Madonna Honors Dead Stage Crew With Emotional Tribute
Friday, Jul 17, 2009 | Updated 11:00 AM EST
Following the tragic death of two stage crew members in Marseille, France on Thursday, Madonna honored the men during her concert in Udine, Italy the same night.
"Before I continue the show I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and pay tribute to two people who lost their lives today," Madonna told the crowd in Udine as seen on video posted on Radar Online. "You may have heard of it… When they were building my show in Marseille, where we're going next…we don't know why, but one of the cranes fell… Two men lost their lives, it was a great tragedy to me."
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Both the crowd and Madonna appeared to become emotional during her speech.
"I feel so, so devastated to be in any way associated with anyone suffering," she said. "Let's all just take a moment to say a prayer for [Them] our hearts go out to their families and loved ones… We are so blessed and lucky to be alive."
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Madonna canceled her scheduled show in Marseille on Sunday.
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