Madonna shares about her wardrobe malfunction at the VMAS 2026: 'My career was over'
Dubai: Madonna has won Artist of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards, 42 years after the same ceremony produced the moment her manager thought had finished her. Accepting the award on Sunday, the 68-year-old opened with a joke, thanking her fingers "because I can always count on them", then went straight back to the first VMAs in 1984. "Some of you were probably not born, I think most of you…
Madonna claimed her career had ended during the VMAs after a wardrobe malfunction. She performed "Like a Virgin" at Radio City Music Hall in a white dress, which had a 'boy toy' belt and crucifix earrings. During the show, one of her stilettos fell off, causing her dress to rise up and expose her buttock. Madge attempted to regain her poise on stage, rolling around to find the lost shoe.
Upon learning her career was supposedly kaput, she clarified it was her assistant's error. The moment has remained a part of her story and has been recounted in recent years, including at the 2018 VMAs and a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon. The incident happened in 1984, while Madonna celebrated being awarded Artist of the Year at the 2026 VMAs.
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