XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 BBC journalist lifts lid on 'controlling' Madonna http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/bbc-journalist-lifts-lid-on-controlling-madonna-30092508.html Pop icon Madonna was a super diva when she was first questioned about adopting her Malawi-born son in a sit-down interview. The star was interviewed by journalist Kirsty Wark on BBC2's Newsnight in 2006, amid a wave of criticisms of her adoption of an African baby. Speaking on The John Murray Show on RTÉ Radio 1, Mrs Wark said, ''She didn't like it when I asked a couple of questions, you know, about the adoption yet that was what the interview was about.'' ''You could see she was becoming uncomfortable and really after the interview there was a complete switch off,'' she said. The journalist recalled how the superstar had dictated the lighting concept for the interview and had ''controlled absolutely everything''. ''When we got there we realised that her lighting rig had been all set up and it was beautiful and it was filmy, gauzy and all fabulous and there I was looking completely different with a mic and one lighting camera,'' she said. ''She controls absolutely everything and I can understand that, you have an image you want to protect. She controlled absolutely everything for the set up in that interview,'' the BBC journalist added. Wark said it was difficult to warm to Madonna because the singer appeared to have a ''guard'' up. ''I admire her but I didn't necessarily take to her but I didn't take against her. I wouldn't mind sitting down and having a glass of wine with her but I wonder would she ever be off her guard,'' she said. The journalist interviewed the music icon after she received a bashing in the media for adopting the little boy from Africa, David Banda. 'We had been asking to interview Madonna for a while and then of course she adopted David Banda and there was a great hoo-ha,'' she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I remember this interview and I don't blame Madonna one bit for being uneasy and having her guard up during this interview. It was a very, very tumultuous time for her and the media's intrusiveness was just vile. The interview was probably only done because of Madonna's PR team pressuring her to say something to the media and leave it at that. She did this one for the Brits and Oprah for the Americans. But I think she's naturally somewhat more 'wary' of British journalists given all the shit she's gotten from the British press over the years (still the most vile in my opinion.) The fact that this journalist is talking about it years later just shows what a formidable woman Madonna is. End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I don't blame Madonna one bit for being uneasy and having her guard up during this interview. It was a very, very tumultuous time for her and the interview was probably only done because of Madonna's PR team pressuring her to say something to the media and leave it at that. The fact that this journalist is talking about it years later just shows what a formidable woman Madonna is. End of. Exactly. I still find it utterly dreadful that she was so heavily criticized for adopting a child which is something that is wonderful and caring. I think she even mentioned that going through the intense hatred and criticism thrown at her was as painful as giving birth or words to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I remember this interview and I don't blame Madonna one bit for being uneasy and having her guard up during this interview. It was a very, very tumultuous time for her and the media's intrusiveness was just vile. The interview was probably only done because of Madonna's PR team pressuring her to say something to the media and leave it at that. She did this one for the Brits and Oprah for the Americans. But I think she's naturally somewhat more 'wary' of British journalists given all the shit she's gotten from the British press over the years (still the most vile in my opinion.) The fact that this journalist is talking about it years later just shows what a formidable woman Madonna is. End of. :clap: Madonna is "controlling" simply because she wasn't happy with cameras and photographers hounding her then 13-month-old son from Heathrow right to her property in Marylebone AND camping outside of it for a fucking week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I love these people whose only claim to being at all newsworthy is having interviewed someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I remember this interview and I don't blame Madonna one bit for being uneasy and having her guard up during this interview. It was a very, very tumultuous time for her and the media's intrusiveness was just vile. The interview was probably only done because of Madonna's PR team pressuring her to say something to the media and leave it at that. She did this one for the Brits and Oprah for the Americans. But I think she's naturally somewhat more 'wary' of British journalists given all the shit she's gotten from the British press over the years (still the most vile in my opinion.) The fact that this journalist is talking about it years later just shows what a formidable woman Madonna is. End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 well of course! the BBC were the biggest anti madonna adoption freaks out there at the time! of course madonna was nervous and had a guard up. the whole world turned against her for adopting a child with her husband! sorry for showing passion but when it comes to her adoption i'll always support her. she was treated like shit for giving a home to a child. there were reports she cried after the oprah interview. I really felt sorry for her at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kirsty Wark's claim to fame: an interview with Madonna 8 years ago. She just needed to remind everyone why she exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 The thing is she answered EVERY question, she didn't have her publicist pull a Mariah. Uncomfortable or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I really don't like watching this interview because you can see how uncomfortable she is discussing all these private issues with a journalist - what her adoption journey was, how long she was discussing it with Guy etc. In fact I think she handled it with a lot of poise and professionalism. When you consider how much she hates doing interviews to actually promote her work, you can imagine how much she hated doing this - which was basically a gross invasion of her privacy really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kirsty Wark's claim to fame: an interview with Madonna 8 years ago. She just needed to remind everyone why she exists. It's like that slut Zoe Ball who used to go on ALL THE TIME about how Madonna was horrible to her and that other dickhead Johnny Vaughan who would never shut up about how she flirted with him but wanted to make sure her ears didn't stick out or something. And yes, they're all British journalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 ZOE BALL FUCKING WHORE Doesn't she do like 'Dancing with the Stars' & 'The Voice' after the show type of shows now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I really don't like watching this interview because you can see how uncomfortable she is discussing all these private issues with a journalist - what her adoption journey was, how long she was discussing it with Guy etc. In fact I think she handled it with a lot of poise and professionalism. When you consider how much she hates doing interviews to actually promote her work, you can imagine how much she hated doing this - which was basically a gross invasion of her privacy really. It's funny cause I was watching the Oprah interview a few nights ago and I never really noticed how uncomfortable she was during it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 The thing is she answered EVERY question, she didn't have her publicist pull a Mariah. Uncomfortable or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's like that slut Zoe Ball who used to go on ALL THE TIME about how Madonna was horrible to her and that other dickhead Johnny Vaughan who would never shut up about how she flirted with him but wanted to make sure her ears didn't stick out or something. And yes, they're all British journalists. Oh I remember both, never could stand the pair of them. Madonna was right at being allegedly horrible to her, good for you Madonna. Fully approved in this case. Also i remember that interview Vaughan brags about - his dick must be really tiny to make such deluded claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 She had every right to be guarded then. She went through HELL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Not the best time. As said what does she expect about her having her guard up then and she always is fussy with lighting, camera angles and soft lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonna_fan1988 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I saw all that interview...she answered every question, she was polite, and yeah...she was guarded. But can anyone blame her? She was going through HELL at the time. She had every right to be that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyToy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Should've showered them all with an enema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/6106468.stm Did Madonna bend the rules? Or did the authorities bend the rules for her? I'm going to ask her to respond to one woman, Joyce Dean, a teaching assistant in York, originally from Aberdeenshire. In an article she applauded Madonna's action, but is upset that it hasn't happened that way for her. She has been waiting for two years to bring an 11 year-old orphan, Caroline, to Britain and there are probably others in the same situation. Does Madonna realise how difficult it is for people with neither celebrity nor money? Also I'm interested to know what Madonna would have done had David Banda tested positive for HIV. It would have been a huge dilemma. And Madonna has promised to learn the local dialect. Is her husband going to follow suit? Beyond that, I want to find out what she's up to next. I hear talk that she's optioned a book and is planning to turn it into a film which she will direct. What will Guy Ritchie make of that? Is there a danger she might upstage him once too often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Who is Zoe Ball? Another person Madonna didn't give a pregnancy exclusive to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/6106468.stm Did Madonna bend the rules? Or did the authorities bend the rules for her? I'm going to ask her to respond to one woman, Joyce Dean, a teaching assistant in York, originally from Aberdeenshire. In an article she applauded Madonna's action, but is upset that it hasn't happened that way for her. She has been waiting for two years to bring an 11 year-old orphan, Caroline, to Britain and there are probably others in the same situation. Does Madonna realise how difficult it is for people with neither celebrity nor money? Also I'm interested to know what Madonna would have done had David Banda tested positive for HIV. It would have been a huge dilemma. And Madonna has promised to learn the local dialect. Is her husband going to follow suit? Beyond that, I want to find out what she's up to next. I hear talk that she's optioned a book and is planning to turn it into a film which she will direct. What will Guy Ritchie make of that? Is there a danger she might upstage him once too often? what the fuck? ugh sit your ass down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Second part of the Independent article about her radio interview about her interviewing Madonna almost 8 years ago http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/bbc-journalist-lifts-lid-on-controlling-madonna-30092508.html Wark recalled how the singer was eager to restore her public image and show the public she was serious about being a mother to the poverty-stricken child. ''I'm sure Madonna is lovely to her friends, I'm sure she has a lovely private life but it was definitely a case of, I need to do this interview because I need to try and show people that I'm not a bad person. 'I'm a person that is a fit person for a lovely little boy from Malawi,'' she said. During the interview, Madonna claimed Banda's birth family abandoned him. ''From the day that he was left in the orphanage he was not visited by any extended family members and that's really why I became interested in him,'' Madonna said. The boy's family disagreed and insisted that they did visit him but believed he would have a better life with the multi-millionaire. She regularly interrupted host Wark throughout the interview and became ''uncomfortable''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Silly Bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 fucking skank this is pure gossip. and she's a "serious bbc journalist". AS IF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Trying to drudge up some decade-old shit about a very happy, loved and well adjusted child so Madonna's name can once again be used to earn a few page hits/rag sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJM Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Can someone post the oprah interview. I don't think I've seen it. Had not seen this one. M looked beautiful and she was very pleasant I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Can someone post the oprah interview. I don't think I've seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Okay, here's the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I've always been curious if Oprah really wanted M on the show to talk about the adoption or if it was just M's people asking for the chance to address it. Cause Oprah was serving alotta stank face in that interview. More than her usual amount.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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