Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Ed Sheeran back on Twitter after mysteriously disappearing amid GoT backlash

Ed Sheeran had a bizarre cameo in GoT's season 7 premiere. Photo: HBO

Ed Sheeran´s Twitter page reappeared on Tuesday with a spring clean of old tweets after a brief disappearance prompted speculation that the singer had quit the social media platform after mixed reaction to his cameo on TV show "Game of Thrones."

Sheeran´s Twitter account, which boasts 14 million followers, appeared to have been deactivated on Monday.

On Tuesday, it was live again, but many of Sheeran´s 30,000 tweets, including recent posts and comments from fans, had been deleted.

A representative for the British singer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Sheeran was active on Instagram on Tuesday, posting a photo of a cat and a picture from the set of "Game of Thrones." On Sunday he also posted photos and a video of his "Game of Thrones" cameo.

Sheeran´s scene on Sunday´s HBO medieval fantasy series, in which he plays a singing soldier who encounters character Arya Stark, garnered mixed reception from avid "Game of Thrones" fans.

Many criticized his cameo as distracting in a show that does not usually use celebrities.

The 26-year-old singer, whose latest album, "Divide," topped charts in the United States and Britain earlier this year, has been vocal about his dislike of Twitter.

He told Britain´s Sun newspaper earlier this month that it was "nothing but people saying mean things" and that he had stopped using the platform regularly.

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