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Published 10:29 09 Jun 2026 GMT
Madonna has sparked outrage after appearing to simulate a sexual act with a younger man in her new music video.
The 67-year-old musical icon released a 10-minute visual titled Confessions II, to promote her forthcoming album of the same name.
The visual featured the first six songs from the project and includes appearances from many celebrities, including Kate Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Odessa A'zion, and Julia Garner, who is set to portray Madonna in an upcoming biopic.
One scene in particular quickly became the talking point of the video.
The scene shows the 'Hung Up' songstress dragging a young man into a toilet stall during a nightclub dance party before the pair engage in what appears to be a highly suggestive encounter.
Madonna is then seen getting down on her knees while another person peers over the top of the cubicle with a look of complete shock.
While it's unclear whether the pair is performing an intentionally provocative dance routine or hinting at something more explicit, the scene immediately sparked debate online.
"Someone make her stop please. I have 2nd hand embarrassment," one disappointed viewer said, while another slammed: "Wow shocking! Can't believe her management company let her put out this video. They must really dislike her."
Meanwhile, others praised the music video concept and the singer's commitment to creating a cinematic experience.
"This project (era) might be one of the best things Madonna has ever done. This film is stacked with dance, Easter eggs, so many great songs and surprise appearances," one fan wrote.
Another added: "Confessions ll film is exactly what we need right now and like the real artist and icon she is Madonna is back with strong visual identity for her new era queen of pop isn’t enough when the name is MADONNA."
The controversial visual arrives just days after the 'Like A Virgin' singer surprised fans with a free performance in New York City's Times Square as she kicked off promotion for her new album, which will be released on July 3.
Thousands of fans turned up after receiving just one day's notice of the event, which was also streamed live on YouTube.
Joined by backup dancers and longtime collaborator DJ Stuart Price, Madonna performed a six-song set featuring tracks from both her upcoming album and its 2005 predecessor, Confessions on a Dance Floor.
Her latest single, 'Love Sensation', was among the songs performed, alongside the album's two other released tracks.
She also treated fans to classic hits, including 'Get Together', 'I Love New York', and 'Hung Up'.
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Published 13:36 05 Nov 2022 GMT
Madonna's fans may be used to the music icon pushing the envelope and reinventing herself, but the singer's latest video has sparked some concern from even her most devoted followers.
The 64-year-old 'Like A Virgin' singer has made a career from her headline-hitting stunts, but her recent social media activity is perhaps not landing like she was hoping.
On Thursday (November 3), Madonna took to Instagram to share a video with her 18.6 million followers, in which, she can be seen lip-syncing to rapper Baby Keem's 'vent'.
Staring directly into the camera lens, Madonna mouths the words: "Have you ever been punched in your mother****in' face? What you say? Oh, you haven't? Alright, wait, b***h."
In the video, the 'Material Girl' star can be seen staring menacingly down the lens, sporting red braids and blonde eyebrows, and wearing a sheer top, black bra, black jeans, and a corset.
After receiving more than 8 million views, fans flocked to the comments section to voice their concern for their idol.
One fan wrote: "You where my idol growing up. I used to love your music and creativity, please stop with these weird reels! [It’s] getting dark and concerning now."
"I wish you could see yourself through the eyes of others. So sad what you’ve become," another person commented.
A third wrote: "I’ve been a huge fan for most of my life, so it’s really sad (and disturbing) to watch the decline of Madonna. This might be funny for a kid’s [TikTok], but c’mon?! I think you need to stop hanging out with kids and surround yourself with other true icons… so you can remember who you used to be and who you really are. A legend… not an idiotic try hard."
"What happened to her? She doesn’t even look like Madonna," another fan asked. "Whatever happen [sic] to embracing your age and aging with grace?"
A fifth commented: "I used to love you and admire you. Seeing you like this is truly concerning. It’s sad that the people around you are not intervening and help you. How’s that possible?"
Another fan stressed: "You can remain disruptive without acting foolish."
Others were quick to defend the singer, with one person writing: "I love all these comments about 'what happened to Madonna'... You mean the woman who has always pushed the envelop, challenged the status quo, who has been criticized her entire career for not fitting into a societally conditioned box.
