Nikki

Hey there, I can't reply anymore today and I can't send PMs anymore, but why would I make up things? M herself stated in an interview: "I did a photo shoot with Steven Klein for my last album cover, and I painted my face black, except for red lips and white eyes. It was a play on words. Have you ever heard of the Black Madonna? "

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-looks-back-the-rolling-stone-interview-197575/

I don't think it gets more official than that. And no, not a single picture ever leaked from that photoshoot. I PM'd Napoleon about the photo as I couldn't reply.