fb-pixelMadonna lets it fly during benefit concert - The Boston Globe Skip to main content

Madonna lets it fly during benefit concert

Madonna performed during Saturday’s concert.Kelli Kennedy/Associated Press

Madonna kissed Ariana Grande, repeatedly criticized President-elect Donald Trump, and said she was ashamed to be an American in a magnetic performance in Miami on Friday night where she raised more than $7.5 million for the African nation of Malawi. The Material Girl dug deep into her personal treasures, auctioning off pieces from her own art collection, a costume from her tour modeled by Grande, and black-and-white photos from her 1985 wedding to ex-husband Sean Penn shot by the late photographer Herb Ritts. The trio of wedding photos sold for $230,000. Penn, who attended the fund-raiser and bid on several pricey items when the auction stalled, handcuffed Madonna and crawled through her legs at one point as the two tried to coerce the audience to bid higher. (AP)