It appears Patti LuPone has still not buried the hatchet with Madonna.
LuPone recently joined Aubrey Plaza for the online show Hot Ones Versus. Both women will soon feature in the Disney+ show Agatha All Along.
Their Hot Ones episode hit the internet yesterday. The format of the show is that celebrities are asked tough questions or given challenges. If they fail or refuse, they have to eat a spicy hot wing. The wings get progressively hotter.
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LuPone previously slated Madonna’s acting abilities on an episode of Watch What Happens Live…
Plaza challenged LuPone to “look into the camera and apologize to the pop icon” for calling her a “movie killer” who “can’t act her way out of a paper bag”.
LuPone declined, instead opting to eat the hottest food item on offer: the infamous “death wing”.
Watch below.
patti lupone eating a death wing instead of apologizing to madonna 😭 pic.twitter.com/HTDoD8DOAD
— Cris ✨ (@lionesspike) September 10, 2024
“I’ve seen her on stage and I saw her in a movie and I went, ‘Um, okay,'” LuPone told Plaza. “There’s just some things some people can’t do, and you just gotta admit you can’t do it, that’s all. Or don’t even try it! Everybody can’t do everything.
“Like Kim f—ing Kardashian. Can we go there? Or shall I eat another wing?” she added.
“Bitter”
Online, some people found LuPone’s response hilarious. Others — possibly Madonna fans — slammed her. Many think LuPone’s animosity goes back to Madonna winning the role of Evita Peron in the movie version of Evita.
shes a bully, bitter and jealous. if madonna ever did anything like this toward another female peer, people would trash her for YEARS
— Sagarra Jo (@sagarrajo) September 10, 2024
She of all people has no business calling ANYONE a “movie killer.” It is not Madonna’s fault EVITA came together when Patti was far too old – Madonna just barely made it in time. And it is a great film and performance.
— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) September 10, 2024
I don't know why she would apologize. She meant it. It wasn't the first time she dragged Madonna. That's what bitterness and envy will do.
— Björksdóttir (@vocal_ism) September 10, 2024
If Madonna heard about LuPone’s comments, she did not publicly respond.
Or did she?
The Material Girl appeared on the front row last night for the Luar catwalk show at New York Fashion Week. She sat next to Ice Spice.
Ice Spice and Madonna sitting next to each other at NYFW tonight! pic.twitter.com/cWKTdShrgF
— 🏁 (@concertleaks) September 11, 2024
Afterward, Madonna posted a video to TikTok of herself being driven to or from the show. She used a BIA song (“Whole Lotta Money”) as the soundtrack. Some wondered if it was a message back at LuPone.
The lyrics are, “I don’t hang with jealous b-tches, that’s a weak disease. Hoe don’t run up, if you broke and in my business, thеn just shut up.”
🚨 Madonna responded to Patti Lupone with a tiktok and she devoured it. Queen. pic.twitter.com/SX6RjRD8gq
— MDNA (@TheQueenOfPopm) September 11, 2024
Patti LuPone does not hold back
LuPone has a reputation for having a fiery tongue. This sometimes extends to audience members. In 2022, she made headlines for scolding an audience member for not wearing a mask (as required at the time).
In fact, an AI Patti LuPone generator even trades on Miss LuPone’s no-BS reputation, as this TikTok video posted yesterday reveals.
@sweatyoracle Replying to @Simon T A.I Patti LuPone spills the tea (this is fake, i didn’t make the voice, please dont be mad at me Patti) #broadway #pattilupone #stephensondheim #theatre #theatretiktok #fyp ♬ original sound – sweaty oracle
You can watch the whole episode of Hot Ones Versus below.
Kangol2
Now, now, Patti. Madonna turned in a very good, memorable acting job in Desperately Seeking Susan. She also was good in A League of Their Own and the highlight of Evita. These might have been her acting pinnacles but give her some credit for each.
marshal phillips
Madonna can act, sing, and dance and the Queen of Pop’s net worth is $850 million. Her fans love her.
Patti LuPone’s net worth is $12 million.
Glynn
And your net worth is……………………?
