporting characters in Green Lantern comics. At Hal Jordan’s sparsely attended funeral, one person from his past appeared: his longtime on again/off again love interest, Carol Ferris, played by Amie MacKenzie from Dexter. Originally, Carol was just the Lois Lane equivalent for Green Lantern. She was a feisty brunette who was Hal’s co-worker, from whom Hal kept his identity secret. But eventually, in a twist, she became one of Green Lantern’s most notorious foes, the Star Sapphire. And these days, she is actually a superhero and a member of Justice League Unlimited.
Carol Ferris Was Hal Jordan’s Boss as Well as Love Interest
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Carol Ferris first appeared in Showcase #22 from 1959. The very same issue that ushered in Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern into DC Comics lore. Designed by artist Carmine Infantino to look like Elizabeth Taylor, Carol Ferris was the daughter of Ferris Aircraft owner and CEO, Carl Ferris. She eventually took over the day-to-day duties of running Ferris Air, becoming Hal’s boss. Because of her “no dating employees” policy, she and Hal never truly became an item. This was despite their very obvious attraction to each other.
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Much like Superman kept his secret identity from Lois Lane, Hal refused to tell Carol he was really Green Lantern. Modern comics explained that Carol was an accomplished pilot herself. But she gave up her flying dreams to take over her dad’s company. 21st century era comics also revealed that she and Hal have been friends since childhood, and she was even there the day Hal’s father died in a tragic flight accident.
Carol Ferris Becomes Star Sapphire, One of Green Lantern’s Worst Enemies
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In Green Lantern #16 from 1962, Carol Ferris became one of Hal Jordan’s deadliest recurring enemies, the Star Sapphire. The Zamarons, an ancient alien race who were the female counterparts to the Guardians of the Universe, the Green Lantern Corps’ bosses, now considered them enemies. Once they discover Carol’s love for Green Lantern Hal Jordan, they kidnap her. They infuse her with the power of a gem called the Star Sapphire, brainwashing her into becoming Green Lantern’s enemy. With the gem, she had violet-colored energy powers identical to a Green Lantern’s. Eventually, after her relationship with Hal never worked out, she accepted a marriage proposal fromal from someone else. But that marriage never happened.
Carol and Hal Jordan Spend Decades as Enemies and Lovers
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Hal and Carol battled on and off for years. And each time Green Lantern defeated Star Sapphire, Carol would return to normal with no memory of her other self. Hal would find a way to make Carol forget what her other personality did. Other times, the Zamarons would wipe the knowledge from her mind. This caused a dynamic for years where Carol and Hal were either dating, or fighting each other. For a time, Ferris Air flight attendant Debbie Darnell stole the Star Sapphire gem from Carol, and became Star Sapphire II. But somehow, Carol always got the power back, and became a villain again. Even though she wouldn’t remember.
The Most Extreme Version of Star Sapphire Murders John Stewart’s Wife
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In the ’80s, Carol Ferris became possessed by an alien entity again, this time, a male one called the Predator. (Nope, no relation to the cinematic alien big game hunter.) DC eventually revealed this male entity as a parasitic creature from the planet Maltus, the original home of the Guardians and Zamarons. The Predator fully takes control of Carol, and she becomes the worst version yet of Star Sapphire. This version seeks revenge on Hal by killing his friend, Katma Tui. Katma was an alien ex-Green Lantern now married to John Stewart. When Hal refused to let John take revenge on Carol for his wife’s murder, it caused a rift between them. Eventually, the Green Lantern Corps fully purges Carol of any alien personalities. She moves on with her life, and marries a man named Gil Johns. But that relationship ends in divorce, because Carol can’t get over Hal.
Redemption: In Modern Comics, Carol Ferris Becomes a Heroic Star Sapphire
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In the 2000s era, writer Geoff Johns returned Carol to the Star Sapphire role, but this time, as a hero. In modern comics, the Zamarons began an intergalactic peacekeeping corps of their own, each equipped with violet rings powered by love. This is much like how Green Lantern rings draw energy from willpower, or yellow rings draw power from fear. Given her past association with the name “Star Sapphire,” Carol refuses at first. But when the Zamarons tell her she was chosen because she harbors great love for Hal Jordan, despite how he’s often ruined their relationship, she says yes. Especially as the Zamarons tell her she will be crucial in saving Hal’s life in an upcoming crisis against the Black Lantern Corps.
Carol and Hal Still Can’t Make It Work, But She Does Join the Justice League
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Despite all of this, and clearly having strong feelings for each other, Carol Ferris and Hal still can’t make it work out romantically, for one reason or another. Carol even dates Hal’s much younger replacement, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, for a brief time. She even runs off to Las Vegas to marry a man named Nathan Broome, but she leaves him at the altar to go help Hal Jordan, because she realizes she still loves him. And yet, the two do not officially become a couple. Despite her messy relationship with Hal, in current DC Comics, Carol has embraced her heroic role as Star Sapphire and joined the Justice League Unlimited.
