MEAN GIRL MADONNA’S LAST STAND!
SUPERSTAR Madonna experienced a gigantic red-faced OOPS at a recent concert when she singled out and bullied a fan who hadn’t stood up like she’d demanded — and the person turned out to be in a wheelchair.
Did the sobering moment teach the 65-year-old singer a lesson? Probably not.
She’s become a rich music icon over a 40-year career and likely lives in an arrogant bubble. But the incident illustrates a sad truth — too many successful performers are too full of themselves.
Let’s get down to the nittygritty!
Entertainers are paid to sing, dance, act and amuse us. Audience members pay to watch.
If you get your car repaired, are you supposed to stand and applaud the mechanic? No, you pay them! So why should you stand for a singer? You did your part by shelling out hard-earned bucks for a few hours of entertainment.
For example, Madonna’s concert tickets cost from about $100 a seat all the way up to nearly $2,000. For most people, $100 is a big spend.
After all, most movie tickets go for under $15 and the flick also lasts for two hours. And at the movies, you can munch popcorn and sit back.
In the olden days, people went to a concert and sat quietly until it was over when they applauded. But in modern concerts, performers expect the audiences to perform — to stand, light lighters and whatever.
Internet critics slammed Madonna for her “rudeness.”
“Girl, bye. People are paying good money to see you, don’t disrespect them like that,” said one post.
Another wrote: “At her age, she should have known better than to do this … So rude.”
Posters also noted Madonna’s not the only arrogant performer.
“I was injured just before a concert last year and the guitarist kept gesturing to me, making faces, and flipped me off for sitting,” recalled a fan.
Another gripes, “I went to a concert after going through surgery and chemo and couldn’t stand the whole time. I would’ve been mortified to be called out like this.”
Madonna, or any performer, shouldn’t expect audiences to stand — unless they’re going to sing The Star-Spangled Banner.
Isn’t it enough that fans pay her nearly $2 million per show of which she’s estimated to get half? Apparently not!