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    Stuart Price: Madonna wants success in the US
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frStuart Price is promoting Kylie Minogue’s forthcoming album, Aphrodite which he produced. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    He recently gave an interview to Attitude Magazine explaining the probable reason why Madonna stopped working with him after her Confessions on a Dance Floor album.
    He explained…
    “Madonna felt that Confessions on a Dance Floor hadn’t been a success in the US.
    Warner records were also saying the same thing. She needed that voice that was telling her to do that and she looked at what was really successful in the US and although I think it was a little late in the curve, she worked with Timbaland and Pharrell.”
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    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    SHORT…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Apparently celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson does not miss working with Madonna
    Anderson, who is credited with helping Madonna to tone the body she flaunted during her “Sticky and Sweet” tour, told the UK’s Star… www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    “Gone are the days I give myself to a celebrity.
    Madonna was my priority for three years but that’s not why I set out to do this.
    Now I have a long list of people who I design [fitness programs] for, but my time is now spent on my company.
    I can’t just be training a celebrity.
    I didn’t do 11 years of research and development for that.”
    Anderson also claimed that tabloid reports of discord between her and the pop queen were completely false, insisting that she chose to stop working with the pop megastar to have more time for her family.

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    The GagaDonna of the week...
    Lady Gaga posing as a man for Vogue Hommes Japan.
    Too bad... Once again, Madonna did it before!

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    Max Schneider: Madonna treated me with respect
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMax Schneider, the 17-year-old who appears with Madonna in the new Dolce & Gabbana campaign, gave an interview to Models.com.
    He talked about Madonna and his participation in the fall 2010 campaign, which he shot in Harlem with Madonna in April. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    “It was very comfortable. She walked in the room, and I’m a big Madonna fan so I was expecting it to be nervewracking but she walked in and it was totally fine.
    I felt like her son for the day, I was supposed to be her son in the ad campaign actually.
    She was just so nice to me, it wasn’t like I was some random kid, she really treated me with respect and I truly respected her for that.
    She’s such a superstar but she treats you as though you’re on the same level.
    It was really incredible and she’s just a very nice, sweet person.
    I was pleasantly surprised.”
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    Mother, Daughter and Fashion…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frPromoting ‘Material Girl’, her forthcoming fashion line for Macy’s, Madonna is adamant she is a “typical mother” when it comes to dealing with her daughter Lourdes - she’s constantly telling the teenager to wear longer skirts and less make-up.
    She says…
    “I usually tell her to take off her three-inch or six-inch platforms and pull her skirt down just a little bit and take off some of the black eye make-up around her eyes.
    She does have amazing style, but I am the typical mother where I say, ‘Oh my God, you can’t go to school dressed like that’. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    I always have two reactions when Lola comes into my room with an outfit on. One is, ‘Oh my God, she looks amazing, what incredible style.’ And then my second reaction is, ‘She’s dressed completely inappropriately for school’.
    So I have to, like, think with two brains.”
    As for the Material Girl line, Lola keeps updating her blog giving her latest fashion advice while promoting the collection…
    Have a Look

