Madonna Slammed for
Aretha Franklin 'Tribute' The 'Material Girl' singer Before presenting the Video of the Year award,
Madonna shared that Aretha Franklin
had "changed the course" of her life. She then went on She spoke about how she was often mistaken for a “prostitute” and described her childhood apartment building in Detroit as a “crack house.” Social media lit up with one user describing the display as "so so so so disrespectful." Eventually the "Like a Prayer" singer
brought it back to Franklin. Madonna, via MTV Madonna, via MTV