Carol Ferris and Star Sapphire in Outside-Comics Media
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Carol, primarily as Star Sapphire, has appeared in many animated series, like Justice League, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, DC Super Hero Girls, and Green Lantern: The Animated Series. In the latter, she was voiced by Jennifer Hale, who famously plays another woman frequently possessed by a cosmic entity, Jean Grey, in various Marvel media like X-Men ’97. In live-action, Carol was portrayed by actress Blake Lively in the 2011 Green Lantern film. Ironically, that film is where she met her future husband, Ryan Reynolds, who she has been with now for fifteen years. They have had the opposite relationship trajectory of the characters they portrayed, who can never make it work.
Nerdist’s Take: The DCU Carol Ferris That Appears in Lanterns May Have an Interesting PastIn the Lanterns series, Carol Ferris shows up for Hal Jordan’s funeral in 2026. John Stewart instantly recognizes her, so their relationship by this point must be public knowledge. It seems in the DCU, the two had a similar rocky on again/off again romance, presumably for decades, as Carol appears to be Hal’s age, more or less. There’s no indication she was ever a supervillain, much less a superhero. But then again, Hal Jordan was Earth’s Green Lantern for literally decades, so who knows if that ever happened. But if it did, it’s not mentioned in Lanterns. Still, Carol is a huge part of Hal’s backstory, so it’s nice she was acknowledged by the series. If a future prequel season of Lanterns covers Hal’s history, we may yet see a lot more of Carol, and maybe Star Sapphire, in the DCU.
Eric Diaz is a staff writer at Nerdist and a Swiss Army knife of fandoms. Eric loves DC, Marvel, horror movies, and even Star Wars and Star Trek equally.The post Who Is LANTERNS’ Carol Ferris? Hal Jordan’s Old Flame, Explained appeared first on Nerdist.
What DCU Heroes Might Live in LANTERNS’ Midway City?
- Episode six of Lanterns confirms John Stewart hails from Midway City, a fictional DC Comics city with some history.
- In the comics, Midway City is in Michigan and was home to Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and the Doom Patrol.
- Nerdist’s take: The introduction of Midway in the DCU means we could see several new heroes in live-action.
In Lanterns episode six, we get another fictional city reveal, as we learned that John Stewart lives in Midway City, Michigan. And this reveal may have meaning. In the new DCU, James Gunn has made it clear that in his version of America, real-world cities like New York and LA are replaced with fictional ones from DC Comics. So instead of New York, we have Metropolis; instead of Los Angeles, we have Coast City. This is in contrast to how it actually is in the comics. In the pages of the comics, the fictional cities exist alongside the real ones.
In the DCU, Midway City Probably Replaces Detroit on the Map
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In Justice League/Avengers, we even learned that DC Universe Earth is literally bigger than Marvel Universe Earth. This explains why there’s room for so many cities in each state. In the comics, John Stewart hailed from Detroit, MI. But in Lanterns, there probably is no Detroit at all, and the large Michigan community became the fictional Midway City. But that’s a name associated with several DC heroes. It’s just that none of them are actually John Stewart, or even any other Green Lantern.
Midway City in DC Comics Was the Longtime Home Base of Hawkman and Hawkgirl
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In the DC Universe, Midway City is located in the state of Michigan. Although it was originally modeled on Chicago. It is supposedly located across from the southern tip of Ontario. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Joe Kubert, the name Midway City instantly suggested the community was located in the Midwest. Years later, DC would confirm Midway City was in the state of Michigan. It was first introduced in 1961’s The Brave and the Bold #34, as the home of Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Carter Hall, the human alias of Katar Hol, the alien Hawkman, was the curator at the Midway City Museum. Hawkman and Hawkgirl made Midway their home base for decades.
The Doom Patrol Also Called Midway City Home
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Usually, in DC Comics, one fictional city is the home to one high-profile hero. Or, in the case of Batman and Superman, one high-profile hero with many sidekicks who call it home too. But Midway City was the big exception to that rule. In the mid-sixties, the city also became home to the Doom Patrol, the strange band of freaks led by eccentric scientist Niles Caulder. The original version of the Doom Patrol eventually died (at least for a little while), and for a long time, Hawkman and Hawkgirl were the city’s sole superheroic protectors. But when they too disappeared, Midway City became vulnerable. And the events of DC’s Final Crisis left much of it destroyed.
Midway City is Mostly Forgotten in Modern DC ComicsIn the comics, Midway City doesn’t have much of a distinct personality besides “mid-sized Midwestern town.” It’s not gothic and oppressive like Gotham City, or an idealized Art Deco New York like Metropolis. And even though heroes like the Hawks and the Doom Patrol have long since come back to DC continuity, they tend to make other cities their base of operations these days. It’s now more of a relic of Silver Age DC Comics stories than actively used. But occasionally, you see it mentioned, particularly in comics like The Flash, or more recently, World’s Finest.
Nerdist’s Take: Midway City in Lanterns May Hint at Major Heroes Existing in the DCU
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Even more than in the comics, we suspect the DCU’s Midway City is just a complete stand-in for Detroit. However, if the DCU Hawkgirl comes from Midway, and so does John, that just adds fuel to our theory that these two become a power couple in the DCU. Just as they are in the animated Justice League series. And maybe a DCU Doom Patrol lives there as well. We’ll have to wait and see if the name Midway City was just a throwaway reference, or will actually matter to the DCU as a whole. But it just might be a clue to some other major DC characters.
