Madonna’s ‘Papa Don’t Preach’-’MoonMan’-sold for $38K

Madonna’s ‘MoonMan’ sold for $38K!!!

Madonna’s iconic MTV Video Music Award for “Best Female Video” hit the bidding of $38,484 in the Auction. The bidding was expected to reach around $60 before the auction started.

Madonna’s VMA, MoonMan trophy was for her famous number “Papa Don’t Preach.” This song was about teenage pregnancy and was released in 1986. It was a single track from her ‘True Blue’ album, and became her 4th number-one hit. The hit track debuted Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 28, 1986. For 18 weeks, it held the place in the charts. For two weeks from Aug,16 the song stayed at No.1, the top of the charts. 

The song was directed by James Foley. The lyrics and the video dealing with the controversial topic of teenage pregnancy and abortion went virally swirling around the world.

Some of the other notable famous items under auction were Tom Hanks’ military uniform from the movie ’Forest Gump’ which sold for $20,771. Pete Rose’s milestone bat sold for $23,293. Kurt Cobain’s signed Niravan’s ‘In Utero’ CD booklet went for $12000.

Madonna’s ‘MoonMan’ award for ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ comprises a statue of Moonman standing on a cylindrical base with an MTV logo-engraved metal plate. The plate reads, “Video Music Award, 1986-1987, Madonna, Best Female Video, Papa Don’t Preach.”

Madonna Enjoys Lavish Winter Trips During COVID Pandemic

The trips include a romantic getaway with her boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams (26) and her family vacation to Malawi.

Despite heavy travel restrictions due to the global pandemic, the 62-year-old pop queen, Madonna seems to have visited nearly five countries in just three weeks. She reportedly traveled from LA to London, then to Kenya and Malawi. The trips include a romantic getaway with her boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams (26) and her family vacation to Malawi.

Her trips covered more than 11000 miles. Many healthcare experts warn of travels and tours during the Pandemic. Especially, things are quite dangerous while traveling across countries that don’t have strict quarantine policies for travelers. For instance, travelers arriving in Malawi and Kenya do not have to quarantine as long as they have negative coronavirus tests.

Madonna’s Homecoming Family Trip to Malawi!

December 2020

It’s a homecoming trip to Madonna’s adopted children from Malawi. The 62-year-old pop songstress takes a family vacation to Malawi, an African country from where she adopted four children David Banda (15), Mercy James (14), Stella (8), and Estere (8). She posted on Instagram about the trip with the hashtag ‘#homecoming’.

The pop queen also has two biological children Lourdes (24) with her former personal trainer Carlos Leon, and Rocco (20) with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie. She captioned the Instagram video post “Warm Heart Of Africa” where one of her 8-year-old twin daughters was seen gazing out the flight window with a warm sunrise and light dazzling through the outer sky.

After reaching Malawi, Madonna posted a sweet clip of Mercy enjoying a swing at their holiday digs. Apparently, she would oversee the Mercy James Institute For Pediatric Surgery And Intensive Care which she set up through her charity Raising Malawi.

Madonna’s Post of George Floyd’s Video Backfires!

As the outrage on the death of George Floyd Minneapolis security personnel has been burning amidst the people, Madonna’s post on social media backfires.

Amidst the rage of Floyd been brutally killed by a police officer who kneeled on his neck, Madonna shared a video of her son David Banda making a move to Michael Jackson’s song “They Don’t Care About Us.”

She posted with a caption saying: “Brutal murder travels around the world my son David Dances to honor and pay tribute to George and His Family and all Acts of Racism and Discrimination that happen on a daily basis in America. #davidbanda #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd #MichaelJackson.”

But the pop sensation was criticized for her post and many followers slammed her in anger.

April Reign the maker of #OscarsSoWhite responded to the tweet saying: “Nobody asked Madonna to weigh in today. Not a soul. Unforced errors among public figures have been rampant this month.”

Further, Akilah Green TV writer stated that the footage was “worse than that Pepsi can,” highlighting an unpopular ad that Kendall Jenner was part of.

But few made funny statements thanking Madonna for “ending racism.”

The incident of Floyd’s demise has brewed more painful talks the way U.S police ill-treat black Americans which ended up shooting the cop, Derek Chauvin. The protestors have also asked the authorities who were part of the murder to be punished with criminal charges.

The outrage has been widely witnessed in almost all parts of the cities since Thursday.

This is not new to the singer as she has been slammed a few weeks back for making weird comments publicly.

Madonna Falls Hard on Paris Show, Leaves The Stage Crying!

February 2020

The 61-year-old pop icon, Madonna accidentally took a hard fall while she was performing the Madame X show in Paris last Thursday. According to sources, the singer left the stage crying in tears because of unbearable pain.

She was already struggling with severe him and knee injuries for several months and recently she recovered from them and started performing on stage. But the good news is she recovered from this injury too and will go on stage and performs as fiercely as she usually does.

“She’s strong and she has her injuries but she’s really trying to take care of her body. I talk to her regularly like, ‘You’ve got this, girl’ … I support her and I love her but it’s a moment where she has to listen to her body,” Mazer told us.

 

Leia Smith

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