Madonna's Harper's Bazaar 2013. STUNNING!!!

[Lucky guy]

The sky is falling the sky is falling. Lucky Guy your username makes no sense since you're never happy. No wait you're happy to talk shit.

What shit have I talked, do tell?

[Guest]

And Madonna is a 53 year old billionaire who can refuse to work with a photographer if she so much as takes a disliking to the colour of their socks. I'm pretty sure that in her Revolution of Love she has pledged to be a voice for the vulnerable and those who have no-one to stand up for them. I guess those vulnerable do not include 17 year old wannabe models being jizzed on by Terry Richardson because their agencies have told them they have to do that to get work.

Those models do have choices and maybe they made the 'wrong' choices. They do have freedom however and they will learn from their experience. It's not like they are caged like animals and forced into doing it. Yes, it's filthy and he is disgusting but the two situations are FAR from equivocal. While on this subject people need to STOP trying to use the 'MADONNA DID IT' technique as reinforcement for their argument...

[Lucky guy]

Those models do have choices and maybe they made the 'wrong' choices. They do have freedom however and they will learn from their experience. It's not like they are caged like animals and forced into doing it. Yes, it's filthy and he is disgusting but the two situations are FAR from equivocal. While on this subject people need to STOP trying to use the 'MADONNA DID IT' technique as reinforcement for their argument...

So it's their own fault you're saying?

Face it, Madonna does good things, and bad things, like we all do. This was a chance to make a small stand against the utterly unacceptable face of the fashion industry in the vile person of Terry Richardson. Madonna didn't do it. I'm sure she had her reasons, but that doesn't mean we have to condone it.

[Guest]

So it's their own fault you're saying?

Face it, Madonna does good things, and bad things, like we all do. This was a chance to make a small stand against the utterly unacceptable face of the fashion industry in the vile person of Terry Richardson. Madonna didn't do it. I'm sure she had her reasons, but that doesn't mean we have to condone it.

1) iIt's not about fault. Sometimes shit things happen in life which is of course unfortunate but rather than dwelling on misery it's possibly to 'right' the 'wrongs' by expressing yourself and then moving forward.

2) I don't think anybody is condoning Richardson. We all think he's an awful person but having said that, there are people her who are just as sleazy if not more so and I NEVER see you speaking out about them/it.

3) I doubt Madonna is aware of the entirety of his background. I'm sure Madonna was introduced to him as a HB session photog and wasn't gonna pull out of the shoot even if she did know about his filthy habits. Also, from an objective point of view Madonna couldn't really lay judgement on him for his photography alone considering she made the S E X book. I'm not equating their work AT ALL. However, things aren't always so black and white.

[Lucky guy]

1) iIt's not about fault. Sometimes shit things happen in life which is of course unfortunate but rather than dwelling on misery it's possibly to 'right' the 'wrongs' by expressing yourself and then moving forward.

2) I don't think anybody is condoning Richardson. We all think he's an awful person but having said that, there are people her who are just as sleazy if not more so and I NEVER see you speaking out about them/it.

3) I doubt Madonna is aware of the entirety of his background. I'm sure Madonna was introduced to him as a HB session photog and wasn't gonna pull out of the shoot even if she did know about his filthy habits. Also, from an objective point of view Madonna couldn't really lay judgement on him for his photography alone considering she made the S E X book. I'm not equating their work AT ALL. However, things aren't always so black and white.

1. It's an ongoing and unchecked abuse of power, that wrecks people's lives. The way to deal with it isn't to sweep it under the carpet, but to expose it and stop it happening any more. And frankly if this man was a two bit amateur making dirty pictures in his garage, not a media industry power player with powerful friends, he probably would have been arrested long ago.

2. There are absolutely NOT people on this board who are sleazier than Terry Richardson. Being porn addicts and posting dick pics is sad and regrettable, but it does not compare to Uncle Terry's oeuvre, which delights in celebrating every form of depravity and abusing the vulnerable.

3. Madonna has been around the block many times, and has specifically avoided photographers (like Mapplethorpe) when she didn't like their vibe. I'd be very surprised if she wasn't at least aware of what sort of photographs Uncle Terry produces. I'm not a huge fan of the SEX Book, but the difference (apart from the fact that Miesel's beautiful shots cannot be compared to Richardson's filth) is that this is a man exploiting women, not a woman exploring her own sexuality.

[ryan]

Lucky Guy obvs needs to be banned. He's not here for Madonna, he obvs doesn't read any of the Madonna threads here, especially from a few months ago when it was announced that Terry Richardson would be shooting Madonna for HB. This is a tried subject. Move on already. You should have added your input months in advance. Not now.

Jesus christ you are like a broken record.

[Lucky guy]

Lucky Guy obvs needs to be banned. He's not here for Madonna, he obvs doesn't read any of the Madonna threads here, especially from a few months ago when it was announced that Terry Richardson would be shooting Madonna for HB. This is a tried subject. Move on already. You should have added your input months in advance. Not now.

Jesus christ you are like a broken record.

