Madonna, 64, ‘rushed to hospital after becoming unresponsive’
Madonna had to be “rushed to hospital and intubated after she became unresponsive” on Saturday in New York – with the star’s manager confirming she was suffering from a “serious bacterial infection” that required a days-long stay in the ICU.
The 64-year-old pop star’s terrifying health fears were shared with the world by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her highly anticipated 40th anniversary tour due to her medical issues.
O’Seary stressed in his post that the singer and mother of six is ”expected to make a full recovery” and that her “health is improving,” but added that she is “still under medical care.”
According to Page sixMadonna — who was set to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15 — was “discovered Saturday,” when she was “taken to the ICU” and “intubated overnight.”
Madonna had to be “rushed to ICU and intubated” on Saturday after contracting a bacterial infection that resulted in a days hospital stay. She can be seen in an Instagram photo from June 20
The 64-year-old pop icon’s manager, Guy Oseary, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing the star was still “under medical care.”
The publication added that Madonna’s eldest daughter, Lourdes Leon, 26, remained by her side during her hospitalization.
While O’Seary did not share details of Madonna’s treatment or the circumstances surrounding her hospitalization, he confirmed she was taken to ICU on Saturday and diagnosed with a bacterial infection.
“On Saturday, June 24, Madonna contracted a serious bacterial infection that led to a multi-day stay in ICU,” he wrote Wednesday afternoon.
“Her health is improving, but she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”
The longtime music manager then revealed that the singer has been forced to postpone the start of her tour, which she has been rehearsing for months – and which was due to start in a few weeks – writing: “Right now we will need to pause all commitments, including the tour.”
He did not reveal when Madonna might be well enough to embark on the international tour, but simply promised fans that he would “share more details as we get them, including a new tour start date and for rescheduled shows”.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, a source confirmed that the pop star is now “out of the ICU and recovering.”
Madonna’s children have yet to publicly comment on their mother’s condition, but Lourdes did share a photo of herself in a racy corset top on her Instagram Stories just hours before O’Seary shared the news about the singer’s medical anxiety.
Madonna’s manager added that the singer (seen on June 20) has been forced to postpone the start of her 40th Anniversary Celebration tour, which was set to begin in Canada on July 15.
According to O’Seary, Madonna (seen on June 20) is “still under medical care” but is “expected to make a full recovery” – though a new scheduled date for her tour has yet to be shared
Meanwhile, Madonna’s eldest son Rocco Ritchie shared a series of photos and videos of himself on a motorcycle tour in Transylvania, Romania, on June 26, two days after his mother’s hospitalization.
He made no mention of her health problems, only noting that he’d had a “crazy trip” in a “crazy place” and that it was “hopefully the start of many.”
It is not known exactly what kind of infection Madonna is suffering from, but bacterial infections can affect many different parts of the body, including the skin, lungs, brain and blood, according to the Cleveland clinic.
“Common bacterial illnesses include urinary tract infections, food poisoning, STDs, and some skin, sinus, and ear infections,” the medical agency states, noting that the most common form of treatment is a course of antibiotics.
“There are many bacterial infections that are usually not serious or easily treated with antibiotics,” it explains. “However, any bacterial infection that penetrates deep into your body, such as in your blood, heart, lungs or brain, can be life-threatening.”
The Madonna: The Celebration Tour was scheduled to run from July 15, 2023 to January 30, 2024.
It would be the singer’s 12th concert tour and will visit cities in North America and Europe in anticipation of 84 shows.
The singer’s last Instagram post was on June 20 — four days before her hospitalization — and featured several images of Madonna rehearsing for the tour, along with the caption, “The calm before the storm.”
On June 23, she also shared a post on her Instagram Stories showing her bleaching her roots — but just a day later, she was rushed to ICU.
Daughter: Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, 26, stayed by her side during her hospitalization
Madonna has now been rehearsing for months for her Celebration tour – with tickets to the highly anticipated musical event quickly selling out just minutes after they went on sale.
The singer last took the stage at London’s O2 Arena during her Rebel Heart tour in 2015, the same year she famously fell over at the BRIT Awards.
While Madonna performed in 75 theaters on her Madame X tour, she had to cancel several shows due to recurring hip and knee injuries.
In May 2020, the singer revealed she was undergoing stem cell treatment to treat the injury, sharing an X-ray of her knee – which she had damaged after falling on stage in late February.
At the time, Madonna described herself as a “broken doll held together with tape and glue” when she announced she was taking some much-needed bed rest in hopes of completing the tour.
The singer’s health and well-being have also been the subject of much scrutiny in recent months, with Madonna raising concern among fans in late 2021 with a series of erratic social media posts – one of which showed her posing with someone holding a knife to her. loved her. neck.
Then, earlier this year, Madonna was heavily criticized for her changing appearance, with some speculating that she had plastic surgery when she was spotted sporting a drastically altered look at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
While Madonna has been quick to dismiss the critical comments about her appearance – while denying all plastic surgery rumors – behind the scenes, an insider told DailyMail.com that she was deeply “affected” by the criticism and had taken steps to ensure that she returned to her more natural self before taking the stage for her first concert on July 15.
She first toured the UK in 1987, with her Who’s That Girl World Tour.
Her performances were no stranger to controversy, infuriating the Catholic Church in 1990 when she simulated masturbation on stage, leading Pope John Paul II to call for a boycott of her Blonde Ambition tour.
It was during that same tour that Madonna donned her now-iconic conical Jean Paul Gaultier bra to a sold-out show in Japan.
In 2006, she also enraged the Church of England by staging a mock crucifixion during her LA Confessions tour.
It comes after Madonna was barely recognizable in the latest spicy offers she uploaded to her Instagram page.
She stripped herself into bondage clothes, including a busty, see-through lace top and swung around her bed, seductively biting a riding crop.