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    The WE controversy!
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frNews about Madonna’s upcoming movie, WE…
    Natalie Dormer, 28, has been casted to portray Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in a film about the Edward VIII abdication crisis.
    According to English newspaper the Telegraph, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother is to be subjected to a radical and controversial portrayal by Madonna.
    She is to be portrayed as a highly negative influence in W.E., which is sympathetic to Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American socialite, who caused a constitutional dilemma when the king declared his desire to marry her.
    Natalie Dormer explained…
    “This country tends to remember the Queen Mother as a rather wrinkly 97 year-old, but I am playing her when she was quite an enchanting, engaging twenty and thirtysomething.
    She was quite a savage and savvy game player. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    She never really spoke in public - she left it up to her husband, the king, and, therefore, even if she was a dominant force in the marriage, and a rock and forward thinker, she always let the king take the lead.
    She never took any credit for it.”
    Madonna’s film has already undergone several changes. The latest is that American actress Margo Stilley has left.
    She told Britain’s Sunday Telegraph…
    “I had the role, but we had artistic differences.
    She [Madonna] is really something.
    I wish the cast luck because they are all really talented.”
    The film, which stars Abbie Cornish and James D’Arcy, is slated for a 2011 release.
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    Actress Margo Stilley has quit work on Madonna’s upcoming film W.E. over “artistic differences”.
    The 9 Songs star had signed up to play Lady Thelma Furness in the new movie which tells the story of King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne after falling in love with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
    The Material Girl will take the director’s chair for the second time to tell the story of the former monarch, but she is now looking for a new star to take over Stilley’s role after the actress dropped out.
    Stilley tells the Sunday Telegraph, “I had the role, but we had artistic differences. She (Madonna) is really something. I wish the cast luck because they are all really talented.”
    The film, which stars Abbie Cornish and James D’Arcy, is slated for a 2011 release.
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    WWD just released the first images of the Material Girl collection, which Lourdes Leon helped style and were photographed last month in a studio and on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    The centerpiece of the marketing campaign supporting the launch is not Madonna, but a young television actress and singer who’s identity has not yet been revealed. Her identity will be revealed in the coming weeks closer to the launch date.
    Madonna told WWD: www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    “It’s not complicated. It’s dressing in layers.
    It’s not looking like you took too much time thinking about what you’re wearing.
    She’s been coming to meetings pretty much from the very beginning.
    My role was really to make sure we were all going in the right
    direction and it was a line that I could stand behind and be proud of
    and feel good about - and one that she could also feel represented
    her. I really like the way Lola dresses, and I think this line is
    absolutely an extension of her taste.”
    Asked to sum up the Material Girl customer, Madonna described her in this way:
    “A Material Girl is a girl that is interested in fashion and
    interested in music and interested in fun.
    [she has] a sense of humor [and] is an adventurous human being.”





  12. asimina
    Antonio Banderas : Nothing happened, never ever!
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frAntonio Banderas has given some interviews to promote the movie Shrek Forever After which will be released on July 2. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    He was asked some questions about Madonna and the crush she had on him during the filming of her 1991 documentary film, In Bed With Madonna.
    But according to the Spanish actor, the feelings were not reciprocated…
    “Yeah, she says these things - she didn’t repeat it to me; it could have been dangerous, depending on how I would have been that day.
    Nothing happened - never ever.
    When I first met Madonna, she was a star on her Blond Ambition tour and I was a working actor who paid to see her.
    We worked together in Evita and she was absolutely committed to her character. Even now, I still find it weird.
    I saw her at the Oscars. She invited us to go to her house for a party - you should have seen Robert De Niro, Mick Jagger and me all doing the conga!”
    From an article in The Press Association
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    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    IN SHORT…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    IN SHORT…
    English folktronica musician James Yuill covers Madonna’s Frozen as a bonus track on the digital version of his new album ‘Movement In A Storm’. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    James Yuill - Frozen by James Yuill
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    Broadway.com asked their readers which 80s music icon should write a Broadway show. The votes are in, and fans hope to see the Queen of Pop become the Queen of Broadway: Madonna won the poll with 28% of votes.
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    Madonna is adding a floor to her new $32 million Upper East Side triple-wide townhouse, and it will be mostly taken up by a gym, city plans show.
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    Designer Jean Paul Gaultier is set to launch his first official lingerie line in collaboration with Italy’s La Perla. The 27 styles, including corsets, bodysuits and bras in Madonna’s cone bra style. The collection will hit stores in November. They will be priced between $600 and $1,200.

