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Madonna's Controversial MDNA Tour: Has She Gone Too Far
Madonna can't catch a break. Pop music's queen again finds herself in a flood of bad press after fans at an intimate show at Paris' l'Olympia club booed and chanted "refund!" when the music icon's performance ended after just 45 minutes. While this latest fiasco seems to be rooted in misunderstanding — "She has done a handful of club dates in the past and they were never more than 45 minutes," according to her rep — Madonna has run straight into controversy at every turn on her MDNA Tour.
Controversy is, of course, Madonna's longtime plaything, except this time around it isn't doing much to help her cause. She's always welcomed the odd bit of trouble as a means to inspire thought-provoking conversations about real issues. But this latest string of incidents has fallen on deaf ears, leaving even die-hard fans wondering if she's now simply going too far for the sake of going too far. Not even two months into the most extensive tour of her career, the headlines have been piling up, and despite the tour's financial success (it's on track to be one of the highest-grossing ever), they've rarely been kind.
50 Cent becomes New York licensed boxing promoter: Forms TMT Promotions
According to SI.com, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has become a licensed boxing promoter in New York State and has formed TMT Promotions (The Money Team Promotions). The move by Jackson seems to be no surprise as he is best friends with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who hinted in the past that Jackson may be entering the promotional business.
Nevertheless, the move seems like a good one for New York fighters as it is no secret that the state of New York is lacking in fights of significance in comparison to states such as California and Las Vegas.
Even more, Jackson, who is a native of Queens, would certainly love to be the one to bring back the New York fight game. With Golden Boy Promotions' plans to hold a significant amount of fights at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it should be interesting to see if Jackson can work with them to put together some entertaining fight nights.
Furthermore, there has been speculation that Jackson will be signing former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell. The addition of those two fighters would be a significant move within the fight game and would surely provide Jackson with the opportunity to put together some entertaining fight nights.
Monetarily, Jackson certainly has the means to pull off the venture as he reportedly earned over $100 million in the sale of Vitamanwater to Coca Cola in 2007, a company he owned shares of. Furthermore, Jackson has a successful music career that he could use to attract even more fans to his boxing events, which would certainly help ticket sales.
Overall, it seems like the move is a smart one by Jackson and could pay off dividends in the long run. With Floyd Mayweather Jr. on his side, there is no reason why Jackson cannot be successful in this endeavor as he will have a lot of leverage on his side to begin with.
As for New York, the move could pay significant dividends for the New York fight game as it seems it is ever more important that the state of New York gets further fight opportunities for its fighters. Only time will tell, but it should be interesting to see how Jackson approaches his new venture within the sport of boxing.
Jay Z - Jay Z Announces Two $30 New York Shows
Jay Z has announced two additional dates to his current 2012 touring schedule, and will now be playing two extremely reasonably priced shows at Fort Greene in New York.
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