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Fans are cringing online after Madonna questioned a concertgoer for sitting down during her show — before realizing they appeared to be in a wheelchair. The longtime pop icon was performing at Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Thursday during a stop on her global tour. “What are you doing sitting down over there?” she yelled from onstage, pointing into a cheering crowd. “What are you doing sitting down?” Upon walking to the edge of the stage and taking a closer look, the singer added, “Oh, OK.
4 million views on TikTok, where it was first posted. “WHATS HER ISSUE,” one TikTok user commented with multiple crying emoji, getting 16,000 likes. “Something about ‘I’m glad you’re here’ makes it even worse,” commented another. And on X, many took issue with Madonna for calling out the attendee at all. “Lots of people need to sit down who don’t use wheelchairs, too. This is honestly just gross, ableist behavior,” one user wrote on X.
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