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Madonnais reflecting on the time when she created her iconic book,Sex.
The Grammy Award winner, 64, celebrated the 30th anniversary of her controversial 1992 book Friday with a statement on her Instagram Story, in which she called out those who have sex-shamed her while she empowered a whole new generation of stars.
“Thirty years ago I published a book called S.E.X. in addition to photos of me naked. There were photos of men kissing men, woman [sic] kissing woman, and me kissing everyone,” she started. “I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.”
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“I literally [paid] this woman homage so many times ‘cause I grew up listening to her… she can make her point without putting clown emojis and getting slick out the mouth. Theseicons really become disappointmentsonce [you] make it in the industry. That’s why I keep to myself,” Cardi wrote on Twitter.
Not long after, however, the “Up” rapper said that she and Madonna spoke to one another and cleared the air. “I talked to Madonna…It was beautiful ….Have a great day and drive safely yallll,” she tweeted.
Madonna also shared a tweet, writing, “I love you @iamcardib !!Always have and always will.”
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The day after dropping her fifth studio albumErotica, Madonna released her coffee table bookSexin October 1992. The book spent three weeks atop theNew York TimesBest Seller list and quickly sold more than 1.5 million copies during its first and only printing, having since become a highly-coveted collector’s item.
Madonna previouslyrevealed that “sex” is what keeps her goingas she participated in a YouTube Q&A in August. She also admitted that her favorite thing to make is “wait for it… love,” and if she could only wear one thing for the rest of her life, it would be “my 24-karat gold vibrator necklace.”
Although theEvitastar has never been shy about her sex life, Madonna recently surprised fans with a TikTok video in which sheappeared to come out as gay. She previously said she thinks “everybody has a bisexual nature” in a 1991 interview withThe Advocate.
source: people.com
