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Madonna Booed After Taking Stage 2.5 Hours Late in Philly
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Many Madonna fans are wondering if the “Material Girl” owns a watch after she took the stage late in Philadelphia Tuesday evening.
Some concert-goers were so frustrated that they left the Wells Fargo Center before the show even began.
The concert was scheduled to start at 8 p.m., but Madonna did not take the stage until about 10:30 p.m. Making matters worse for fans was the fact that the opening act was simply a DJ spinning some tunes.
Madonna fan Jen Gililand told Eyewitness News she paid good money to bring her 10-year-old to the show, but she had to leave before it started because of Madonna’s tardiness.
“It’s 10:15 … it’s time to go,” Gililand said.
Numerous other fans left early and voiced their displeasure.
“I don’t know who you think you are Madonna, but you stink. We left, you can pay my babysitter,” Debbie Bleznak said. Bleznak said she had a babysitter come to her house at 6 p.m.
The Madonna bashing came from all angles, including from politicians. On his Twitter page, Philadelphia Councilman Jim Kenney wrote: “Yo Madonna! It’s 10:15. Some of us have to work tomorrow while you sleep ‘til noon with cucumbers on your eyes.”
When Madonna finally did take the stage, she apparently apologized to the crowd. However, in typical Philadelphia fashion, Madonna was booed, not once, but twice.
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Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...-philadelphia/
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Originally posted by Madonna's Apology
Around the 45-minute mark, she took an opportunity to say she was sorry:
“It’s so good to be back home, and I want to apologize for being late. We had many changes to make from Europe to America, and I wanted the show to be perfect for you because my fans deserve it and quite frankly I deserve it. This is the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed. We are in the land of democracy. We started the word, mother****ers. Well, actually, some Greeks did, but … In my country, we have freedom of speech, freedom of expression, even though it’s far from perfect. But in Moscow, there are three girls in jail. Yes, free ***** Riot. In St. Petersburg, there are gay men in jail for exhibiting that they are gay. How ****ed up is that? Never forget how lucky you are to live where you live. Don’t get fat and lazy and take that freedom for granted, or your fat, lazy gay ass will land in jail.”
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Source: http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_phill...-philadelphia/
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