Madonna recalls police threatening 'to arrest' her for simulating masturbation on her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990
Madonna recently looked back on how the artistic boundaries she pushed early in her career have 'paved' the way for today's biggest artists like Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Katy Perry.
While reflecting on nearly being arrested for simulating masturbation on her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990, the 63-year-old pop star commended herself for establishing new norms for female artists on stage.
'Police threatened to arrest me three times as I traveled around the world performing Like A Virgin — during the Blonde Ambition tour,' she captioned a black and white footage of herself from the raunchy performance.
Making history: Madonna reflected on how the artistic boundaries she pushed early in her career have 'paved' the way for today's biggest artists from Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa to Katy Perry
She continued: 'The Vatican canceled all my shows in Rome! See how I paved the road for you b****es??'
Previously, the Holiday hitmaker talked about receiving warnings from local police during the third night at Toronto’s SkyDome on her third concert tour.
In the film, she received a message from 'a representative from the D.A.’s office' expressing worry about her 'immoral live performance.'
Wild: While reflecting on nearly being arrested for simulating masturbation on her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990 (pictured at the time), the 63-year-old pop star commended herself for establishing new norms for female artists
In response, she told her team: 'I’m not changing my f***ing show.'
During the show, Madonna, who is known for pushing the envelope with sexually provocative performances and controversial music videos, raised eyebrows for groping herself and humping a bed in front of a live audience. the
Throughout her career, which has spanned more than four decades, the mother-of-six has also been vocal about backing causes she believes in, like supporting the LGBTQ community and a woman's right to abortion.
'Police threatened to arrest me three times as I traveled around the world performing Like A Virgin– during the Blonde Ambition tour,' she captioned a black and white footage of herself from the raunchy performance
Sounding off: She continued: 'The Vatican canceled all my shows in Rome! See how I paved the road for you b****es??'
Her latest post comes writing on social media that she's in 'deep despair' about the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade last month
'I woke up [Friday] to the terrifying news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned and that legislation has decided that we no longer have rights as women over our bodies,' the star said.
She continued: 'This decision has plunged me and every other woman in this country into deep despair. Now the supreme court has decided that women's rights are no longer constitutional rights. In fact we have less rights [than] a gun. I am scared for my daughters.'
'I'm scared for all women in America. I am just plain scared. I guess God put this on our shoulders right now because he knew that we were strong enough to bear the weight. Strong enough to fight! Strong enough to overcome. And so we shall overcome! We will find a way to make it a federal law to protect abortion rights! Ladies are you ready to fight?'
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