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    Learn to eat the Madonna way, a healthier way. This is what you find in the new book by Mayumi Nishimura, one of the most skilled chefs in the macrobiotic world today, released in the US this month by Kodansha International.
    Mayumi, who became Madonna’s private chef, eventually accompanying the singer on four world tours, introduces her innovative approach to macrobiotic cooking in her first English-language cookbook titled Mayumi’s Kitchen: Macrobiotic Cooking for Body and Soul.
    The book ? featuring more than 130 of Mayumi’s most popular recipes ? includes a letter from Madonna in which the superstar commends her longtime chef’s ?amazing food.?
  14. asimina
    madonnalicious reader Thomas attended the outdoor screening of Desperately Seeking Susan in Los Angeles on Saturday night and some pictures to share with fans.Director Susan Seidelman attended the screening and brought along the iconic case that was featured in the film. Rosanna Arquette was also present at the screening.
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    Who

    By asimina,

    Who’s the face of Material Girl?
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMacy’s has just launched their official ‘Material Girl’ website, along with a blog by Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Lola writes:
    Helluuur thurrrr, I’m Lola and this is my first blog entry so it’s kind of like ummmm….
    I’m just going to use this blog entry to tell y’all a little bit about myself. I’m 13 and I’ll be 14 in October, so I can’t wait for that because I am FINALLY allowed to dye my hair… THANK YOU MOTHER!! My favvvv color is black (just because it goes with everything) and my least favorite color is brown (because it resembles the color of something QUITE gross).
    I am totally obsessivo about 80’s shorts… You know the kind that makes your butt look kinda big, with a grunge-looking shirt tucked in. It’s kinda nerdy but I love it. And the 80’s are another huge obsession of mine, which is totally amazingly awesome because Material Girl…HELLO! It’s like 80’s themed, which pretty much rocks, so yeah. I’m still in love with brogues or as some people call them “oxford shoes”. I haven’t found a good sandal so I’m on like a search right now.
    Along with the launch of the new site, you can also join the ‘Meet the original Material Girl, Madonna’ competition in the hopes of winning a trip for 4 to New York and meeting Madonna on September 22nd. A small disclaimer: sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the contiguous United States and the District of Columbia.
    The final question: Who’s the face of Material Girl?



