Madonna’s Near-Death Experience Had Her Fighting God Himself To Stay Alive After Being Put Into a Coma
Madonna made headlines in 2023 after she was hospitalized due to a serious bacterial infection. The seven-time Grammy Award winner had to postpone her much-awaited Celebration World Tour due to her medical condition. However, the celebrated singer proved again that she is the epitome of strength after bouncing back from her bad health condition.
Madonna spoke about her medical condition during her recent concert in Los Angeles
Madonna Opens Up On Her Near Death Experience
During the opening of a 5-night stand at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Madonna opened up on her medical condition that made headlines in June 2023. As reported by Variety, the Vogue singer expressed her gratitude to the doctor and other medical personnel who helped her bounce back after slipping into a coma. She mentioned Dr. David Agus and his medical team who helped her survive the drastic effects of the bacterial infection. She said-
“It was a strange thing to finally not feel like I was in control. I have fallen off a lot of horses and broken a lot of bones. I have a titanium hip. I mean, the list goes on and on, but nothing can stop me.” She briefly interrupting her story to sing an a cappella snippet of one of her most famous songs: “Don’t tell me to stop…”
She revealed about experiencing a near-death experience after collapsing due to the bacterial infection. She said-
“This summer I had a surprise. It’s called… um… a near-death experience. Yes, and I’m not kidding. It was pretty scary. Obviously, I didn’t know for four days, because I was in an induced coma. But when I woke up, the first word I said was ‘No.’ Anyway, that’s what my assistant tells me. And I’m pretty sure that God was saying to me, ‘Do you wanna come with us? You wanna come with me? You wanna go this way?’ And I said, ‘No. No.’” She added one more for emphasis: “No!”
A League of Their Own actor went on to send appreciation for Dr. Agus for breathing life into her after she lost hope to survive.
Madonna Was Sued By Fans For Late Concert Timings
Madonna was sued by her fans who claimed that the Crazy for You, singer had falsely promised a concert starting time which she failed to meet. Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden filed a lawsuit against the reputed singer. According to the filing, fans claimed that they were confronted with limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs” during Madonna’s Celebration show on December 13, 2023.
As reported by Variety, the lawsuit mentioned-
“Madonna had demonstrated flippant difficulty in ensuring a timely or complete performance, and Defendants were aware that any statement as to a start time for a show constituted, at best, optimistic speculation.”
Madonna’s representatives responded to Variety and claimed that the lawsuit held no weight. The statement given by the singer’s representatives mentioned-
“Madonna’s just completed, sold-out 2023 Celebration Tour in Europe received rave reviews. The shows opened in North America at Barclays in Brooklyn as planned, with the exception of a technical issue December 13th during soundcheck. This caused a delay that was well documented in press reports at the time. We intend to defend this case vigorously.”
This is not the first time Madonna has been under the scanner for her concert timings. Throughout her Rebel Heart Tour in 2016, and Madame X Tour in 2019-2020, Madonna started her concerts over two hours late.
