Madonna Calls Out Andy Cohen at Concert

Madonna has put a well-known guest on the spot during her Celebration Tour advising them to stay clear of any future jabs.

On Saturday, during her concert performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, she spotted Bravo presenter Andy Cohen when addressing the audience.

Taking a break from performing, she asked the crowd, "How f******* lucky am I?" She then walked to the front of the stage to single Cohen out.

Madonna blasts Andy Cohen at concert
Madonna performed during The Celebration Tour at The O2 Arena on October 15, 2023, in London, England. The pop star took time out of her concert to call out Andy Cohen in New York. Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images

In one video posted by the account Pop Crave on X, formerly Twitter, Madonna could be seen sharing a word of caution with the talk show host and issue an ultimatum.

She said "I said how f******* lucky am I Andy?" reaching out with the microphone seemingly for Cohen to answer. He appeared to be as excited as the rest of the audience at the candid interaction and threw his arms up pointing at the singer and shouting.

"If you say one more bad thing about me on your show," Madonna continued and jerked her bottle of drink forward so liquid came out toward Cohen, but not at such a force it would hit him.

She ended: "Oh yeah, you're gonna be in so much trouble. You little troublemaking queen."

To which Cohen could be seen mouthing "I love you" back at the star.

At the time of writing, the video had been viewed over 661,000 times and received hundreds of comments, shares, as well as thousands of likes.

A fan of the whole scene said: "No this is literally perfect." Another added: "Pop star with the biggest b**** in the business."

"I will say the same thing. You have to teach others to respect you..." a third said.

An onlooker added: "I'm obsessed with this. I need more impromptu Madonna moments and more Andy Cohen takedowns in my life."

"Haha..this is wild ..Madonna takes no prisoners, I love her" another joked.

Cohen shared a series of videos on his Instagram over the weekend to celebrate the moment and share his pride at being a "troublemaking queen."

He captioned his post: "I'm a life-long Madonna fan, so it's a thrill and an honor to be called a 'troublemaking queen' by the Queen of Troublemaking. I BOW! Also - go see the new tour. It blew me away!! What a great night. Can't wait to go back. #TroublemakingQueen."

Newsweek has reached out to Andy Cohen's Talent Agent and Madonna's publicist via email for comment.

Madonna's words of warning could be linked to previous guest Patti LuPone, who appeared on Cohen's Bravo show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2017, where she called the "Material Girl" singer a "movie killer" for her portrayal of Eva Perón in the film Evita. "She is not an actress," she said.

The musical legend LuPone played Eva Perón in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical in 1979 and went on to win the Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award in 1980 for the role.

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