Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof drew huge cheers when Madonna presented him with the Free Your Mind award for his efforts to stamp out world poverty.


Madonna has defended her interest in Kabbalah - Nov 1, 2020
Madonna has defended her interest in Kabbalah - claiming she would have sparked less controversy joining the Nazis. The pop diva says press reports of the mystical Jewish faith have left her fuming - and are based on ignorance. She said "would be less controversial if I joined the Nazi Party".

She added to Attitude magazine: "It’s not hurting anybody. ’What do you mean you study the Torah if you’re not Jewish? What do you mean you pray to God and wear sexy clothes? We don’t understand this’. It frightens people. So they try to denigrate it or trivialise it so that it makes more sense."

The star also revealed she is disgusted when critics label the religion a ’cult’. She said: "We’re all in a cult. In this cult we’re not encouraged to ask questions. And if we do ask questions, we aren’t going to get a straight answer. "The world’s in the cult of celebrity. That’s the irony of it."

The 47-year-old singer also likened herself to Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who has been criticised for his devotion to Scientology. She stormed: "If it makes Tom Cruise happy, I don’t care if he prays to turtles. And I don’t think anybody else should."

Madonna has launched a scathing attack on modern society - Oct 17, 2020
Madonna has launched a scathing attack on modern society - claiming people will go to hell if they don’t mend their "wicked" ways. The pop diva - who is a devoted follower of Kabbalah, a mystical offshoot of Judaism - revealed she calls the western world "The Beast" and believes society is chasing illusionary dreams that ignore the real issues.

The singer told a TV documentary: "People are going to go to hell if they don’t turn from wicked behaviour. "The material world... the physical world, the world of illusion that we think is real, we live for it. We’re enslaved by it. It will ultimately be our undoing."

Meanwhile, the 47-year-old has unveiled yet another new look. The star - who is renowned for reinventing herself - was spotted at a New York party sporting the ’Farrah Fawcett’ look, with flicked curls tumbling over her shoulders. The new image coincides with the release of her latest single, ’Hung Up’, which is expected to top the charts.

Madonna to make a public apology - Oct 05
Madonna is to make a public apology to London Kabbalah followers after she "sinned" against the mystic Jewish faith on her forthcoming album.
The star, who will reportedly face "punishment from the heavens" for dedicating new song ’Isaac’ to a Kabbalist scholar. Rabbi Rafael Cohen - head of an Israeli seminary named after 16th century rabbi and scholar Yitzhak Luria - says to profit from his name is strictly forbidden.

He told Israel’s Maariv newspaper: "Jewish law forbids the use of the name of the holy rabbi for profit. Her act is just simply unacceptable and I can only sympathize for her because of the punishment she is going to receive from the heavens."