Madonna 'advised to cut guns from MDNA tour show by Edinburgh police'
Published Jul 23 2012, 03:56 BST | By Zeba Blay
Madonna has chosen to ignore pleas from law enforcement to leave guns out of her live show, it has been reported.The 'Girl Gone Wild' performer is currently on tour promoting her album MDNA, which has sparked several controversies since its launch in May.
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© PA Images / Sean Dempsey/PA Wire
According to The Scotsman, Lothian and Borders Police advised Madonna to leave a machine gun and hand pistol out of her stage show in light of the recent shooting in Colorado at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
However, she proceeded to keep the weapons in her act during Saturday's (July 21) concert at the Murrayfield Stadium, brandishing pistols on stage as well as an AK47 assault rifle.
Madonna came under criticism from Amnesty International Scotland director Shabnum Mustapha, who said that the musician should have applied "common sense" given recent events.
The singer is yet to respond to address the criticism over her use of guns in her 'MDNA' tour.
Madonna was recently threatened with a lawsuit by the National Front party in France, after images of party leader Marine Le Pen juxtaposed with a swastika were used in her show.
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Madonna performs on stage in Hyde Park, London, as part of her MDNA tour
'releasing' she has a weak live voice?
Whatever fame she has left??
Madonna, love her or loathe her, is still exceptionally popular- you DO NOT sell out stadiums and arenas at her rate without still being an icon.
Having said all this, I hope to God she does tone down her show- there are certain things you just shouldn't stick two fingers up at, the memory of those poor 12 victims being one of them.
July 23rd 2012 at 9:27pm
Why should she drop the props for her show? Hell no.
July 23rd 2012 at 6:30pm
Madonna has spent a career being not doing what she told. Why should she change now? Should we ban all TV, film, theatre, art that has guns? Because of one incident? She lives off controversy.
July 23rd 2012 at 2:17pm(+2 likes)
I'm quite shocked, I would've thought she'd done so.
But then again, Lady Gaga did the same with her Fame Ball tour in Manchester; she went ahead with the performance of Alejandro and sparked critiscism; they probably don't want their fans "to miss out"
but it goes to show what they think :\
July 23rd 2012 at 1:37pm
Oh Madonna stop trying to desperately hold on to whatever fame you have left. No one cares about you and you dont shock me with your guns and nazi symbols I just smell desperation.
July 23rd 2012 at 1:07pm(+4 likes)