"Y'all clearly don't f***ing know Madonna. She's an artist, not your f***ing Barbie Doll."
This recent video also comes after Madonna posted some very racy images to her Instagram Story, which - once again - got people talking.
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Published 16:17 10 Nov 2022 GMT
Many people remember her as a pop icon.
But Madonna's recent activity has caused many to criticize her - and even call for her to retire.
Now, the 'Like A Virgin' singer, 64, appears to have clapped back at haters, saying: "The only mistake I made is being too iconic."
The recent controversy around Madonna began when the star posted a couple of video clips to TikTok which fans branded "disturbing".
One video showed her twerking in her underwear, while another featured her lipsyncing aggressively to the lyrics: "Have you ever been punched in the motherf****n face?"
Watch the video below:Fans flooded the comments section, with one writing: "This is so disappointing! She needs some serious mental help! What happened to her?"
Another commented: "Who are you?? And what have you done with the real old icon Madonna," while a third added: "Please bring the old Madonna back or go away. Retire."
A fourth slammed the video as "disturbing."
In the wake of the criticism, Madonna again took to TikTok to make it perfectly clear that she didn't care what anyone thought.
The Queen of Pop shared a clip of herself lip-syncing to a popular TikTok track in what appeared to be a pointed response to her critics.
"I would like to apologize… to absolutely nobody," she lip-synced, before pretending to giggle.
She continues to lip-sync to the audio, saying: "The only mistake I made is being too iconic. So keep fantasizing… I’m not apologizing."
Watch the full TikTok below:Some fans were won over by the video and left comments supporting Madonna. "Unapologetic queen," one wrote. Another added: "Why do people act surprised or shocked this is who she always was. Sure she is older but let her live life age is only a number."
However, many people still felt that Madonna's behavior was a sign that something was not right with the star.
"I think she may be unwell and needs help, I hope she gets the help she needs," one person commented. A second agreed, writing: "What happened to Madonna? Frightening!!!!!"
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Published 10:26 30 Oct 2022 GMT
Madonna has stunned fans on social media by going completely topless in her latest racy snaps.
The 64-year-old 'Material Girl' musician's fans are used to her suggestive photos on Instagram, however, this time, the singer decided to go one step further by removing her clothes completely.
"Went from candy to money," Madonna captioned one risqué snap. Another topless image sees her breasts covered up with a candy emoji and bag of money emoji to keep to the platform's guidelines.
In the photos, the 'Like A Virgin' hitmaker made a sultry pouty expression as she donned a golden corset bottom - without the top - with classic fishnet stockings.
The pictures are seemingly part of the promotion for the 30th anniversary of her controversial fifth studio album, Erotica, which was released back in October 1992.
While fans were pretty shocked over her posts, many were quick to praise the singer, with one writing: "The poet wants to say here that: You can be 64 and still a hot babe!!"
Another said: "Y'all gotta understand that she can do what the hell she wants. Keep your 'opinions' to yourselves. She didn't listen to those bigots back in the 80s and 90s why do y'all think she gonna listen to y'all now? Chill the f*** out."
A third commented: "Madonna has always pushed the boundaries, and it's not the first time she has gotten her boobs out, still love her!!!"
The groundbreaking album dropped with the 'Hung Up' singer's first book publication titled Sex, which was a coffee table book featuring explicit pictures of her taken by Steven Meisel Studio and Fabien Baron.
The suggestive pictures come after Madonna took to Instagram to reflect on the book’s anniversary. She wrote about how she was initially shamed for its release, and how three decades later, attitudes to the nude body in the music industry changed.
On her Instagram story, the award-winning icon name-dropped the likes of Cardi B and Kim Kardashian, saying her book allowed celebrities today to express their sexuality.
"30 years ago I published a book called S.E.X. In addition to photos of me naked there were photos of Men kissing Men, Women kissing Women, and Me kissing everyone," she wrote.
"I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way," she said. "I spent the next few years being interviewed by narrow-minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a Woman. I was called a whore, a witch, a heretic, and the devil."
"Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball," the pop star said. "You’re welcome b*****s."
However, the 30-year-old 'Bodak Yellow' rapper responded to the musician's post in a now-deleted tweet and wrote: "I literally [paid] this woman homage so many times cause I grew up listening to her."
