Two workers who were constructing Madonna’s concert stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France were killed after the roof of the stage collapsed unexpectedly.

Madonna was expected the perform there on Sunday, but the concert has since been canceled.

Madonna released this statement after the tragedy: “I am devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news.”

Below: During her concert in Italy Thursday she paid tribute to the two men, and was choked up while speaking to the audience. The crowd, however, seemed more interested in Madge than what she was actually saying..

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Madonna leaves Milan’s ‘Gold’ restaurant following dinner with designers Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabana and her toyboy Jesus Luz.

D&G own the exclusive glitzy-ritzy restaurant with an entirely gold interior. Madge is currently touring Europe with her Sticky & Sweet tour.

Read more about ‘Gold’ restaurant here.

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Meet MANdonna! The Chilean transvestite who does Madonna better than Madonna!

Elias Figueroa, a 28-year-old megafan of the superstar, has decided to do everything in his power to imitate his idol, including dressing like her. He now does it for a living and makes roughly $12,000 a year performing as the singer. Which, in that country is quite a bit of money.

He says he loves his crazy lifestyle: “I live the life of a superstar. Strangers flock to me, tell me they love me and even try to grab my bum. I’m so good at playing Madonna, some people can’t tell the difference between me and the real thing they don’t even realize I’m a man.”

He says he got started at 15-years-old when he first performed as Madge for a friend’s birthday party.

“My friend’s didn’t know how much I had been practicing so when they saw me they thought it was totally amazing. I watched every Madonna video I could find and studied every single detail her clothes, hair, make-up, gestures and attitude.”

These days he performs multiple times a week in Chilean nightclubs, sometimes for as many as 20,000 people.

“Being Madonna completes me. On stage I am her. I leave Elias behind and become completely confident, sexy and outrageous like her. She has so many roles and personalities in her songs that I get to be each of those. I feel sexy like her. She’s like a modern Marilyn Monroe. And I love the attention of being on stage. The crowd always goes wild and I get lots of compliments. It’s a gay man’s fantasy to be so glamorous and live this lifestyle like a celebrity.”

Below: Elias as himself.

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Madonna’s “World Crotch Tour 2009″ is still in full effect..

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Madonna paid tribute this weekend to the late Michael Jackson during her London concert at the O2.

A young Madonna just after she moved to New York to study dance, 1979.

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Scottish artist Peter Howson’s portrait of pop star Madonna and with husband Guy Ritchie is being sold by a private collector.

The piece isn’t very flattering and Madge and Guy were said to be livid when it was unveiled in 2007.

The artwork is set to fetch $35,000 when it goes under the hammer at McTear’s auction house in Glasgow on Saturday, May 30.

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Spicy Video Blog: Spicy vs. Madonna! from Spicy Pants on Vimeo.

These are for Lala, who is Madonna’s biggest fan that I know.

Here you go girl, and I won’t say anything bad about Madge! Heh.

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