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Madonna Ultra Festival: Namedrops Ecstasy, Draws Deadmau5's Ire

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As Madonna took the stage at Miami's Ultra festival on Saturday night to introduce electronic dance music sensation Avicii, she asked the crowd "How many people in this crowd have seen Molly?" to which she received a raucous cheer from the crowd. No, Molly is not another DJ but a reference to MDMA, the active chemical in ecstasy. So, translated, Madonna was asking how many of the thousands of attendees were rolling on E during the show.

She continued, "Are you ready for the next DJ, motherf---ers?" making her "cool-mom" schtick all the more painful. While the crowd responded with cheers, EDM star Deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) was less than pleased with Madonna's behavior.

The producer went straight to his Twitter and Facebook accounts to chide the singer for her irresponsible conflation of MDMA and electronic dance music. "Very classy there madonna. "HUR DUR HAS ANYONE SEEN MOLLY???" such a great message for the young music lovers at ultra," he posted on Facebook Monday morning. "quite the f'n philanthropist. but hey, at least yer HIP AND TRENDY! f---ing cant smack my head hard enough right now."

"I can appriciate her meteoric career, and all good deeds done, but WHAT THE F--- WAS THAT?" he continued. "That's your big contribution to EDM? Thats your big message to ultra attendies? hipsterspeak for looking for drugs? f--- off you f---ing IDIOT."

Meanwhile on Twitter, Zimmerman defended his comments against users who attacked them as hypocritical, with one fan saying the DJ would be "pointless" if it wasn't for audiences using drugs. "i'd give up my entire career to remove the f---ing rampant stupidity thats plagued my favorite type of music in an INSTANT," Zimmerman responded.

Madge has taken some flack already for the drug-referencing title of her album MDNA, which is out now. Is it harmless fun, a dangerous message or just Madonna courting controversy?

What Do You Think of Madonna's Drug Talk?
Harmless. People make their own choices.680 (14.7%)
Dangerous. She shouldn't be glorifying such a harmful drug.1327 (28.8%)
Stupid. She's just trying too hard.2604 (56.5%)


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Harven

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March 27 2012 at 3:07 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
Jennifer

She is trash! I feel sorry for her children. Terrible role model!

March 26 2012 at 7:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ricton738

She's a drug head!

March 26 2012 at 7:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sevnwolves

Well, anyone who could get her further fame by poking her has already done it, she's too skanky to open that path again, so now it's time to raise the next controversy. Go madonna, go. And when your child winds up in jail for drug abuse, or dead from it, will you be smiling then?

March 26 2012 at 6:48 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
Marlena

Wow Madonna not to classy ....

March 26 2012 at 6:41 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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miriamisrael1

was she ever?

March 26 2012 at 7:11 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
mdnman3431

ok tell me I am missing something you pay good money to go to a concert to listen to some one playing records. I have better things to spend my money on

March 26 2012 at 6:40 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
larry

Madonna is a "has been".

March 26 2012 at 5:47 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
D-BOZZ

Yep with a voice synthesizer even you can become a pop star and make veiled reference to drug use and still look cool while getting that knee or hip replacement!

March 26 2012 at 5:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
johnjhenry1

Looks like a lot of low life aol trash talking a lot of trash about someone who has achieved moresucess in her life than any of you losers could in ten lives.

March 26 2012 at 5:30 PM Report abuse -7 rate up rate down Reply
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D-BOZZ

So your answer is money excuses everything?

March 26 2012 at 5:44 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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rhone

If money is a measure, than her success is significantly smaller than her other entertainment counterparts. I think he's talking about the fact that she has produced so many chart topping albums. You may not like her music, but you cannot deny that she is successful at what she does. JJH may be too old for this crowd though. I respect her a lot because she came from absolutely nothing, created a brand, based it on beauty, expression, artistry and dance and shared it with the world. She's really successful, and it is very true that the Ultra is full of drugs.

March 26 2012 at 6:29 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down
retour

what is with this dude man...like doesn't he even know who she is? She's Madonna ..a star ..and she practically invented music....ask anyone ..if people want to enjoy her music they have to be on ecstasy..I mean anyone knows that..like who is this dude. When people fail to respect a star like Madonna its so bad. She was showing respect for the crowd and he just totally was so uninformed. I hope this doesn't cause Madonna to boycott the entertainment business that needs her so much right now

March 26 2012 at 5:26 PM Report abuse -7 rate up rate down Reply
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