{"id":2671921,"date":"2026-09-28T13:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confused-madonna-68-crashes-and-burns-at-vmas-cant-recall-why-shes-on-stage-as-fans-feared-she-wouldnt-be-able-to-get-to-her-feet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:20:50","slug":"confused-madonna-68-crashes-and-burns-at-vmas-cant-recall-why-shes-on-stage-as-fans-feared-she-wouldnt-be-able-to-get-to-her-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confused-madonna-68-crashes-and-burns-at-vmas-cant-recall-why-shes-on-stage-as-fans-feared-she-wouldnt-be-able-to-get-to-her-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Confused Madonna, 68, Crashes and Burns at VMAs &#8211; Can&#8217;t Recall Why She&#8217;s On Stage as Fans Feared She Wouldn&#8217;t Be Able to Get to Her Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">54<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconfused-madonna-68-crashes-and-burns-at-vmas-cant-recall-why-shes-on-stage-as-fans-feared-she-wouldnt-be-able-to-get-to-her-feet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2671921&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Madonna, aged 68, appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards where she received multiple awards including Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration. During the event, she performed with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, showcasing elaborate and provocative antics that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-kamala-harris-biggest-mistakes-gets-thrown-back-in-her-face-during-interview-forcing-her-to-explain\/\" title=\"One of Kamala Harris&#039; Biggest Mistakes Gets Thrown Back in Her Face During Interview, Forcing Her to Explain\">left viewers questioning<\/a> her focus and stamina. Her speech and behavior were perceived as confused and out of touch, prompting criticism about her relevance and aging. Many commentators noted her attempts to remain provocative as a sign of clinging to relevance, which some viewed as embarrassing or misguided. her appearance sparked mixed reactions, with some fans defending her age and others criticizing her public antics, highlighting the tension between her persona of shock value and the natural aging process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Madonna is 68. On Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards she stood onstage, won another trophy, and admitted she was not sure why she was there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m kind of unclear as to what this award is for,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-16165135\/Madonna-mtv-vmas-britney-spears-comeback-sabrina-carpenter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she said<\/a> after joining Charli XCX and Troye Sivan to collect Best Dance for Confessions II The Film.<\/p>\n<p>Charli had to open the card again so the honoree could catch up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is it time for 68 year old Madonna to retire? https:\/\/t.co\/v9L6dHmOzn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/2104514765687242786?\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Madonna opened the show with Sabrina Carpenter on \u201cBring Your Love,\u201d then a Danceteria remix with Charli XCX.<\/p>\n<p>During the performance, lasers shot out from her crotch, she made a toilet-stall cameo, she straddled a piano, and dancers hauled her across the floor.<\/p>\n<p>She looked unfocused and out of breath, leaving viewers wondering if she could get back on her feet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Knew I could count on this team \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Madonna?\">@Madonna<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SabrinaAnnLynn?\">@SabrinaAnnLynn<\/a> takes home Best Collaboration for Bring Your Love at the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VMAs<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJTewXVJmc\">pic.twitter.com\/uJTewXVJmc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Video Music Awards (@vmas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vmas\/status\/2104372073615495433?\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/madonna-vmas-2026-winners-sabrina-carpenter-b3057429.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MTV<\/a> had waited 23 years for the return of Madonna, who was celebrated as a icon in her day. What they got was a reminder that shock expires when the shock artist cannot remember what she is doing.<\/p>\n<p>Before the speech Madonna announced she needed to get \u201cthis thing\u201d out of her, joked that a laser had been there all night, and complained the microphone was too short. Then she caused some confusion with a lecture about how dance makes everyone equal before leaving the stage.<\/p>\n<p>She took home seven awards Sunday, including Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@doogadoo11 Madonna hasn\u2019t done anything relevant in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Are they awarding activism now?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TXJollyRoger\u2620\ufe0f (@TxJollyRoger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TxJollyRoger\/status\/2104576871849771246?\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Arrogance may be useful when you are in your twenties. It is poison when you are approaching 70 and cannot see that the scandal is you.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd that once gasped at her gimmicks now winces and she doesn\u2019t seem to notice, which is why she keeps doing it. Some fans commenting online tried to be kind. Bravo for moving at 68, they said. Others were blunter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Madonna doesn\u2019t know how to hang it up. This is one of the weirdest and most cringe things I\u2019ve ever seen. Why are the MTV Music Awards on CBS after football? https:\/\/t.co\/zUek80Ii66<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cielo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@CieloBonit) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CieloBonit\/status\/2104361426005725295?\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LMAOO why was Madonna struggling so much right here \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d #vmas https:\/\/t.co\/A5A9YDoaSY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GeezusRice (@GeezusRice) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GeezusRice\/status\/2104359960507568444?\">September 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Madonna has spent decades insisting that provocation is courage \u2014 It\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/gender-identity\/madonnas-vmas-speech-began-as-a-tribute-to-aretha-franklin-then-it-took-a-bizarre-turn\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madonna recalled<\/a>, in another speech, that a manager once told her after the 1984<br \/> \u201cLike a Virgin\u201d tumble \u2014 the pop star famously tripped on stage \u2014 that her career was over.<\/p>\n<p>Her career did in fact survive, but only to become a perverse joke filled with \u00a0bathroom sets, laser gags, and a confusion either caused by drugs, old age, or a mix of the two.<\/p>\n<p>Each appearance she makes now sands a little more off the legend and adds a little more to the compilation reel of a star who refuses to leave. She proceeds, systematically, to humiliate herself in public in some feeble attempt to cling to relevancy and fend off old age (unsuccessfully), and calls it art.<\/p>\n<p>The VMAs will move on next year. Madonna will still be almost 70, still convinced that base exhibitionism erases her aging. 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