Eric Diaz is a staff writer at Nerdist and a Swiss Army knife of fandoms. Eric loves DC, Marvel, horror movies, and even Star Wars and Star Trek equally.The post What DCU Heroes Might Live in LANTERNS’ Midway City? appeared first on Nerdist.
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President Donald Trump said that he plans to make his proposed 250-foot arch in Washington, DC, a “top grade military complex” that holds large stores of weaponry, citing national security reasons and a “strong request” from the US military.
Trump added in his Sunday post on Truth Social that the planned “Triumphal Arch” near the National Mall would “have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas.”
The president first proposed building the arch last October to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. The much-criticized project, as currently planned, would tower over most other DC landmarks—the tallest being the Washington Monument, at approximately 555 feet—and block the view of Arlington National Cemetery from the Lincoln Memorial.
Three Vietnam War veterans sued the administration to prevent construction of the arch based on the view issue, and also because Trump has not secured the required approval from Congress. Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered the administration to provide 48 hours’ notice before doing any work on the project, but has yet to rule on the merits of the case.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) called Trump’s new arch plan, “obviously idiotic” as he “clearly expects to lose a lawsuit and therefore wants to set up a pretext to argue that the arch is tied to national security.”
Putting a drone launching site directly in the landing path for DCA is a stupid, dangerous, and unworkable idea.
Trump clearly expects to lose a lawsuit and therefore wants to set up a pretext to argue that the arch is tied to national security. Which is obviously idiotic. https://t.co/YIMlIm65TR
Trump’s latest post represents a significant departure from his former plan for the arch, which included a winged, gilded statue of Lady Liberty and an inscription reading, “One Nation Under God.” The drones and snipers could indeed be a matter of Trump trying to justify the arch as a national security requirement—he applied a similar argument to his unpermitted and unpopular White House ballroom, announcing in March that “the military is building a big complex under the ballroom.”
As my colleague Sophie Hurwitz has pointed out, Trump has a long history of using the idea of “national security” to do whatever he wants: threatening to annex Greenland, targeting ICE protesters as terrorists, expanding construction of hyperscale data centers, and removing trans people from public life. “If national security is everything, then national security is nothing at all,” Hurwitz noted. Well, except, in this case, an excuse for Trump to abuse his power when no one is willing to stop him.
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Which Side Is Ed Sheeran On?
Ed Sheeran opened his Philadelphia show Saturday night by admitting to “making mistakes”—maybe not quite the apology some people were hoping for. It was the star musician’s first performance since billionaire Robert Kraft pressured Sheeran and his team to remove Macklemore from his stadium tour over the rapper’s pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
Sheeran, who seemed to be reading from a teleprompter, told the audience he has tried to avoid being an “activist musician” or “a political commentator of any kind” throughout his career because he wants his music to be “about unity, not division, about humanity, not politics.” He said he recognized that the October 7 Hamas attack and “what is happening in Gaza,” which he called “catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate,” was a “humanitarian issue.”
“This concert is still a place where everyone is welcome and everyone here can stand beside people that have opposing views,” Sheeran continued.
“I am deeply worried about the idea that venues pre-approve content performers,” he said. “It should never happen in the free world.” He did not mention Kraft by name or comment on the billionaire’s reasoning for demanding Macklemore’s removal.
In a statement last week, Kraft wrote in part: “Based on Macklemore’s recent actions, material shared from the stage during Ed Sheeran’s shows in New Jersey, and a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community, we determined that his participation in the September 25th and 26th concerts at Gillette Stadium would cross that line.”
Kraft has a long history of donating to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, an organization that raises funds for IDF soldiers, veterans, and families, and the United Democracy Project, a super PAC backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to elect pro-Israel candidates.
During shows at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, Macklemore advocated for Palestinian freedom and called Israel’s actions “genocide”—a designation most scholars of the subject would agree with. Shortly after Macklemore was taken off Sheeran’s tour, all four of the remaining opening acts withdrew out of solidarity.
Just before starting his Saturday show, Sheeran said that the recent developments put him “in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet.”
His comments, which echoed a social media statement he made last Tuesday, are unlikely to appease critics who accuse him of complicity with Kraft. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, for one, took issue with his “attempts to ‘both-sides’ Israel’s ongoing genocide.” Sheeran claims to support peace, the group said, “yet fails to even mention its crucial condition—justice.”
All five opening acts took significant financial hits by dropping out of the tour—as of April, Sheeran was the sixth-most streamed artist on Spotify of all time. And Sheeran failed to back them up on a subject where one cannot credibly walk a line down the middle.
View this post on InstagramAt the end of Saturday’s performance, Sheeran told the crowd that he wanted to “apologize for the first bit of the show,” noting that families with children did not buy their tickets to hear him talking about something other than “unity” and “love” and “family.”
“The last week of my life has been one of the worst weeks of my life,” he said, thanking the crowd for their support. “I really didn’t know whether I’d be even getting onstage again, whether I even wanted to be an artist at all.”
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