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“Hey guys, I wanted to address some twisted narrative that has been circulating online this past week,” the rapper wrote in a post addressing the accusations on Instagram on Friday (21 February).
The Peace and Justice project, founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who Stormzy has regularly championed, also urged the rapper to drop the collaboration in solidarity with the cause.
The company has been the subject of boycotts from Pro-Palestine campaigners after McDonald’s in Israel gave out thousands of free meals to Israeli forces and citizens following Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski has previously denied it has taken a political stance, calling the boycotts “disheartening and ill-founded” and blaming it on “misinformation”.
“I can’t lie, it’s deleting the post that says Free Palestine that makes the McDonalds deal far worse,” wrote one person.
