Sydney Sweeney's reported loss of more than 200,000 Instagram followers and Ed Sheeran's escalating fallout over Macklemore have emerged as two separate celebrity controversies driving online discussion this week. Sweeney's follower decline came amid backlash over her Novig campaign, while Sheeran's tour dispute intensified after three supporting acts and his touring band Beoga withdrew following Macklemore's removal.
The controversies are unrelated, but their timing has prompted social-media users to compare the different forms of backlash facing the two stars.
