Madonna Says 'Sorry' After Mistakenly Calling Out Wheelchair User for Sitting Down at L.A. Celebration Tour

Mar. 15, 2025

Madonna performs during The Celebration Tour at The O2 Arena in October 2023 in London.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Madonnadidn’t mean to offend a wheelchair-using fan at her recent Los Angeles concert.

At the Queen of Pop’sCelebration Tourstop at the Kia Forum in L.A. on March 9, she called out a fan in the crowd for not standing up during her performance — and quickly apologized to the audience member upon realizing they were using a wheelchair.

“What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you doing sitting down?” asked Madonna, 65, perfan-captured footage. She then walked to a corner of the stage to get a closer look at the fan, at which point she saw their wheelchair.

“Oh, OK. Politically incorrect,” said the Grammy winner. “Sorry about that. I’m glad you’re here.”

Madonna performs in Brooklyn in December 2023.Matthew Rettenmund / SplashNews

Matthew Rettenmund / SplashNews

“Her name is Kylie Minogue,” she told the crowd, who unanimously cheered as the “Padam Padam” singer walked on stage. “Now this is what we call a survivor, OK?”

Madonna performs in London in October 2023.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

After the two artists a hug, Madonna continued, “I’m falling apart. Anyway, it’s a privilege for me to be up here singing with you. You are a fighter, too. God bless you. Never give up. You never did.”

Minogue, 55, originally from Melbourne, then told the audience, “This moment has been a long, long, long, long time coming.” Madonna quipped that they’d never performed together because “Australia’s far.”

Together, they performed a cover of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” as well as a rendition of Minogue’s signature hit “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”

source: people.com