Ed Sheeran deletes Twitter account after fans attacked him for appearing on Game of Thrones

British pop singer, Ed Sheeran, has
deleted his Twitter account followed by
19 million people, hours after the first
episode of Season 7 aired in the UK on
Monday night.
The Ed Sheeran who have been
criticized for not putting up a good
performance in his brief appearance as a
soldier in the eagerly-awaited episode,
had to take down his account.
According to some viewers, his
performance left them disappointed.
It’s unclear what time his account was
taken down, but fans on Twitter noticed
its absence on Monday night. A cached
version of his account shows that he last
tweeted on Monday.
Sheeran has said before that negative
comments directed at him has turned
him off to the popular social media
platform.
“I go on it and there’s nothing but
people saying mean things,” Sheeran
said. “Twitter’s a platform for that.”
His appearance on Sunday’s season
premiere irritated some fans, many of
whom were not shy about sharing their
dismay on Twitter.
Sheeran is still active on Instagram,
where he shared a behind-the-scenes
selfie from the “Game of Thrones” set on
Monday.