Madonna wants the world to know that she really, really hates hydrangeas.
The 53-year-old pop star, who also fancies herself a film director, has posted a video to YouTube in response to the criticism she received after rather ungraciously accepting a bouquet of flowers at the Venice Film Festival last week.
Before the press conference for her film "W.E." got underway, a man presented her with a bouquet of purple hydrangeas. After a curt "thank you," Madge put the flowers on the ground beside her chair, leaned over to a woman sitting next to her and said in her fake English accent: "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas. He obviously doesn't know that."
After enduring a week of criticism from both the mainstream media and the blogosphere, Madonna posted a 45-second black-and-white video online in which she dismisses the flower flap.
As the theme from "The Godfather" plays, Madonna is seen as if through a keyhole, cuddling and weeping over a bouquet of hydrangeas. Text appears on the scene, silent-film style.
"You have no idea how many nights I have lost thinking how I hurt you. Words cannot express how sorry I am. To think I may have caused you pain. My heart is going to burst with sadness. I need to know in time you may forgive me. If I could take back my words I would but I can't, so what am I left with?"
Madge then angrily turns to the camera as the words, "I'm left with the fact I still hate hydrangeas! And I will always hate them!" appear on screen.
She then throws the flowers to the ground, stomps on them and then marches off camera to her parting shot: "It's a free country! So f**k you I like roses!!"