I did read that thread, and I did make my feelings on this clear at the time. I hate to be all 'GU' about this, but please get off my case already -every post I make on this board (which is relatively rare these days) seems to be followed by some pathetic little cry for attention from you. It's not cute.

[Larkspur]

Forgot to mention, but why is Madonna working with Terry in the first place. Was it not him and Gaga who made fun/ called her ( paraphrasing) an old slut/ bitch? Was there not photos of him standing next to the graffiti that said this as well! Madonna must have a high tolerance level, because if this was any normal person ( we know Madonnas not the norm) they would have smacked the shit out of the prick!

I think someone asked her during the reddit Q&A how did the Harper's Bazaar photoshoot go. I think she said quick and painless. I'll have to look it up.

[GOD]

Stunning!

[aorlaan]

always the same people causin a ruckus SMH

[Supernatural]

Madonna can hold her own against TR or other slimebags in her line of work (how many are we not aware of) Gaga on the other hand puts him in a bus and asks troubled children to come by.

[BrokenButterfly]

Lovely. I think I'll buy it for the rest of the article. Not to crazy about Creepy Uncle Terry being behind the photos, though.

[Glindathegood]

Madonna in the Anderson Cooper interview said you can appreciate someone as an artist even if they have a screwed personal life and do things in their personal life that you don't agree with. So I don't think she's being hypocritical by working with him and it doesn't mean she approves of things he's done in his personal sex life.

[SkyHigh76]

These photos are better than the pics she uses for her CDs. Imagine if these pics were for her next album!! That would be amazing.

[VogueMusic]

When all you talk about is "satanic" imagery / "oooh, they're all slaves to the big, bad music industry"/ BDSM fashion is evil / devil worshiping conspiracy theory bullshit....you best believe people are going to throw that shit back at you and question your sanity.

[erotica blu]

When all you talk about is "satanic" imagery / "oooh, they're all slaves to the big, bad music industry"/ BDSM fashion is evil / devil worshiping conspiracy theory bullshit....you best believe people are going to throw that shit back at you and question your sanity.

LG is a self-loathing gay person.

[adirondak]

LG is a self-loathing gay person.

lets give ppl the right to their opinion even if we don't agree with it. C'mon. This is the type of thing Madonna is talking about with the revolution of love.

[mangapop]

I thought she has never mentioned rape before, but now I remember that I was reading about it a long time ago.

Anyway, I also read that Paradise (Not For Me) is about rape, I thought everbody knows that.

[Django]

i think Paradise is about fame D:

[Jumpb4uthink]

Guardian Express

Madonna Opens up about Rape Experience in NYC: I Am a Survivor

Added by Jaylan Salah on October 5, 2013.

Leave it to the Queen of Pop, Madonna, to be one of the pioneers when it came to female honesty and bravery. When she first arrived to NYC, Madonna had only $35 in her pockets and she paid her rent through posing nude for art classes. She was a wide-eyed, 19-year-old, studying to become a professional dancer. Not the one to shy away from admitting her bizarre experiences or her humble roots, Madonna proved with her recent confessional that she was an an example for all rape victims that they should open up and speak their hearts out. Maybe the experience would be less traumatizing and maybe the courage that they gather to confess would make it a better environment for them to grow, apart from the horrible experience that took place. Describing it in full details the 55-year-old singer said:

New York wasnt everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back,

Madonna said that she felt scared sh***less afterward. But instead of cowering in the background and closing in on herself, she chose to fight.

I was defiant. Hell-bent on surviving. On making it. But it was hard and it was lonely, and I had to dare myself every day to keep going.

Madonna said she found it pretty difficult to fit it, whether it was when she first moved to New York, or when she dove into the adventure of marrying director Guy Richie and moving to Britain with him. Her mantra was however to embrace life and whatever it gave her. Its not easy to be frowned upon with every move you take and every decision you take but the best strategy would be to hold your head high and keep moving.

Madonna was never far from controversy and wreaking havoc whenever she went. Back in the 80s the world was not ready to accept racy music videos with challenging imagery and themes. So when Madonnas music video Like a Virgin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, all hell broke loose. She was attacked by moralists and religious organizations who said the song promoted premarital sex. The criticism didnt stop at that, just like Marilyn Monroe, Madonna had posed nude for Playboy and Penthouse magazines in 1978 because she needed the money. When the images resurfaced as she rose to fame, Madonna was slammed by critics. The warrior, however, didnt take bulls**t from anybody and didnt apologize.

One of Madonnas most controversial battles was her Like a prayer music video and her Blond Ambition World Tour. The song Like a prayer was condemned by the Vatican for containing Christian themes like the stigmata and burning crosses, and also for showing Madonna fantasizing about making love to a saint. In the tour that preceded it, Madonna sang Like a virgin onstage accompanied by two male clad dancers who caressed her body while she simulated masturbation. Despite all the bashing she received, Madonna didnt shy away from making more controversial music videos, publishing her coffee table book Sex or making iconic, shocking performances in her tours. Funny thing is, not only was Madonna criticized for her sexually-provocative songs or raunchy performances, but also for practicing Kabbalah, adopting an African child and writing childrens books.

