Madonna broke silence on the controversy regarding the photoshopped "Rebel Heart" images she posted online. The cover album originally features a closeup shot of the singer with black cords across her face, but Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela took the center stage in the digitally-altered pictures with the ribbons staying intact.
"I'm sorry," she said after she received backlash. "I'm not comparing
myself to anyone. I'm admiring and acknowledging there (sic) Rebel
Hearts. This is neither (sic) a crime or an insult or racist! I also did
it with Michael Jackson and Frida Khalo and Marilyn Monroe."
"Am I saying I am them? NO. I'm saying they are Rebel Hearts too," she
continued. "And I didn't do it. My fans did. And I just re posted those
photos. My fans aren't racist either. If they put me in the same category
as these other people, Thank you. I'm very flattered and I hope one day
to live up to 1 100th of what those people accomplished."
She wrote in another post, "I would like to thank all my fans for
recreating my album cover with the Rebel Heart ribbon on the faces of so
many Great Hero's. It shows that you are also celebrating and in
admiration of these great freedom fighters!"
"When I repost these images i am saying YES! These people are all Rebel
Hearts in one way or another from Martin Luther King to Jesus to Nelson
Mandela to John Lennon.
YES! Lets celebrate them! The world needs more people like them. I hope
to one day accomplish. 1 100th of what these Rebel Hearts have
accomplished. As I Said in a previous post 'I walk in the footsteps of
Giants' and i will continue to do so G*D willing. They are my guiding
light. #rebelheart #livingforlove."
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