Madonna Never Planned to Pay Tribute to Aretha Franklin at 2018 VMAs

Madonna addresses the backlash over her remarks about the late Aretha Franklin at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. She took to Instagram to touch on the situation by posting a photo of herself with video of the year winner Camila Cabello. "And just to clarify: I was asked to present the video of the year by MTV!" Madonna wrote on Instagram. "And then they asked me to share any anecdotes I had in my career connected to Aretha Franklin!" Having added: "I shared a part of my journey and thanked Are...