MADONNA gets even MORE British at Raising Malawi Fundraiser (video)

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G'Day, Madge!
Published 2/8/2008 by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood at Mollygood
Accompanying this video of American emigrant Madonna speaking with a slight lilt at her Gucci fundraiser is the sentence: “Did she forget she is from DETROIT!!!!” We don’t think so, actually, and that totally explains the co-opted English accent. Now how to hide from all her new friends her father’s blue collar and calloused hands? (Somebody please ask Morrissey to make a song around the sentence immediately preceding this one. Please.) ...

Jiblets
Published 2/8/2008 by rebecca at Jossip
• Madonna is still pretending to be British. How come when people fake an English accent, they become posh-English instead of cockney-English? Class discrimination knows no borders. • Oh, by the by, Brad Renfro died of a heroin overdose. But did you hear that Heath Ledger died? A real tragedy, huh? • Speaking of celebrity deaths, it was one year ago today that Anna Nicole Smith died. • OMG!!! Project Runway design spoilers. We feel like our head is being held underwater until the finale and these images are sweat, sweat breath. • Even ...

Madonna's Moving Benefit Speech
Published 2/9/2008 at Hollyscoop
Madonna got up and spoke at her benefit for Malawi through UNICEF, earlier this week, and the speech is very moving. She talks about her journey of realization about the state of our country and of the world. Then Chris Rock jumps in for some comic relief for the auction part of the evening, and you wouldn't believe how much stars, including Tom Cruise and Donald Trump, will throw down for a weekend sports package. Click on the video to see!