"She can make her point without putting clown emojis and getting slick out the mouth. These icons really become disappointments once u make it in the industry that’s why I keep to myself," she added.
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Published 09:33 10 Oct 2022 GMT
It looks like Madonna might have stepped out of the closet.
The pop icon shared a cryptic TikTok video on Sunday in which she seemed to declare herself as gay.
In the clip, the 'Like A Virgin' singer is sporting bright pink hair and wearing a bustier top with white pants.
A caption - "If I miss, I'm Gay!" - flashes up on the screen as the 64-year-old tosses a pair of pink panties into a trashcan - and misses.
Watch The Jaw-Dropping Video Here:The camera cuts back to Madonna, who seems unfazed and simply shrugs as she turns away.
Unsurprisingly, the video sparked furious speculation among fans, with thousands taking to the comments section to speculate over the 'Material Girl' singer's sexuality.
"Did I just witness Madonna coming out," one asked. Countless more questioned the same thing, with another commenting: "Did .. madonna.. just come out?"
Meanwhile, others pointed out that - while this is the first hint she's a lesbian - Madonna has reportedly been openly bi for quite a few years.
"Madonna has been an out bisexual for literally decades my dudes," one commented, while another wrote: "Y'all Madonna has been out as bi longer than some of us have been alive."
The Queen of Pop may have a long dating history, but she's never officially been in a relationship with a woman.
Alongside her two famous ex-husbands (actor Sean Penn and director Guy Ritchie), Madonna has had flings with rapper Vanilla Ice and choreographer Ahlamalik Williams.
She's also welcomed six children - Lourdes, 25, Rocco, 22, David, 17, Mercy, 16, and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere.
But while she may have never officially been with a woman, Madonna has hinted that she's into girls on more than one occasion.
A particularly memorable example of her attraction to the fairer sex came at the 2003 MTV VMAs. During an onstage performance, Madonna infamously locked lips with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera - a kiss which she later explained had symbolically passed the Queen of Pop torch to the younger artists.
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Published 13:24 24 May 2020 GMT
Madonna has shared a picture of herself in see-through underwear, in the latest in a string of bizarre social media posts.
In the revealing snap, The Queen of Pop can be seen lounging in a chair, with her hair in disarray and wearing a see-through bra and a black thong.
This is certainly not the first eye-opening post Madonna has shared. Below, she speaks out about the coronavirus from her bathtub:
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The 61-year-old chart-topper shared the photo with her 15.1 million Instagram followers, and captioned it:
"Current Wardrobe Sitch..................And for those of you who are offended in any way by this photo then I want to let you know that I have successfully graduated from the University of Zero F*^ks Given. Thanks for coming to my Graduation Ceremony! Class of 2020!"
We won't be sharing the snap on here due to just how see-through her underwear is, but it can be found here.
In under 20 hours, the post has already amassed 845,000 likes and 23.6K comments.
One comment was from fellow pop singer Katy Perry, who joked in the comments section: "Omg I just enrolled in that college!"
Another fan with the handle @aurajewell commented: "Anyone who would be offended by this should NOT be following Madonna. most grow old, but some evolve. [sic]"
However, many commenters criticized the sultry snap, claiming Madonna was "too old" to be posting such images, and that the 61-year-old singer should "act her age".
Other Instagram users questioned whether or not any of Madonna's six children would be "offended" by the post.
This isn't the first time Madonna has come under fire for her Instagram recently.
Earlier this month, the pop icon uploaded pictures to the photosharing app in see-through black lingerie, and in one snap, her full derriere is clearly on display - causing many to wonder if the 'Lucky Star' singer has had butt implants.
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She captioned the post: "Finally going to get my regenerative treatment for my missing cartilage!! I would be jumping up and down if i could after 8 months of being in pain! Wish me Luck!" (Scroll to see below)
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However, after posting the snaps, the comments section was flooded with criticism
One commentator wrote: "Those bum implants are the cause of all your pains... just saying."
A second wrote: "Please no more plastic surgery. You are [beautiful]."
A third wrote: "The cartilage isn't missing. It's in your backside."
Do you think it's time Madonna took a break from social media?
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