Please, instead of people being coy about their dislike for Madonna, please provide links or interviews or articles of where Madonna bashes Michael. Of all the comments that are tagged with Michael and Madonna on youtube, I've not seen one where she was overtly negative or overtly positive, but to me they are not negative comments. I just want to see solid proof that Madonna bashed Michael to validate why some people don't like her.
But then again interviews and print articles can be manipulated through soundbites, editing, a journalist's voiced over opinion, etc. We certainly experienced that with Michael.
I am indifferent to Madonna, but I do respect the speech she made about Michael. I don't know who approached who to do that, but Madonna said it was important for her to say something about Michael and that she wanted to have a proper 'goodbye' to him, which she viewed this speech as. I think MTV wanted to get someone very influential to speak a few words about Michael, as well as, a peer. They might have thought Whitney, also. But then we'd all think she was doing it to promote her album because MJ fans seem to be suspicious of everyone.
I've always known that Madonna is a calculated business woman, as well. But what has she really to gain by expressing her thoughts and memories about Michael? She is sort of divided the MJ fans because of her how she organized her speech. She admitted that she wasn't there for him when he was alive and called out the whole world along with herself. They are the same age also. She could have been thinking about her own mortality, as well, which made her sensitive.
IDK, just give me tangible evidence to dislike her as an MJ fan. Plus, honestly i did not pay much attention to rivalry and all that stuff in the past because the media makes stuff up and twists things. Plus, PR is not always factual.
