Madonna tour manifesto gunKevin Mazur, WireImage



Madonna's MDNA tour has, thus far, been quite the eventful one! The pop icon has made headlines for exposing her lady parts onstage, superimposing a swastika over an image of French politician Marine Le Pen, calling for the release of the Pussy Riot members jailed in Russia and speaking up for the LBGTQ community. She's also been threatened with multiple lawsuits and has received backlash for the gun-slinging portions of her show.

Now, in a letter released to Billboard, Madonna explains the intentions behind her controversial live show, and seems very keen on defending her use of prop guns and stage violence.


"[My show is] a journey, from darkness to light, from anger to love, from chaos to order," Madge explains. "It's true there is a lot of violence in the beginning of the show and sometimes the use of fake guns," the performer acknowledges. "But they are used as metaphors. I do not condone violence or the use of guns," she insists.