Please forgive Ed Sheeran for forgetting the words to his own song in front of the entire world

That baby who looks like him would never do this.
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Chloe Bryan
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During his Red Nose Day telethon performance on Friday, pop star and baby doppelganger Ed Sheeran briefly forgot the words to his song "What Do I Know."

Okay, let's just get this joke out. What does he know? Not the words! Boom. Roasted.

Here's what went down:

Let's assess the damage here: On the one hand, fine, it's a newly released song, and those lyrics go pretty fast. It's also a very small mistake, and he acknowledged it with a nice, self-aware chortle.

On the other hand, Nicki Minaj has performed "Superbass" successfully many times (as has Kendall Jenner, FYI).

You know what, though? Congrats to Edward for recovering like a pro. And after much deliberation, we've decided to forgive him (you're forgiven, Ed Sheeran).

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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