Re-Invention World Tour - Lip Sync Allegation

Lip Sync Allegation

During the Q magazine awards, Elton John accused Madonna for lip-synching in her shows. He commented "Since when has lip-synching been live? Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay $134 to see them should be shot. That’s me off her fucking Christmas card list. But do I give a toss? No." Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, rejected John’s allegations by saying "Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists, She sang every note of her Re-Invention tour live and is not ashamed that she was well paid for her hard work. Elton John remains on her Christmas card list whether he is nice...or naughty." John later released a statement to Entertainment Weekly saying that he would like to apologize to Madonna for his comments. He said:

I don't want to escalate it because I like Madonna, She's been to my house for dinner. It was something that was said in the heat of the moment, and probably should not have been said. Would I apologize to her if I saw her? Yeah, because I don't want to hurt any artist's feelings. It was my fault. I instigated the whole thing. But it applies to all those bloody teenage singers. The reaction to it was so hysterical, It was like I said, 'I think all gays should be killed or I think Hitler was right.' I just said someone was lip-synching. I'm not afraid to speak my mind. I'm not going to mellow with age. I get more enraged about things as I get older because you see that these injustices go on.