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Ed Wedding

Game of Thrones (2011)
‘Game of Thrones’ Director Defends Casting Ed Sheeran for Premiere Cameo: ‘He Deserved to Be There’
Game of Thrones (2011)
Ed Sheeran’s cameo in this past Sunday’s Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere quickly turned into an “Ed Wedding” -- of sorts.

Watch: Ed Sheeran's Twitter Account Disappears After Singer Makes 'Game of Thrones' Debut

The “Shape of You” singer disabled and then reactivated his Twitter account less than a day after there was backlash from viewers on the social media site criticizing the HBO show for their casting choice.

Director Jeremy Podeswa spoke to The Daily Beast, defending his decision to cast the Grammy winner as an unnamed Lannister soldier, whom Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) happens to come upon in her travels.

“I’m a bit surprised that people have made that much fuss about it,” Podeswa said. “To me, he does seem quite organic, in his own way, to the show.”

Noting that “everybody on the show is famous now,” Podeswa went on to explain, “He kind of...
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  • 7/19/2017
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