A lawsuit brought by two fans accusing Madonna of starting her New York performances two hours late has received a response from the singer's management. In short, the management is not backing down from this.
The lawsuit filed by concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden against the pop singer, 65, and concert promoter Live Nation claims that she engaged in "false advertising."
The music icon was famously three hours late for her December engagement at Brooklyn's Barclays Center last year. The lawsuit, which TMZ was able to get, targets the three nights on December 13, 14, and 16 when Madonna arrived late to Barclays Center.
The plaintiffs claim that the events, which were supposed to begin at 8:30 PM ET, didn't begin until 10:30 PM. They contend that the delayed starts amount to a "wanton exercise in unfair and deceptive trade practices, negligent misrepresentation, and false advertising."
Additionally, they claim Madonna has a lengthy habit of starting her shows late.
Madonna's management and Live Nation have now responded to the case by telling TMZ that the artist just finished her 2023 Celebration Tour in Europe, which was well received.
The performances began in North America as scheduled at Barclays in Brooklyn, barring a technical glitch that occurred during soundcheck on December 13.
Press accounts at the time clearly showed the delay caused by this. Theys aid they plan to firmly defend this case.
The plaintiffs in the case admit that Madonna's health problems necessitated a change in the original concert dates from July to December, but they do not accept this as justification for the nightly delays. A potentially fatal bacterial illness brought down the celebrity last year.
The fans are suing for undisclosed damages, claiming that they sent $155.90 and $292.50, respectively, for the tickets. Fans criticized the diva for arriving to the first event of the US leg of her tour at 11 p.m., even though it was scheduled to start at around 8.30 p.m., last month.
Despite the postponement, she stunned her audience with a 45-song set list that celebrated her groundbreaking 40-year career. She went on an extremely vulgar display. Later, when the opening act, DJ Honey Dijon, hit the stage at 8:30 p.m., it was revealed that the delay was only one hour long and was caused by technical difficulties. At 10:45 p.m., the Queen of Pop finally appeared on stage and started her performance.
But a lot of the music icon's followers complained on social media about having to wait for the Material Girl hitmaker to start her performance.
