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Madonna in Paris: 'We will not bend to fear'

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:05:27 +0100

Singer Madonna made an emotional appeal following attacks in Paris a month ago that killed 130, shouting "We will not bend down to fear!" during a concert in the French capital on Wednesday.

U-Turn: Le Pen says yes to drink with Madonna

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:14:00 +0100

France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen has changed her mind and accepted an offer from US pop icon Madonna to "sit down and have a drink". The pair famously fell out when one of Madonna's videos featured an image of Le Pen complete with a swastika on her forehead

'France feels like Nazi Germany,' says Madonna

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:58:00 +0100

Rebounding from her stage tumble at the Brit awards, pop star Madonna told French radio Thursday that "intolerance" was now so high in France and Europe that "it feels like Nazi Germany."

Madonna's ex toy boy has stage to himself

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:36:00 +0100

Despite being a primetime TV star and sex symbol in France, and despite his three-year romance with Madonna, 30 years his senior, breakdancer Brahim Zaibat is virtually unknown around the world. The couple broke up this week, citing heavy workloads. But is that really all there was to it?

Madonna drops swastika after Le Pen row

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0200

Madonna removed the use of a swastika in her show in Nice in southern France on Tuesday following a row with far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and instead used the gig to call for the release of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot.

Madonna lashes out at Paris concert 'thugs'

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:58:35 +0200

Madonna has blamed a handful of "thugs" for an rowdy outbreak that marred the end of a concert in Paris last week when the star bowed out after barely 45 minutes on stage.

Fans slam Madonna after Paris concert

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:37:00 +0200

US singer-superstar suffered a stinging backlash on Friday after her Paris concert on Thursday left fans feeling short changed after a 45 minute show and no encore.

Madonna to broadcast Paris show on YouTube

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:33:00 +0200

US singer-superstar Madonna has announced that her Thursday night show at the Olympia arena in Paris will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Le Pen's party to sue Madonna over swastika

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:57:00 +0200

France's far-right National Front said Sunday it plans to sue Madonna over a video at the US pop star's concert in France showing party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead.

Calls for Madonna to witness in death trial

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:15:00 +0200

A French lawyer has asked a judge in a courthouse in Marseille to ask Madonna to testify as a witness. Two technicians died when a stage collapsed before one of her concert in 2009.

Le Pen: 'I'll sue Madonna over Nazi video'

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:57:07 +0200

Far-right former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen wants to sue pop star Madonna over a video that features a photomontage of Hitler and his daughter Marine Le Pen with a swastika.