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Girls fight? President of Malawi is in war of words over Madonna's 'bullying'. Pop star denies 'ridiculous allegations' after claim by Joyce Banda that she expected special treatment.
She has sold more records than any other woman, enthralled fans at the Super Bowl and starred on the big screen as Eva Perón. As a result, one word that Madonna is unaccustomed to hearing is "no".
However, the queen of pop appears to have met her match in Joyce Banda, the president of Malawi, who has delivered a withering verdict on Madonna's activities in the country that makes reviews of her recent films look positively kind.
She is "a musician who desperately thinks she must generate recognition by bullying state officials instead of playing decent music on the stage", the president's office commented in an extraordinary statement.
Madonna wanted the Malawian government to "roll out a red carpet and blast the 21-gun salute in her honour", "thinks she deserves to be revered with state grandeur" and needs to learn "the decency of telling the truth", the presidency said.
In one bizarre barb, Madonna's conduct in Malawi was unfavourably compared against that of Chuck Norris, the American actor, martial artist and champion of gun ownership.
Such an evisceration from a head of state might be enough to crush many people. But not Madonna. She accused Banda of telling lies about her. The singer's spokeswoman suggested the claims were linked to the removal of the president's sister as head of Madonna's humanitarian organisation in Malawi.
Whatever the cause, the war of words is a disaster for Madonna's complicated relationship with the southern African country, which she first visited in 2006, and renews questions about the wisdom of western celebrities on philanthropic missions to the developing world. Madonna adopted two Malawian children and runs several projects but was bitterly criticised after abandoning plans to build a $15m (£9.37m) elite academy for girls.
President of Malawi in war of words over Madonna's 'bullying' | World news | The Guardian