No, Ed Sheeran Is Not Actually Moving to America: ‘Here’s Me Setting the Record Straight’

After speculation arose astir Ed Sheeran potentially leaving his location successful England for the United States, the vocalist made things crystal wide successful a station to his Instagram Stories connected Tuesday (Sept. 9).

During his Sunday quality connected The 2 Johnnies Podcast, Sheeran made an off-hand remark astir making a determination to America, and however that seemed to spell against the inclination of celebrities leaving the U.S. for different countries. “I’m conscionable astir to determination to America,” helium told the hosts. “I consciousness similar I mightiness beryllium the lone idiosyncratic moving to America. I’m going connected circuit determination for a portion and I person a family, truthful I can’t dip successful and out. We’re going and settling there.”

While immoderate quality outlets and fans took this quality to mean that Sheeran was permanently leaving his location successful England, the vocalist told fans successful his Wednesday station that the determination was lone temporary.

“Way easier to wide up worldly connected present truthful here’s maine mounting the grounds straight, coz there’s deffo a communicative property are trying to propulsion that radical wanna determination retired of the UK for immoderate reason,” helium wrote. “I’m not moving, I’m going connected circuit with my household and relocating to the continent I’m touring on, don’t wanna commute from London to San Diego obvz.”

He added that the speculation astir his determination perchance being owed to “taxes” was false. “Also this isn’t a taxation thing, it’s USA not UAE,” helium wrote. “[I’ll] ever wage taxation successful uk coz that’s wherever I live.”

While Sheeran is presently readying for his upcoming Loop Tour done Europe and Australia, the vocalist has yet to denote immoderate North American circuit dates tied to his caller medium Play (out Friday, Sept. 12).