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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

Kathy Griffin says jokes about Madonna’s hospitalisation stem from ‘ageism and misogyny’

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Kathy Griffin has spoken out against the internet trolls who have made insensitive jokes about Madonna’s recent health scare.

On Wednesday (28 June), the pop singer’s tour manager, Guy Oseary, announced on Instagram that Madonna had developed a “serious” bacterial infection over the weekend, which led to a “several-day stay in the ICU [Intensive Care Unit]”.

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