Pop diva Madonna, who is currently performing in Southern California as part of her global The Celebration Tour, was slammed online after calling out a fan in a wheelchair for not giving her a standing ovation with the rest of the adoring crowd at a concert.
During her show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, the "Material Girl" noticed a fan remained seated in the VIP ticketholder area close to the stage while everyone else rose to their feet.
Madonna singled out the individual from the crowd and yelled:
"What are you doing sitting down over there?"
Not willing to let it slide, the Queen of Pop grabbed her mic from the stand and walked to the edge of the stage for a closer inspection of the perceived protest.
But she stood corrected after noticing the concertgoer was unable to stand.
“Oh, okay, politically incorrect; sorry about that,” said Madonna, adding, “I’m glad you’re here.”
Pop Crave shared the interaction on X (Twitter).
While she acknowledged her misstep, it didn't go over so well on social media.
Someone shared a clip of Beyoncé treating her fans much differently—even after a drunk fan at a show in Brazil enthusiastically grabbed the singer and tried to pull her into the crowd before security intervened.
The Bey continued performing like the consummate pro she is.
Madonna is one "Lucky Star."
Last June while rehearsing for her tour, the "Candy Perfume Girl" nearly died from a life-threatening bacterial infection that landed her in the ICU for several days.
She updated fans in an Instagram post, informing them that she was on the "road to recovery" but had to delay the North American leg of her tour.
After fully recovering, Madonna resumed the tour that was dubbed a "global victory lap" by Billboard's Eric Frankenberg.
While fans were excited to see the 65-year-old icon's return to the stage, she made headlines after fans sued her for repeatedly starting performances well past the advertised start times, some as much as two hours late.
This was also pointed out in the comments.
Some couldn't help but find humor.
@PopCrave this is beyond sick yet so funny \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d— (@)
Others didn't see the need to villainize the singer for her gaffe, especially after she apologized.
The Celebration Tour quickly became one of the world's fastest-selling concert tours and by October 24 was "already proving to become one of the most popular shows of both this and next year," according to Rolling Stone's John Lonsdale.
With a legacy spanning over four decades of recorded music, philanthropy, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, sprinkled with some scandals along the way, it's hard not to love Madonna.
She just keeps on pushing our love over the "Borderline."
