Madonna MDNA tour speech in Helsinki

Russian official targets Madonna with crude tweet

I take it all back. Madonna don't EVER change!

purplethunder3121 said:

Anti-gay Russian activists sue Madonna for $10 million

By Liza Dobkina | Reuters – 1 hr 43 mins ago

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• U.S. singer Madonna performs during …

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A group of Russian anti-gay activists sued American pop star Madonna for $10 million on Friday, saying she had insulted their feelings when she spoke out for gay rights at a concert in St Petersburg last week.

Performing in black lingerie with the words "No Fear" scrawled on her back, Madonna attacked a city law adopted in March that imposed fines for spreading homosexual "propaganda". She had earlier called the law a "ridiculous atrocity".

Homosexuality, punished with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but much of the gay communityremains underground as prejudice runs deep.

"She (Madonna) had been warned with words that she should behave in line with the law and she ignored it. So we will speak in the language of money," said Darya Dedova, one of the 10 activists who filed the lawsuit in a St Petersburg court.

"Of course, it is difficult to measure moral damages and suffering but maybe people who earn money regardless of moral rules will better understand this," Dedova said. She added if they won the case, the money would be sent to orphanages.

"Maybe someone does not see the link but after Madonna's concert maybe some boy becomes gay, some girl becomes lesbian, fewer children are born as a result and this big country cannot defend its borders - for me it causes moral suffering," said Alexei Kolotkov, another of the activists who filed the suit.

The St Petersburg propaganda law is the model for a bill that has been submitted to the national parliament but has not yet faced a vote. Critics say they fear it could be used to clamp down on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, for example by barring gay rights demonstrations.

In Moscow, gay rights suffered a blow when an appeal court upheld a lower court's ruling that found city authorities had acted legally when they rejected applications from activists to hold a gay rights march every year for the next 100 years.

Attempts to hold gay rights rallies in the Russian capital have often ended in arrests and clashes with anti-gay activists.

In May, dozens of people were detained in Moscow after Russian Orthodox activists broke up two gay rights marches, throwing water and shouting prayers.

(Writing by Gleb Bryanski; Editing by Pravin Char)

Let me get this straight. Madonna is causing "moral damage and suffering" because a boy or girl will BECOME gay due to her statements? And because of her statements less breeding will take place and because of her statements Russia will not have enough offspring to grow up and defends its borders??? oooooo-kay Why don't they just wrap that accusation up in a bow and call it "hooliganism"?

purplethunder3121 said:

Anti-gay Russian activists sue Madonna for $10 million

By Liza Dobkina | Reuters – 1 hr 43 mins ago

• 

• U.S. singer Madonna performs during …

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A group of Russian anti-gay activists sued American pop star Madonna for $10 million on Friday, saying she had insulted their feelings when she spoke out for gay rights at a concert in St Petersburg last week.

Performing in black lingerie with the words "No Fear" scrawled on her back, Madonna attacked a city law adopted in March that imposed fines for spreading homosexual "propaganda". She had earlier called the law a "ridiculous atrocity".

Homosexuality, punished with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but much of the gay communityremains underground as prejudice runs deep.

"She (Madonna) had been warned with words that she should behave in line with the law and she ignored it. So we will speak in the language of money," said Darya Dedova, one of the 10 activists who filed the lawsuit in a St Petersburg court.

"Of course, it is difficult to measure moral damages and suffering but maybe people who earn money regardless of moral rules will better understand this," Dedova said. She added if they won the case, the money would be sent to orphanages.

"Maybe someone does not see the link but after Madonna's concert maybe some boy becomes gay, some girl becomes lesbian, fewer children are born as a result and this big country cannot defend its borders - for me it causes moral suffering," said Alexei Kolotkov, another of the activists who filed the suit.

The St Petersburg propaganda law is the model for a bill that has been submitted to the national parliament but has not yet faced a vote. Critics say they fear it could be used to clamp down on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, for example by barring gay rights demonstrations.

In Moscow, gay rights suffered a blow when an appeal court upheld a lower court's ruling that found city authorities had acted legally when they rejected applications from activists to hold a gay rights march every year for the next 100 years.

Attempts to hold gay rights rallies in the Russian capital have often ended in arrests and clashes with anti-gay activists.

In May, dozens of people were detained in Moscow after Russian Orthodox activists broke up two gay rights marches, throwing water and shouting prayers.

(Writing by Gleb Bryanski; Editing by Pravin Char)

Well isn't this just a load of fuckery. It's like Russia is TRYING to win the award for Country Most Hostile to Musicians and Free Speech.

Madonna's Statement on Pussy Riot

“I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40 second performance extolling their political opinions. Even if one disagrees with the location or how they chose to express themselves, the sentence is too harsh and in fact is inhumane. I call on all those who love freedom to condemn this unjust punishment. I urge artists around the world to speak up in protest against this travesty. They’ve spent enough time in jail. I call on ALL of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free.”

