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After appearing on 'Game of Thrones', Ed Sheeran quits Twitter
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Ed Sheeran's appearance on 'Game of Thrones' received mixed reviews. Since not everyone loves him as much as actress Maisie Williams does, Sheeran was bombarded with mean tweets. (Shutterstock/File)
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nglish singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran apparently has had enough of Twitter. Within 24 hours after his brief appearance in the season premiere of HBO Original production Game of Thrones, he decided to delete his Twitter account on Monday.
Those trying to access @edsheeran account will find that the page does not exist.
The singer's fans have reacted to this, asking for explanations and expressing sadness.
Why did Ed Sheeran just delete his twitter account......
— Caitlyn Lubas (@concertcaitlyn) July 17, 2017
Ed Sheeran has deleted his twitter account following all the hateful and awful messages he has received from trolls
— Luke Waltham (@lukewaltham) July 17, 2017
Just don't understand how people can hate on Ed Sheeran so much to make him delete his twitter like sorry what he's one of the nicest people
— Sophie 🌹 (@aSophieLally) July 18, 2017
Earlier this month, he told The Sun that he had gone off Twitter completely, as there was nothing in Twitter but people saying mean things.
“One comment ruins your day […] that’s why I’ve come off it,” he said. However, at that time, he had yet to quit Twitter completely.
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His guest appearance on Game of Thrones receives mixed reviews. Since not everyone loves him as much as actress Maisie Williams does, Sheeran was bombarded with mean tweets.
it's impossible to actually know who ed sheeran is because he's bland to the point of having absolutely no defining characteristics
— dong perignon (@UnburntWitch) July 17, 2017
Audibly groaned when Ed Sheeran came on screen in #GameOfThrones because it was entirely unnecessary and not subtle in the slightest
— Adam Valentine (@Adam86Valentine) July 17, 2017
Barista: How are you today Jeremy?
Me: I'm still a little upset about that Ed Sheeran cameo on Game of Thrones last night.
Barista: (blinks)
— cinemasins (@cinemasins) July 17, 2017
Worst cameo ever
— Chris Ruiz (@20Chruiz) July 17, 2017
These tweets might have been the thing that convinced him to delete his Twitter account altogether. At the time of writing, Sheeran has yet to provide any explanation to his fans. Meanwhile, his Instagram and Facebook accounts remain active. (jes/kes)
