Madonna’s 10 most controversial moments, ranked

‘Art should be controversial’: From being banned from MTV in the 90s to threefold excommunication from the Catholic Church, we look back at ten times Madonna has made someone, somewhere clutch their pearls

Madonna’s 10 most controversial moments, ranked
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Lasers on crotches and bums, straddling a man in a toilet cubicle, Sabrina Carpenter on her knees – these are just three scenes from Madonna’s recent 10-minute Confessions II film, released ahead of her 15th album of the same name dropping tomorrow. As suggested by its title and raunchy club scenes, the project is a follow-up to the Queen of Pop’s landmark 2005 album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, which saw thehellip;

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