Its usually not about what you do that people attack you, Madonna is a living proof of it. Being the woman she is, everybody criticized her, fore every thing that she did. Nothing satisfied the world, even when it was well-intentioned. So as Madonna puts it, one might as well do as one wants, instead of calculating every move and living the life that wasnt even yours.

Madonna joins yet another series of rape victims who found the courage to open up about their scary experiences. They have trodden places we have never been to, yet they survived the whole ordeal. Even if NYC seemed like a bitten apple to Madonna in her late teens, it is now a welcoming haven that will always retain her art, courage and beauty.

Written by: Jaylan Salah

[5iVe Elements]

The interview was to die for. Shame the comments from retards here in my country are very backwards thinking and very sheep-like. Still, who cares about them anyway? I applaud M for being open about this and not playing the victim card.

Yes, the photos are fantastic Uncle Terry or not. I agree with above who said an artist's work can be separated from their fucked up personal life. Do I wish she shot with another photographer? Yes. Now it's done do I have to mope about it? No.

[Skin]

Don't know if it was posted but Madonna was splashed across the front page of the New York Daily News today about her rape.

The article began with something like, "For the first time ever Madonna opens up....."

And I was like, for fuck sake. Do journalists do ANY research anymore?

[gemini1313]

always the same people causin a ruckus SMH

LUV....your signature is FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Madonna can hold her own against TR or other slimebags in her line of work (how many are we not aware of) Gaga on the other hand puts him in a bus and asks troubled children to come by.

LG is a self-loathing gay person.

I think that's a bit of a leap...

i think Paradise is about fame D:

Yep, the same.

[Lucky guy]

When all you talk about is "satanic" imagery / "oooh, they're all slaves to the big, bad music industry"/ BDSM fashion is evil / devil worshiping conspiracy theory bullshit....you best believe people are going to throw that shit back at you and question your sanity.

Except no-one has thrown any 'shit' back at me, and no-one has questioned my sanity. And I haven't said those things in the ridiculous way you've tried to suggest. What I've said in this thread is fact and everyone knows it; they are just facts that some would rather ignore when they have a fabulous new Madonna magazine cover to look at.

[Guest]

1. It's an ongoing and unchecked abuse of power, that wrecks people's lives. The way to deal with it isn't to sweep it under the carpet, but to expose it and stop it happening any more. And frankly if this man was a two bit amateur making dirty pictures in his garage, not a media industry power player with powerful friends, he probably would have been arrested long ago.

2. There are absolutely NOT people on this board who are sleazier than Terry Richardson. Being porn addicts and posting dick pics is sad and regrettable, but it does not compare to Uncle Terry's oeuvre, which delights in celebrating every form of depravity and abusing the vulnerable.

3. Madonna has been around the block many times, and has specifically avoided photographers (like Mapplethorpe) when she didn't like their vibe. I'd be very surprised if she wasn't at least aware of what sort of photographs Uncle Terry produces. I'm not a huge fan of the SEX Book, but the difference (apart from the fact that Miesel's beautiful shots cannot be compared to Richardson's filth) is that this is a man exploiting women, not a woman exploring her own sexuality.

First of all, I do respect your opinion and what you're trying to say. However, it's not quite that simple.

1) Yes, he's known to have been inappropriate while shooting models. Yes, he looks like a dirty paedophile but we actually only really know heresay. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him but if he was being hired as my photographer in a controlled environment that I felt comfortable with then I would have no problem. As long as the result was appropriate.

2) I'm glad you knew what I was saying. However, there are people here who have done some weird shit and obviously everybody isn't going to expose the oddest things they have done. Call me suspicious but...yeah...

3) The S E X book is perfection in every way imaginable. I adore it. I respect what you're saying aside from the fact that Madonna is not being taken advantage of by Richardson. As if she could be.

I did read that thread, and I did make my feelings on this clear at the time. I hate to be all 'GU' about this, but please get off my case already -every post I make on this board (which is relatively rare these days) seems to be followed by some pathetic little cry for attention from you. It's not cute.

I'm so famous.

[Guest]

Except no-one has thrown any 'shit' back at me, and no-one has questioned my sanity. And I haven't said those things in the ridiculous way you've tried to suggest. What I've said in this thread is fact and everyone knows it; they are just facts that some would rather ignore when they have a fabulous new Madonna magazine cover to look at.

It's not the facts that I think people have a problem with. It's the shoe horning of Illuminati conspiracy and 'Madonna is just a puppet' into the most obscure of arguments. I mean, it's greatly ironic in the sense that you are SUCH a puppet.

[Raider of the lost Ark]

Guardian Express

The criticism didnt stop at that, just like Marilyn Monroe, Madonna had posed nude for Playboy and Penthouse magazines in 1978 because she needed the money.

Written by: Jaylan Salah

And again journalism at its finest. Madonna never posed for Playboy or Penthouse. The nude pictures taken during one of those private sessions were published later by Playboy and Penthouse. Do those journalists know how to google?

[Guest]

[Anne]

Are there more photos?