In the midst of preparing and rehearsing for what's sure to be a slam-banger of a concert tour, pop icon Madonna was reportedly found unresponsive at a New York City residence on June 24, and spent the subsequent days hospitalized in the ICU due to what was described as a serious bacterial infection by her manager. As it has unfortunately gone in the recent past with Madonna-related stories, the news was followed by a rash of harsh social media comments, which were enough to spark a full-on defensive response from comedian and reality TV vet Kathy Griffin, who chastised the trolls while sharing love for the ailing Grammy winner.
Griffin shared a video on TikTok (and then later Instagram) in which she declares she's not a friend of Madonna's or anything of the sort, but still felt the need to speak up in her favor to oppose all the naysayers making fun of the singer's looks and offbeat social media videos. In Griffin's words:
