The Guardian reported that Madonna was slapped with a fine in the amount of £135,000 or about $270,000 after exceeding her allotted stage time ( her Sticky and Sweet concert ran late ) at Wembley stadium earlier this month.
“Over 74,000 fans packed into Wembley stadium to gawp at the 50-year-old. Although she was due to take the stage at 8.30pm, according to the Sun, she eventually appeared at 9.10pm, which pushed the final curtain back from 10.30pm to 11.10pm.”
Wembley supposedly fines £50,000 ($100, 000 or so) for every 15 minutes of tardiness.
There were also “reports that fans were stranded after public transport at Wembley wound down after 11pm, another problem that occurred as a result of Madonna’s tardiness.”
Somehow I don’t think a fine will cause financial hardship, nor make her change her diva ways. We all know that she can afford the fine. Her Wembley stadium concert brought in $12m USD (£6.3m), according to a statement. A week earlier she performed at the largest-ever concert in Switzerland.
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