'Rebel Hearts': Madonna hits back over Mandela and King 'bondage' images

Pop diva Madonna has hit back at criticism of images posted on her Facebook page showing iconic figures such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King in bondage to mirror her latest album cover. Photoshopped portraits of King and Mandela were posted on Madonna’s Facebook page on Friday, made resemble artwork on the singer’s upcoming album, “Rebel Heart”, which shows Madonna’s face criss-crossed with black bands. But the association of the famously-risque singer with anti-apartheid warrior Mandela and civil rights hero King appalled many commenters on Madonna’s page.

Lower and lower on the scale of bad taste.

Commenter on Madonna’s Facebook page

Madonna remained defiant in the face of the criticism, pointing out the images were submitted by fans, and denying she was comparing herself to Mandela, King or any of the other personalities on her page given similar treatment, who included John Lennon, Joan of Arc and Britain’s late Princess Diana.

I’m sorry, I’m not comparing my self to anyone…I’m admiring and acknowledging there Rebel Hearts…This is niether a crime or an insult or racist!

Madonna’s Facebook post, laden with misspellings

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