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[Edited 8/20/12 21:45pm]

Madonna's Speech in Zurich

FN activists protest Madonna in France

The next step of the FN/Le Pen controversy is taking place in Nice, where activists of French far-right "Front National" have been spotted covering up posters advertising tomorrow's Madonna concert with those of their leader Marine Le Pen.

The activists are covering up the Madonna posters to protest against an image of Marine Le Pen with a swastika on her face broadcasted during Madonna's concert in Paris and Tel Aviv, according to local media and the National Front. The video displayed the image of Le Pen, followed by an image of Adolf Hitler, before finally showing Madonna herself with Hitler's moustache.

Source: Reuters.

Elton John: The Power of Madonna

Sir Elton John has praised Madonna for forging the way for other female solo artists in the music industry.

The 65-year-old star recently reignited his feud with Madonna by saying that she looked like a “fairground stripper” and criticising her for being “horrible” to his son’s godmother Lady Gaga.
But Elton told the Radio Times: “Madonna took the industry by the scruff of the neck, made opportunities for other women, like Gaga and Katy Perry.”

However he said that “some (women) aren’t good at handling their own careers”.
He told the magazine: “Dusty Springfield was insecure, like a lot of women singers, including Amy Winehouse.

“It’s tragic – Back to Black will sound as good in 50 years as it does today. She was one of the greatest, but if someone doesn’t want to get well, they won’t.
“Look at Billie Holiday. It’s hard for women in this business. Some aren’t good at handling their own careers. KD Lang could be a much bigger star but I don’t think she wants to be.”

PA

French far right warns Madonna over Nazi slur

France’s far-right National Front party has warned US pop diva Madonna, who performs in Nice on Tuesday night, not to repeat a video montage linking party leader Marine Le Pen to the Nazis as she did during previous concerts.

France’s far-right National Front (FN) party has warned of “consequences” if American pop diva Madonna uses a video montage linking the party’s leader Marine Le Pen to Nazism at a concert in Nice on Tuesday.

Madonna hit headlines in France after the first concert of her “MDNA” tour in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 31, in which a video backdrop briefly showed a picture of Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead.

“If she tries that in France, we’ll see what happens” Marine Le Pen warned at the time.

Madonna used the same montage during her song “Nobody Knows Me” at a concert at the Stade de France in Paris on July 14. Cheers erupted in the audience when Le Pen’s face appeared bearing the Nazi symbol.

The FN lodged a complaint against the singer for defamation.

In Nice, party activists have been busy pasting pictures of their party leader over posters advertising Madonna’s concert.

Lydia Schenardi, head of the FN in the Alpes-Maritimes administrative region said the city, where 18% of voters supported Le Pen in April’s first round of the presidential election, would not tolerate seeing Madonna link the party to Nazism.

“Madonna does not understand French politics and she does not understand the concept of democracy,” she told FRANCE 24. “The FN is a legitimate party and it is an unacceptable slur to link its leader to the Nazis. If she shows this video again tonight, we will certainly lodge another complaint for defamation.”

But Schenardi insisted that there would be no FN demonstration at the concert.

“She does not respect the FN or its leader but we respect people’s right to listen to whatever music they want,” she said. “There will be no incident at tonight’s concert but there will be consequences if she uses this footage.”

The anti-immigration and anti-Europe FN has worked hard in recent years to shake off its image as a racist and anti-Semitic party.

Marine Le Pen, who took over the FN leadership from her father Jean-Marie in 2010, insists that the party’s hardline stance on immigration is based on economics and not racial prejudice.

Her father Jean-Marie, who founded the FN in 1972, has been convicted of racism and inciting racial hatred a number of times.

In 1987 he famously said that the Nazi gas chambers of the Holocaust were “just a detail in the history of World War II”.

The FN is France’s third-largest party, but because the country does not have a system of proportional representation in government, it has only two members of parliament in the 577-seat lower National Assembly, and none at all in the upper Senate.

France 24

Madonna performing ‘Addicted to Sweat’ at the Hard Candy Gym in Moscow

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Madonna partying after her Nice concert at the Billionaire Club in Monaco (August 21 2012)

Madonna is releasing a new exercise DVD in which she shares her best workout routines with fans. The pop star, who turned 54 last week, is known for her toned physique and is definitely qualified for the project.

She has opened branches of her Hard Candy gym chain in Chile, Russia and Mexico.

Madonna and her trainer Nicole Winhoffer paired up to create the DVD. It will feature dance moves and a variety of fitness routines to promote flexibility and strength.

The “Addicted to Sweat” DVD will be released on September 5.

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Madonna invades the front page - and earns a much deserved positive review - of South French newspaper Nice Matin today.

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the shirt that I'm gonna buy at the concert I love it!

North America - Get Ready for the MDNA Tour!

SoulAlive said:

On my list!