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    Rank Name Pay ($mil) Money Rank TV/Radio Rank Press Rank Web Rank Social Rank Category 1 Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey 315 1 1 5 5 11 Personalities 2 Knowles, Beyonce Knowles 87 11 9 13 2 15 Musicians 3 Cameron, James Cameron 210 2 21 9 20 81 Directors/Producers 4 Gaga, Lady Gaga 62 22 13 4 1 1 Musicians 5 Woods, Tiger Woods 105 7 7 6 35 34 Athletes 6 Spears, Britney Spears 64 20 15 24 3 2 Musicians 7 U2 130 3 54 18 11 28 Musicians 8 Bullock, Sandra Bullock 56 25 6 21 17 62 Actresses notv 9 Depp, Johnny Depp 75 14 34 22 16 21 Actors notv 10 Madonna 58 24 16 3 4 33 Musicians 11 Cowell, Simon Cowell 80 12 20 20 46 64 Personalities 12 Swift, Taylor Swift 45 38 8 27 8 3 Teen stars 13 Cyrus, Miley Cyrus 48 32 17 26 6 20 Teen stars 14 Bryant, Kobe Bryant 48 32 22 16 21 22 Athletes 15 Jay-Z 63 21 45 29 23 26 Hip-hop impresario 16 Black Eyed Peas 48 32 42 36 18 37 Musicians 17 Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen 70 16 48 32 47 48 Musicians 18 Jolie, Angelina Jolie 20 76 19 30 10 41 Actresses notv 19 Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh 58.5 23 10 45 41 78 Personalities 20 Jordan, Michael Jordan 55 26 38 31 38 27 Athletes 21 McGraw, Dr. Phil McGraw 80 12 3 68 94 45 Personalities 22 Spielberg, Steven Spielberg 100 8 71 40 49 77 Directors/Producers 23 DeGeneres, Ellen DeGeneres 55 26 31 58 50 5 Personalities 24 Letterman, David Letterman 45 38 3 25 33 76 Personalities 25 Perry, Tyler Perry 125 4 56 76 82 36 Directors/Producers 26 Aniston, Jennifer Aniston 27 67 40 41 22 74 Actresses notv 27 Pink 44 43 35 35 14 18 Musicians 28 James, LeBron James 43 45 23 11 39 31 Athletes 29 Federer, Roger Federer 43 45 28 1 44 13 Athletes 30 Pitt, Brad Pitt 20 76 25 15 12 73 Actors notv 31 Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather 65 19 47 62 77 52 Athletes 32 Bay, Michael Bay 120 5 90 71 70 97 Directors/Producers 33 Trump, Donald Trump 50 30 26 57 59 75 Personalities 34 Leno, Jay Leno 35 54 2 28 29 65 Personalities 35 Coldplay 48 32 86 47 26 4 Musicians 36 Beckham, David Beckham 44 43 64 10 31 19 Athletes 37 Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld 75 14 51 80 86 89 Comedians 38 AC/DC 114 6 88 100 83 24 Musicians 39 Stern, Howard Stern 70 16 57 92 63 84 Personalities 40 Jonas Brothers 35.5 53 32 56 15 7 Teen stars 41 Hanks, Tom Hanks 45 38 49 44 42 46 Actors notv 42 Lucas, George Lucas 95 10 94 81 67 82 Directors/Producers 43 Beck, Glenn Beck 35 54 12 50 28 39 Personalities 44 Seacrest, Ryan Seacrest 51 29 41 83 75 14 Personalities 45 Mickelson, Phil Mickelson 46 37 24 19 88 90 Athletes 46 Stiller, Ben Stiller 53 28 72 61 68 23 Actors notv 47 Bruckheimer, Jerry Bruckheimer 100 8 94 88 89 94 Directors/Producers 48 Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo 36 51 97 2 19 8 Athletes 49 Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez 36 51 11 14 73 83 Athletes 50 Pattinson, Robert Pattinson 17 86 53 37 7 68 Actors notv 51 O'Brien, Conan O'Brien 38 50 5 46 93 30 Personalities 52 O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal 31 61 27 33 60 9 Athletes 53 Patterson, James Patterson 70 16 98 84 97 57 Authors 54 Chesney, Kenny Chesney 50 30 70 89 91 40 Musicians 55 Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao 42 47 52 52 64 60 Athletes 56 Cruise, Tom Cruise 22 73 43 38 25 43 Actors notv 57 Sandler, Adam Sandler 40 48 65 74 66 10 Actors notv 58 Clooney, George Clooney 19 83 14 12 24 53 Actors notv 59 Meyer, Stephenie Meyer 40 48 85 59 32 87 Authors 60 Diaz, Cameron Diaz 32 59 61 54 36 79 Actresses notv 61 Williams, Serena Williams 20 76 18 8 57 32 Athletes 62 Rascal Flatts 45 38 69 90 90 42 Musicians 63 Sheen, Charlie Sheen 30 62 29 70 55 70 Television