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The truth is a stubborn fact.
graphicjack
Is Patti objectively a ‘better’ singer and actress than Madonna? Sure, I can concede that, if you are talking about range and technical skill (I prefer to listen to Madonna over Patti any day, however) but Madonna was actually excellent in Evita and even industry people at the time said she deserved at least an Oscar nomination for her performance. She did win the Golden Globe, which granted is not as prestigious, but it still shows she did a better job than ‘not being able to act her way out of a paper bag’. Patti also said she looked ‘dead in the eyes during Evita, but Madonna was also wearing near-black contact lenses to look more like Eva, so that probably did affect, slightly, how she was able to convey emotion through her eyes.
Patti is free to have whatever opinion she wants, but just recently Andrew Lloyd Webber said Evita is the best movie adaptation of one of his musicals and said that was in large part due to Madonna’s performance. So either Patti just has a minority opinion of Madonna’s performance in the film, or…. perhaps she’s just a wee bit bitter.
cutemikey
“Madonna can act, sing”
Er, no she can’t. That’s why she had to do outrageous things for attention, or what the NY Times called, “reinvent herself” multiple times. That’s because talent is durable, but outrageous novelty is fleeting. She relied as much on sexploitation and shock as she did on singing.
RyanMBecker
So you think net worth is equal to talent? You must worship the Kardashians, Jenners and Trumps.
Here’s a hint for you: When you talk about millions, net worth is based more on investments than talent or work.
RyanMBecker
“Her fans love her.”
And Patti’s fans love her. I’m not sure what your point is. Isn’t that the very definition of a fan? I’m willing to bet Melania Trump’s fans love her as well. But what does that have to do with talent?
jc55555
To all of you I’ll quote from the brightest star: You need to calm down. You’re being too loud.
marshal phillips
The net worth of a music artist reveals the widespread love of fans from the revenue of concerts and recordings.
Check the net worth of Elvis and Michael Jackson in their salad years.
Today Taylor Swift has a net worth of over a billion.
marshal phillips
Although my net worth is more than adequately comfortable for a retired old fart of 83, I’m just an ordinary fan of pop and Broadway who also loves classical and jazz.
JTinToronto
I like Madonna’s music (well not the recent stuff). I’ve seen her in concert a few times, great shows. But you know what? She is so tired. She thinks she is still cutting edge and she just isn’t. Yes she’s an icon, yes she’s a diva, yes she has earned her status, but now she is just sad.
jonasalden
Why are they talking about money, when this is an issue of artistic merit, or at least opinions about it?
marshal phillips
In pop music, artistic merit is often rewarded with tons of money, i.e. Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Taylor Swift.
I watched Madonna’s recent performance in Rio de Janeiro on TV. I live in Brazil. Her show with others was still cutting-edge, and her 1.6 million audience on Copacabana beach went wild.
marshal phillips
The NY Times can’t always be relied on to be fair-minded with writers and artists. For example, Gore Vidal’s 3rd novel The City and The Pillar offended the literary sensibilities of its book reviewer because of “homosexuality”. He went on to great success as an outstanding novelist and essayist. At his 2012 death, his net worth was $30 million.
abfab
He had a beautiful life in Italia. La docle vita. And his take on this country we call the USA….savage and true.
Ronbo
Gotta love both artists. This seems less an under-appreciated artist and more an arrogant ego making a stink to remain in the spotlight on and for Disney+? Go to IMBD and tell me which gig shows LuPone’s acting chops.
Envy is still one of the seven deadly sins.
stevieboy3362
Everything about Patti LuPone rubs me the wrong way. She’s just like Trump, a bellowing big mouth with delusions of grandeur. Get over yourself, Pat. You ain’t all that.
Pietro D
Marshal Phillips – Since you are 83 and I am 23, I will say nothing bad as I was planning to do till I saw what else you posted. Sorry, but Patti is 100% right!
marshal phillips
Pietro D. I’m not a huge fan of Madonna, but I admire her success, business savvy, support of gays, etc.
I am a huge fan of Patti but I can’t entirely agree with her opinion on Madonna as she showed her acting chops in Desperately Seeking Susan and scores of films and projects. I acknowledge her critical reviews are “mixed”, meaning some are good, others not so much.