@gbnews: Popstar Boy George has told GB News about how some of his friends had distanced themselves since the singer expressed his support for Israel. The pop icon took a swipe at American rapper Macklemore, who recently shot to prominence after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour amid disputes over Israel. Speaking to Charlie Peters in Israel, the singer said: "People are shutting things down without as much as a conversation. I've had friends that said to me, ‘I'll do this for you, but don't put my name on it’. "But I also appreciate when people are honest and say, look, I’m scared. I don't know where this is going and I get it. I get that and I respect that. If somebody says, ‘I support you, but please don't tell anyone’, I'm not going to go out and say, ‘look, they're lying’. "You have to respond to people who are being so vocal online. And the negative narrative is quite powerful." Boy George was speaking to the People’s Channel in the backdrop of the site of a massacre. #Israel #Jewish #BoyGeorge #Macklemore #GBNews

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Wednesday 04 November 2026 10:00:00 GMT