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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Madonna fans are suing her in federal court after they said her December shows in D.C. started late, leaving many frustrated.
It follows a similar class action suit filed in New York.
Madonna headlined two shows on Dec. 18 and 19 at Capital One Arena during her Celebration Tour.
“When she was on stage and did her performance, I thought she did a great job,” said fan Scott N. Bergman.
But Bergman was irritated after the show started two hours late. The show was supposed to start at 8:30 p.m.
“She actually admitted that she was late and that she was sorry,” Bergman said. “And then she goes, Wait, I’m not sorry. I don’t really care. Something to that effect.”
A new federal lawsuit filed Friday in D.C. accuses Madonna and promoter Live Nation of purposely and deceptively not telling ticket purchasers that Madonna would start so late.
“We’re in possession of internal documents, production documents, and the show is never going to start before 10:30. So that’s the deception,” said Marcus Corwin, an attorney representing three fans in the class action lawsuit.
The lawsuit also said Madonna and Live Nation withheld information that she would maintain a hot and uncomfortable temperature during her performance and that she would lip-synch much of her performance.
“I agreed with a lot of the points that they actually made. And I thought about doing it myself because I was angry,” said Bergman, a personal injury attorney in the DMV.
“She just has shown a total disrespect and disregard for her fans,” said Attorney Marcus Corwin.
Corwin sued Madonna previously in 2019 for some of the same issues in New York and got refunds for fans.
He said Madonna is sensitive to air conditioning and has venues shut the air off.
“If you’re not going to have air let people know. If you’re not going to be on time let people know,” Corwin said.
Now, Corwin has these lawsuits in New York and D.C. because of The Celebration Tour.
“We just want to give refunds to those people who want refunds, who feel they didn’t get what they bargained for or they had extra expenses that they didn’t anticipate,” Corwin said.
DC News Now reached out to the defendants named, including Madonna, Live Nation and Monumental Sports and Entertainment for comment but has not heard back.