Madonna criticized a fan who sat down during her concert at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Thursday, before realizing she was in a wheelchair.
In front of the 18,000-strong crowd that packed the arena, she named a fan and put a leash on him to get him a seat. Immediately after the legendary star made the huge mistake of criticizing Madonna on social media, fans lashed out. Madonna's Celebration Tour was thrown into chaos after the star pointed and shouted: “What are you doing sitting over there?” Why are you sitting? ” Madonna removed the microphone from the stand and walked towards the star, pointing at a fan in her wheelchair. She made it all the way to the edge of the stage before realizing she had made a terrible mistake.
Madonna asks someone to sit at a concert, only to find out the person is in a wheelchair. pic.twitter.com/blQl7PdV0m
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“Oh, I get it. Politically incorrect,” Madonna said after realizing she had criticized disabled people in front of a sold-out crowd.
“I’m sorry about that,” she said.
Star fumbled a little, trying to stop her naturally aggressive and humiliating tone.
“I'm glad you're here,” she told fans.
She should have been canceled for this.
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Despite her efforts to retract her comments, the damage had already been done. The moment sparked outrage online, with fans posting comments on Twitter and TikTok such as, “That's a sad apology,” and “Wow, that's it?” “Insufficient Apology” dictated how fans felt about the mistake.
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“She should have been canceled for this.” written by a personmeanwhile another said, “What does this woman want? I might be in a wheelchair, I might have just had surgery, chemotherapy, etc. I'll do what I want, even if you say so.” No need to wake up… politically incorrect, she said. Off 🤡🤡🤡.” (Related: Pamela Anderson makes rare appearance on stage with Madonna)
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