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Madonna on Critics Who Spewed ‘Ageism’ Over Her Looks After the 2023 Grammys: ‘You Won’t Break My Soul’

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Madonna has a message for the haters. The singer clapped back at critics who shamed her looks during the 2023 Grammys.In a lengthy message shared via Instagram on Tuesday, February 7, Madonna, 64, opened up about introducing Sam Smith and Kim Petras ahead of their performance and shared that she was disappointed that the moment was tainted by trolls who spewed ageist rhetoric online. “It was an honor for me to introduce Kim Petras and Sam Smith at the Grammys,” the “Hung Up” artist began. “I wanted to give the last award, which was Album of the Year, but I thought it was more important that I present the first trans woman performing at the Grammys — a history making moment.

And on top of that, she won a Grammy!!” Petras, 30, made history when she and Smith, 30, took home the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their hit “Unholy.” The victory made Petras the first transgender woman to receive the honor.

In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“Instead of focusing on what I said in my speech, which was about giving thanks for the fearlessness of artists like Sam and Kim, many people chose to only talk about close-up photos of me taken with a long lens camera … that would distort anyone’s face,” Madonna continued in her social media post.

The “Material Girl” singer said in that moment she felt she was “caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny that permeates the world we live in.” Madonna shamed critics for refusing to “celebrate women past the age of 45” and those who feel “the need to punish her if she continues to be strong-willed, hardworking and adventurous.” The Michigan native doubled down, asserting, “I have never apologized for any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look

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