On Friday morning, Madonna shared a doctored photograph of Beyoncé and JAY-Z at the Louvre. Instead of looking at classic art as seen in the original image from the Apes**t video, the pair is staring up at a collection of the pop icon’s album covers.
The caption for the image reads, “Learning from the Master…………..lol. #art #equals #freedom.” The posting sparked mixed reactions from diehard Bey fans and others defending the gesture as a joke or promotion of the married couple’s Everything is Love album.
Learning from the Master…………..lol. #art #equals #freedom 🎨 pic.twitter.com/yYvqBeLB4u
— Madonna (@Madonna) June 22, 2018
Some angry fans took aim at Madonna’s age writing things like “thought you were like…you know…dead”, and “Bey and Jay visiting the cemetery”. One fan even drew a racial critique writing, “Did you really just post a pic of 2 Black people looking at you and refer to yourself as “the master”?
I swear I thought you were like…you know…dead. pic.twitter.com/WfylioNOtn
— SaLuD. (@valxchal) June 22, 2018
Did you really just post a pic of 2 black people looking at you and refer to yourself as “the master”? Bitch you done lost your goddamn mind. https://t.co/jTj6E4sPyJ
— The Last 🔝 (@JUSLIKEMIKE863) June 22, 2018
Bey and Jay visiting the cemetery
— ًhentai sensei (@lustforgay) June 22, 2018
— OleNigga Maraj (@aebony_) June 22, 2018
Madonna supporters and others who are aware of the friendship between the two women provided context and history to Madonna’s post. In 2013, after a screening of her visual album Beyoncé, the singer said to the crowd, ” I felt like I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire.”
Do I even have to tell you that it’s obviously a joke and they love each other? pic.twitter.com/hG6CKSMZrk
— 🙂 (@RebelHeartdonna) June 22, 2018
ANYWAY, back to legends and MASTERS of music supporting eachother while ignoring the fat bald headed fans on the internet that write reaching thinkpieces for attention. pic.twitter.com/dkBib0wcUe
— cham (@chamoniIIe) June 22, 2018
#Beyhive pay attention pic.twitter.com/q2u4bMV6Tq
— 🙂 (@RebelHeartdonna) June 22, 2018