actors 64 Jeter, Derek Jeter 30 62 36 34 79 67 Athletes 65 Armstrong, Lance Armstrong 20 76 33 7 62 12 Athletes 66 Stewart, Kristen Stewart 12 92 62 53 9 69 Teen stars 67 Keith, Toby Keith 48 32 81 93 95 99 Musicians 68 Combs, Sean (Diddy) Combs 30 62 63 75 30 56 Hip-hop impresario 69 King, Stephen King 34 57 82 63 40 51 Authors 70 Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker 25 68 55 55 56 71 Actresses notv 71 DiCaprio, Leonardo DiCaprio 28 65 67 42 48 58 Actors notv 72 Sheindlin, Judge Judy Sheindlin 45 38 77 96 100 80 Personalities 73 Downey, Robert Downey Jr 22 73 60 39 45 85 Actors notv 74 Wayne, Lil Wayne 20 76 76 67 13 6 Hip-hop impresario 75 Witherspoon, Reese Witherspoon 32 59 79 82 61 61 Actresses notv 76 Urban, Keith Urban 27.5 66 50 73 78 50 Musicians 77 Roberts, Julia Roberts 20 76 58 49 37 72 Actresses notv 78 Carell, Steve Carell 34 57 78 72 84 54 Television actors 79 Streep, Meryl Streep 13 91 30 23 43 59 Actresses notv 80 Akon 21 75 92 77 27 16 Hip-hop impresario 81 Sharapova, Maria Sharapova 25 68 87 43 80 29 Athletes 82 Radcliffe, Daniel Radcliffe 25 68 90 66 58 86 Teen stars 83 Williams, Venus Williams 15.5 88 39 17 81 38 Athletes 84 Romano, Ray Romano 35 54 82 91 99 98 Television actors 85 Bundchen, Gisele Bundchen 25 68 93 94 69 55 Models 86 Klum, Heidi Klum 16 87 74 69 51 49 Models 87 Barrymore, Drew Barrymore 15 90 73 64 52 44 Actresses notv 88 Baldwin, Alec Baldwin 8.5 98 37 48 54 93 Television actors 89 Kiefer, Kiefer Sutherland 20 76 80 86 76 92 Television actors 90 Fey, Tina Fey 7.5 99 46 60 74 66 Television actresses 91 Moss, Kate Moss 9 97 89 51 34 63 Models 92 Parker, Eva Longoria Parker 12 92 65 79 65 47 Television actresses 93 Dunham, Jeff Dunham 22.5 72 99 98 96 25 Comedians 94 Lopez, George Lopez 18 85 68 87 87 35 Comedians 95 Heigl, Katherine Heigl 15.5 88 75 78 71 96 Television actresses 96 Patrick, Danica Patrick 12 92 44 65 85 95 Athletes 97 Hudson, Kate Hudson 11 95 58 85 53 99 Actresses notv 98 Handler, Chelsea Handler 19 83 84 97 92 17 Comedians 99 Hewitt, Jennifer Love Hewitt 6.5 100 96 95 72 88 Television actresses 100 Hargitay, Mariska Hargitay 9.5 96 100 99 98 91 Television actresses The Celebrity 100 Complete Coverage  
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    Complete list at Forbes.com
    #10 Madonna
    The Material Girl isn’t quite ready to cede her spot in pop music’s hierarchy to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears just yet. The 52-year-old singer had the fourth highest-grossing tour of 2009, bringing in $6 million a night and $138 million overall. An episode of the Fox hit sitcom Glee, which featured cast members singing several of her songs, added to her already high profile and cushioned her significant earnings from publishing royalties.
    Power Rank: 10
    Pay: $58.0 mil
    Category: Musicians
    Pay Rank: 24
    Web Rank: 4
    Press Rank: 3
    TV/Radio Rank: 16
    Social Rank: 33
    Madonna was at #3 in 2009, #21 in 2008, #3 in 2007…
  19. asimina
    Fans have the opportunity to win one of five (5) copies of the new limited-edition book Madonna - The Best-Of 2000-2010 that is published on Thursday 01 July.
    To win a copy of the book all you have to do is take part in our Who's That Girl With Madonna? competition. Just name the women that Madonna is photographed with in the four pictures below (numbered 1,2,3,4), and send the answers with your name and contact details by email to madonnalicious@gmail.com - please make sure 'Madonna 2000-2010 Competition' is the subject title of the email.
    The competition closes at 6:00pm (GMT) on Tuesday 29 June. The winners will be randomly selected and a copy of the book sent to you by the publishers. The contest is open to fans worldwide.
     
