Madonna is forced to CANCEL the final two Paris dates of her Madame X tour over global coronavirus crisis... after knee injury scuppered previous shows
- The 61-year-old pop star had been due to perform at the French capital's Le Grand Rex on Tuesday and Wednesday, but both shows have now been axed
- In a statement shared on Madonna's website, concert promoter Live Nation said the shows were called off after a notification from the Office of the Police
- Amid the growing global coronavirus crisis, lawmakers in France announced that they were banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people until further notice
- Cinema and concert venue Le Grand Rex, which is the largest cinema theatre in Europe, boasts a capacity of 2,800. The imposing building opened in 1932
- Deadly coronavirus has infected more than 114,000 worldwide and killed more than 4,000 globally, according to the World Health Organisation
- Madonna had also been forced to recently pull out of Madame X shows after injuring her knee, reportedly while performing the routine to her hit Vogue
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Madonna has been forced to cancel the final two dates of her Madame X tour in Paris over the global coronavirus outbreak.
The 61-year-old pop superstar had been due to perform at the French capital's Le Grand Rex on Tuesday and Wednesday, but both dates have now been listed as cancelled on her official website.
And, in a statement shared on the website on Monday, concert promoter Live Nation revealed that the cancellation was in keeping France's recent move to ban gatherings of more than 1,000 people.
Cancelled: Madonna has been forced to cancel the final two dates of her Madame X tour in Paris over the global coronavirus outbreak. Pictured in May 2019
The statement reads: 'Following official notification from the Office of the Police this morning prohibiting all events with an audience attendance of over 1000, Live Nation regrets to announce the final two Madame X performances previously re-scheduled to 10-March and 11-March are forced to be cancelled.
'Tickets are refundable at point of purchase. We regret the disappointment to fans.'
Madonna has yet to publicly comment herself on the cancellation of the shows.
Called off: The 61-year-old pop superstar had been due to perform at the French capital's Le Grand Rex on Tuesday and Wednesday, but both shows have been called off
Last Wednesday, days after cancelling shows due to a knee injury, Madonna put on a brave face as she exited Le Grand Rex with her boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams, 25, following one of her shows.
The queen of pop walked hand in hand with her beau, who led his lover out of the venue with his head kept down while she walked with a cane for support.
Earlier this month, Madonna addressed the then-third cancellation of her 12-night Le Grand Rex residency, insisting that she needs to 'stay in bed and rest for a few days so [she] can finish the tour with a smile on [her] face and in one piece'.
She continued: 'If only knees didn’t twist and cartilage didn’t tear and nothing hurt and tears never fell out of our eyes.........But alas they do and Thank God for this important reminder that we are human.'
Sweet: On Wednesday, the 61-year-old pop icon was supported by beau Ahlamalik Williams, 25, as she used a cane and held his hand while leaving her Madame X show in Paris
The singer explained to fans that she 'fell 2 nights ago on stage when a chair was literally pulled out from underneath [her] by mistake' causing her to land 'on the floor on [her] tail bone.'
After the fall, Madonna braved the stage, once again, for an evening show, which she admitted was more of a struggle than she anticipated.
'I made it thru the show last night but just barely because I hate disappointing,' she wrote.
'However today even I can see that this broken doll held together with tape and glue, needs to stay in bed and rest for a few days so she can finish the tour with a smile on her face and in one piece. '
Injury: Madonna used a cane to walk on Wednesday, after she was forced to cancel a show in Paris after her persistent knee injury was worsened by a fall taken on stage
In pain: Madonna is said to have struggled to continue her Madame X show at Le Grand Rex in Paris earlier this month
Injury: Madonna recently addressed the then-third cancellation of her 12-night Le Grand Rex residency, insisting that she 'needs to stay in bed and rest for a few days'
Despite the injury, Madonna took to Twitter on Wednesday to joke that she 'has to make a living' as she shared a short video of herself headbanging on stage.
The pop icon is said to have damaged her knee while on tour in Paris after falling off a chair during a performance of Vogue.
The all-theatre tour started on September 17, 2019, in New York City, and was set to conclude on March 11, in Paris. The last show has now been cancelled.
Last month, Madonna described being 'in tears from the pain of my injuries'.
Back on: It appeared the time off helped as Madonna took to Twitter on Wednesday to joke that she 'has to make a living', as she shared a short video of herself headbanging on stage
She said: 'I consider myself a warrior. I never quit, I never give in, I never give up! However, this time I have to listen to my body and accept my pain is a warning.'
Madonna also revealed that she has to do six hours of rehab every day due to her serious injury and claimed that it's a 'miracle' she has been able to get this far on the tour.
She wrote: 'It's a miracle I have gotten this far but a-lot has to do with the fact that I do 6 hours of rehab every day 3 hours before show and 3 after with multiple therapies.
'I have also switched to flat shoes and modified difficult parts of the show. This has helped enormously but I still need to be careful and of course rest is the best medicine.'
Warrior: The singer who has been battling on through her 12-night residency despite her knee injury, reportedly had to be held up by a backing dancer after falling off her chair
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