{"id":160765,"date":"2025-04-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/madonna-and-elton-john-finally-squash-their-decades-long-beef\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:00:00","slug":"madonna-and-elton-john-finally-squash-their-decades-long-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/madonna-and-elton-john-finally-squash-their-decades-long-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna and Elton John finally squash their decades long beef"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Madonna<\/a> has announced a reconciliation with Elton John<\/a>, marking the end of their long-standing feud. The iconic artists captured their reunion moment in a photograph taken backstage at Saturday Night Live, which Madonna shared on her social platforms. She confirmed that their relationship has significantly improved compared to their contentious past from two decades ago.<\/p>\n

In her detailed Instagram message, Madonna revealed that she had been an admirer of John\u2019s artistry since her high school years, even sneaking out to attend his concert in Detroit. His music resonated deeply with her, she explains, helping her embrace her uniqueness. <\/p>\n

\u201cOver the decades it hurt me to know that someone I admired so much shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist,\u201d the caption reads. \u201cI didn\u2019t understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As reported by Variety<\/a>, the conflict originated in 2004 at the Q Awards when John publicly criticized Madonna\u2019s win for classic songwriter. \u201cMadonna, best live act? Fuck off,\u201d he said. \u201cSince when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs on stage in public when you pay like 75 quid to see them should be shot. Thank you very much. That\u2019s me off her Christmas card list, but do I give a toss? No.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her recent social media post, Madonna described<\/a> learning about John\u2019s scheduled appearance on SNL and deciding to confront him directly. \u201cWhen I met him, the first thing out of his mouth was, \u2018Forgive Me\u2019 and the wall between us fell down. Forgiveness is a powerful tool. Within minutes, we were hugging.\u201d<\/p>\n