Madonna blames boos at Paris concert on "a few thugs"
Madonna Performs live during her "MDNA" tour on July 17, 2012, in London.
/ Getty(CBS News) Pop singer Madonna says the angry reaction from the crowd at her recent concert at Paris' Olympia club was caused by "a few thugs" and not her fans.
"Playing the Olympia was a magical moment for me and it was a real treat to do the special show for my fans and be so close to them," the singer said in a statement on her website. "Unfortunately at the end of the show - after I left the stage - a few thugs who were not my fans rushed the stage and started to throw plastic bottles pretending to be angry fans."
She continued, "The press reports have focused on this and not the joyous aspect of the evening. But nothing can take away or ruin this very special evening for me and my fans. When I looked out in the audience, everyone I saw had a smile on their face. I look forward to having this wonderful experience again."
The statement followed reports that the show last Thursday ended with boos and cries of "refund!" when the pop star left the stage after performing for just 45 minutes.
On Friday, Madonna's rep Liz Rosenberg said the length of the concert was in line with her previous club appearances.
"Madonna's Paris club show was planned as her heartfelt thank-you to France, which she expressed at the start of her show," Rosenberg said in a statement, according to MTV News. "Despite a grueling concert tour, she desperately wanted to perform for her fans in an intimate setting at the historic Olympia as a means to honor her love for French artists, French cinema and a tribute to France's long history of welcoming and inspiring artists, authors, painters, poets and minorities from other countries over the years."
"The show was not billed as her full 'MDNA' concert and tremendous effort was made to keep the ticket prices reasonable and keep them strictly for her fans," Rosenberg continued. "The show cost Madonna close to $1 million to produce. She has done a handful of club dates in the past and they were never more than 45 minutes. And by the way, she put on a fabulous show, which was streamed for millions of fans around the world."
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ALL the angry reactions (heard by everyone at the end of the show and filmed & posted later) have anything to do with Marine Le Pen or a devil Far right plot for using Swastikas or whatever SIMPLY NOT TRUE. Fans were really angry, There were NO THUGS! Period. They were expecting something different, what they got they did not pay for. People came to Paris to attend a show from other countries: Hungary, Spain, Germany, Italy ...They booked Train/plane, hotel reservations. We all have the same feeling: We were fooled!
By the way, that anger was correctly explained in ALL the newspapers relating the incident since the end of the performance (and that includes Le Parisien, Liberation, Le Monde, Le Journal du dimanche and newspapers around the world). Noboby hinted at a so-called anti-Madonna plot or whatever. Let me add, finally, that contrary to some, I loooved this Olympia "intimate" concert which seemed more genuine than the MDNA show presented at the Stade de France where people sees anything but a show through a big Screen !.
Fans simply deplore that the unjustified organization of this show and the dishonest explanations of the organizers are hampering what could have been an unforgettable performance.
Madonna was great , the performance amazing but It is time for the organizer to take responsibility about the bad communication!
A facebook page has been created by Madonna Fans who attended this concert :
DedommagementLiveNationVsFanMadonna
*RATHER THEN WRITING THE TRUTH THE MEDIA LOVES TO TRY AND SPIN IT TO SENSATIONALIZE THE STORY! INSTEAD OF SAYING THE FACTS THAT SHE WAS REALLY BOOED AFTER SHE ALREADY LEFT THE STAGE! AND THEY WERE NOT REAL FANS BUT ORGANIZED HATERS PUT THERE POSSIBLY LE PEN AND SOME WERE MONSTERS THERE FOR EXACTLY THAT PURPOSE! *WITH SIGNS ALREADY MADE OUT THIS WAS PREMEDITATED!!
*THIS IS JUST 1 RECENT EXAMPLE OF ALL THE HATE PROPAGANDA THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BY HER JEALOUS BITTER HATERS WHO ARE TRYING 1 LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF HER AND MAKE HER LOOK BAD ANYWAY THEN CAN!! WHY DON'T U MEDIA PEOPLE DO UR JOB AND INVESTIGATE THIS AND PRINT WHATS REALLY GOING ON HERE?
* U SEE SHES ALWAYS BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN AND A TRUE ARTIST AND MADE ALOT OF POLITICAL AND POWERFUL ENEMIES OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING ALOT OF JEALOUS BITTER HATERS IN HER INDUSTRY WHO WOULD LOVE NOTHING BETTER THEN TO SEE HER FAIL AND THEY USING THE LIKE OF MEDIA AND RADIO AND POLITICAL HATERS AND LITTLE MONSTERS TO HELP THEM DO THIS!
THEY GO ON ALL THESE SITE AND ARTICLE TO BASH HER INCLUDING TRYING TO RUIN HER MOVIE HER ALBUM & SINGLE BOTH RADIO PLAY AND SALES AND HER SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE AND NOW HER REPUTATION AS A GREAT TOURING ARTIST!
After all, why wouldn't they be happy to be lectured in the language of the enemy (English) which most of them don't even understand on some phony ego-inflated blather - and pay 200 euros for it.
I'm sure Kristen Stewart, L. Gaga etc. are looking and asking if they want to end up like that when they're old.
(Actually, it's already in the cards for them).
Actually, while Madonna's over there if she is, she should get together with Sinead O'Conner. They could talk about things like tattoos, swap pictures of the former pope and political leaders,, talk about young men/boys and remember the good old days. Could be fun.
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madonna's footing the costs of her own shows?
is this the way it's done now ... instead of getting a sponsor and promoter to take the risk ... and the performer take a guaranteed payout?
[She has done a handful of club dates in the past and they were never more than 45 minutes.]
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so why not try for 30 minutes ... maybe you can get away with that.
where's the 'boo threshold' ... 90, 60, 45, 30, 15 minutes.
Holy grandstanding, batman.
It's just business and PR. Let's see her just as warm and charming when a fan tries to get an autograph, now that (s)he thinks she wants to be close to them. The schmaltzy drivel is best spoken by those who know that "every crowd has a silver lining"...