Lourdes "Lola" Leon-Ciccone filmed a cameo in mother Madonna's music video for hew new single, Celebration.

Can't wait to see it!

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The artwork for Madonna's new single!

We're told her new Greatest Hits collection will have a similar motif, and there may be different covers available for purchase.

Can't wait for the damn song to drop already!!!

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"I was at a Madonna concert. I was jamming, and I was taller"

- Kelly Ripa tells OK magazine about the last dream she had

P.S. That sounds a lot like OUR last dream!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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Sketchy! 

Madonna's ex-beau, Chris Paciello, is entrenched in a battle that could turn into a multi-million dollar lawsuit. 

Sandy Sachs, Paciello's former business partner in West Hollywood restaurant Murano, alleges that Paciello convinced a cop buddy to arrest her on fake drunk-driving charges.

It's a little shady that the convicted murderer accomplice with ties to the mob has friends on the force!

Sachs's lawyer, Gerson Horn, claims that Paciello harbored resentment after Sachs sued him because he failed to deliver on a $600,000 investment.  Horn says Paciello arranged for Sachs's arrest out of revenge.

According to Horn, Paciello can be heard telling Sheriff Ralph Garay to arrest Sachs on dispatch tapes dating to April 16 of this year.  Garay, who was off-duty at the time, subsequently made the call for her arrest. 

At first, cops reported that there was "no evidence that Sandy was drunk."  After a little more nudging from Paciello and his girlfriend, however, police went to Sachs's home where she was arrested and, allegedly, abused:

Sachs was confronted at her home by several officers. Officer Horn says they "threw her to the ground, handcuffed and pummeled her. Her body was covered with bruises."

A blood test confirmed that Sachs was within the legal limit and no charges were pressed at the time.  Sachs's case accuses the LAPD of battery, wrongful arrest, and civil rights violations.  Both Paciello's camp and the LAPD insist that there was no wrongdoing.

Maybe he should have stayed in jail longer!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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Madonna took time to visit the family of the French technicians killed in the Marseilles stage incident last week.

Dressed in black, she spoke with Charles Criscenzo's family in Marseilles, bringing along her two youngest children.

The accident at Marseilles has been moved to a criminal investigation.

[Image via WENN.]

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From 1984.

Performing Dress You Up at Keith Harring's birthday party in NYC.

LOVE love LOVE it!

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E S Group, the company hired to build Madonna's stage for the now cancelled concert in Marseille, where two workers died and eight others injured, have released a statement regarding the unfortunate accident.

The company is also responsible for a collapsed stage at Dodger's Stadium, Los Angeles, this past November for Madonna's show there.

Their rep said:

"We were incredibly saddened by the tragic accident during the construction of a stage at the Velodrome at Marseille. Our thoughts at this current time go out to the families and loved ones of the two men who died and to those who have been injured.

Two of our Directors have flown out to Marseille to visit the injured and to get a better understanding of what caused the accident. At present, it would not be appropriate to speculate on potential causes of the accident, but we are working closely with the French authorities to investigate what caused this incident. This is normal practice for such an incident and we will provide a further update as soon as it is possible.

There is absolutely no technical or other connection between the incident at the Dodgers Stadium in November 2008 and the tragic accident yesterday (July 16 2009) at the Velodrome in Marseille."

We hope they resolve the issue so it never happens again!

[Image via WENN.]

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We wonder who would be held accountable!

Authorities have begun an investigation for manslaughter and involuntary work-related injuries regarding the accident that occurred while constructing the stage for Madonna's concert in Marseille, France, on Thursday.

The collapse of the stage left two men dead and eight others injured.

The hearings will begin Sunday or Monday.

Our thoughts go out to the families of the victims.

[Image via WENN.]

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During her concert in Udine, Italy, last night, Madonna took a moment to address the accident in Marseille on Thursday, which has so far claimed 2 lives, saying:

"Before I continue the show I want to take a moment to acknowledge and pay tribute to two people who lost their lives today. I don't know if you've heard. Two men building my show in Marseille where we're going next - the crane fell and we don't know why. (Madonna names them, Brit Charles Prow, 32, and Frenchman Charles Criscenzo, 53). I hate to be associated with suffering. I want to pay tribute to their families. Let's take a moment to appreciate our family, loved ones, friends around us."

The Queen of Pop then struggled to make it through You Must Love Me number.

She paused again before Ray of Light to say, "Let's give it up for the two Charlies."

[Image via WENN.]

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