OANN
Reuters
Aug. 21, 2018
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Madonna on Tuesday hit back at critics of her speech about the late Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) show, saying she had been asked only to share an anecdote about the late Queen of Soul.
The “Rebel Heart†singer sparked a backlash with a 10-minute speech focused mostly on her own early career at Monday’s live show, which organizers had said would pay honor and tribute to Franklin four days after her death at age 76.
“I was asked to present video of the year by MTV! And then they asked me to share any anecdotes I had in my career connected to Aretha Franklin!†Madonna said in an Instagram posting on Tuesday.
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