Madonna apologized to the concertgoer, whom she urged to get on their feet, after learning they were in a wheelchair. ' I'm glad you're here,' she said.
Madonna acknowledged at a recent concert that it was 'politically incorrect' to urge a fan using a wheelchair to stand up. Still, the pop icon faces accusations of ableist behavior on social media. The 'Material Girl' and 'Like a Virgin' diva, 65, drew backlash over the weekend after a video reportedly from a Celebration Tour concert at the Kia Forum this month went viral. In the clip, Madge hypes up her audience and encourages them to 'take this ride with me.
'Madonna was insane for telling a wheelchair user to stand up for her songs,' wrote user @gagasyuyi. Musician and disability advocate Lachi, who is blind, also blasted Madonna for her comments and challenged the singer to make it up to the fan. 'Madonna, you know how hard it is for us #disabled folk to be getting out to these shows, from ticketing to nosey stares?,' she wrote.
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