    For more information and to order the book visit: www.styxmagazine.net/madonna
  20. asimina

    UK Press: Metro

    By asimina,

    A story about Madonna and Lourdes new fashion line, Material Girl, was featured in the Thursday edition of UK city newspaper the Metro - click on the article to enlarge.
     
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    Helen Mirren : Madonna is bold, sexy and gorgeous
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frBritish actress Helen Mirren, who turns 65 next month, posed nude in a bathtub, for New York magazine. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    She commented on that fact and mentioned Madonna…
    “I am a little notorious
    I’m still the good girl who wants to be a bad girl
    I love bold women: Madonna and Scarlett Johansson - sexy and gorgeous, but not only that. And Miley Cyrus - fantastic!”
  22. asimina

    Madonna vs. Gaga?

    By asimina,

    Madonna vs. Gaga?
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frIs Madonna fed up with Lady Gaga copying her every single move?
    Madonna’s boyfriend Jesus Luz wrote on his Twitter…
    “Coincidence, inspiration or copying ?” www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Madonna’s close friend Ingrid Casares also commented on Gaga’s Alejandro video…
    “As my friend madonna says: ‘is that the video where she thinks she is me’??… weird!!”
    From our part we’ll just say that when Madonna released her videos and supported the gay cause, it was risky and groundbreaking, doing today it’s just common and trendy!
  23. asimina
    Susan Seidelman recalls Desperately Seeking Susan
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frLos Angeles Film Festival: Susan Seidelman recalls making ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’
    The Los Angeles Film Festival is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Seidelman’s best-known film, the delightful 1985 romantic comedy “Desperately Seeking Susan,” which marked Madonna’s first starring role in a studio feature film.
    In a recent interview, Seidelman recalled that Madonna hadn’t hit it big yet when she was cast. But by the time the film was released, she had become the Material Girl.
    “I had heard about Madonna. She lived in my neighborhood.
    By the time we hit the end of the shoot, her ‘Like a Virgin’ album was just released and suddenly she was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and there was this huge avalanche of attention towards her.
    Would it work for us or against us? www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Ultimately, the movie had to stand up for itself. I think for whatever reason, it caught the zeitgeist of the time. I think that is what people responded to.”
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    Interview with Max Schneider
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMax Schneider gave an interview to Swide Magazine about the shooting of the Dolce&Gabbana AW10 campaign with Madonna in New York last May.
    Not only is he modelling but he also released his first album last month “First encounters”. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    He was lucky enough to be selected to pose with Madonna in front of Steven Klein’s camera for the Dolce&Gabbana AW10 womenswear campaign.
    Swide - How did it all happen (the agency, the contract with Dolce & Gabbana for their AW10 campaign...)?
    Max Schneider - A while ago, the talent group ‘A Street Cat Named Desire’ (ASCND) approached me for some editorial works. However, these projects did not work out for me so ASCND continued to search for other opportunities. Earlier this year, ASCND contacted me to work on a Dolce & Gabbana advertising campaign featuring Madonna and directed by Stephen Klein. From then, everything went very fast. I attended the casting on a Friday, was selected and got on the set the following Wednesday. I was told that I have been chosen by Madonna, herself, which was surreal to me.
    Swide - What will you remember from this experience?
    Max Schneider - I felt very relaxed and comfortable being around Madonna. She made me feel completely at ease. Domenico (Dolce) helped me a lot by supporting me and telling me that I was a “very nice actor”. The whole team was very professional.

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    By asimina,

    “Material Girl” is a newly created fast-fashion junior’s collection that will launch exclusively in 200 Macy’s stores and online at www.macys.com on August 3, 2010 for the back-to-school season. “Material Girl” will be sold exclusively at Macy’s.
    The “Material Girl” collection was inspired and designed in collaboration with Madonna and her daughter Lola, along with Iconix Brand Group’s in-house fashion department.

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