After years of feud rumors, the Mother Monster takes to Twitter to rave about Madge's inspiring speech about sexism and a past rape at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music last week
- Dec 13, 2016
AceShowbiz - It looks like Lady GaGa is ready to make peace with Madonna. After years of feud rumors, the Mother Monster let her fans know how she felt about the "Like a Virgin" songbird in a tweet posted in response to the latter's recent speech at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music.
In case you missed it, Madonna was honored with the Woman of the Year Award at the December 9 event and talked about sexism in the industry during her acceptance speech. "You are allowed to be pretty and cute and sexy. But don't act too smart. Don't have an opinion. Don't have an opinion that is out of line with the status quo, at least," she said in front of the audience.
"You are allowed to be objectified by men and dress like a slut, but don't own your sluttiness. Do not share your own sexual fantasies with the world. But more importantly, be what women feel comfortable with you being around other men," she continued. "And finally, do not age because age is a sin. You will be criticized. You will be vilified. And you will definitely not be played on the radio."
Madge also recalled getting raped when she was a teenager and had just moved to New York. "It was 1979, and New York was a very scary place. In the first year, I was held up at gunpoint, raped on a rooftop with a knife digging into my throat, and I had my apartment broken into and robbed so many times I just stopped bolting the door," she shared.
Also a rape survivor, GaGa had nothing but nice words to say about Madonna's speech. On Monday, December 12, she took to Twitter to praise the 58-year-old singer. "@Madonna your speech at the Billboard Music Awards was inspiring. You're so brave & strong. Thanks for being that for us girls we need that," she wrote.
@Madonna your speech at the Billboard Music Awards was inspiring. You're so brave & strong. Thanks for being that for us girls we need that.
— xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 12, 2016
GaGa's reaction to Madonna's speech is interesting considering the two ladies haven't been on the best terms for years. They found themselves at odds with each other after many fans constantly compared their music.
In an interview last year, Madonna accused GaGa of ripping her off. A few months ago, GaGa seemed to diss the "Rebel Heart" diva when she pointed out how different they were. "We're very different," she said on Beats 1 Radio in October. "I don't mean to disrespect Madonna, she's a nice lady, and she's had a fantastic huge career, biggest pop star of all time. But I play a lot of instruments. I write all of my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer. What I do is different."
