Madonna, 64, ‘rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive’

Madonna had to be “rushed to hospital and intubated after she became unresponsive” on Saturday in New York – with the star’s manager confirming she was suffering from a “serious bacterial infection” that required a days-long stay in ICU.

The 64-year-old pop star’s terrifying health fears were shared with the world by her longtime manager Guy O’Seary, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her highly anticipated 40th anniversary tour due to her medical issues.

O’Seary stressed in his post that the singer and mother of six is ​​”expected to make a full recovery” and that her “health is improving,” but added that she is “still under medical care.”

According to Page sixMadonna — who was set to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15 — was “discovered Saturday,” when she was “taken to the ICU” and “intubated overnight.”

The publication added that Madonna’s eldest daughter, Lourdes Leon, 26, remained by her side during her hospitalization.

The 64-year-old pop icon’s manager, Guy O’Seary, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing the star was still “under medical care.”

While O’Seary did not share details of Madonna’s treatment or the circumstances of her hospitalization, he confirmed she was taken to ICU on Saturday and diagnosed with a bacterial infection.

“On Saturday, June 24, Madonna contracted a serious bacterial infection that led to a multi-day stay in ICU,” he wrote Wednesday afternoon.

“Her health is improving, but she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”

The longtime music manager then revealed that the singer has been forced to postpone the start of her tour, which she has been rehearsing for months – and which was due to start in a few weeks – writing: “Right now we will need to pause all commitments, including the tour.”

He did not reveal when Madonna might be well enough to embark on the international tour, but simply promised fans that he would “share more details as we get them, including a new tour start date and for rescheduled shows”.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, a source confirmed that the pop star is now “out of the ICU and recovering.”

The Madonna: The Celebration Tour was scheduled to run from July 15, 2023 to January 30, 2024.

It would be the singer’s 12th concert tour and will visit cities in North America and Europe in anticipation of 84 shows.

Madonna’s manager added that the singer (seen on June 20) has been forced to postpone the start of her 40th Anniversary Celebration tour, which was set to begin in Canada on July 15.

The singer’s last Instagram post was on June 20 — four days before her hospitalization — and included several images of Madonna rehearsing for the tour, along with the caption, “The calm before the storm.”

On June 23, she also shared a post on her Instagram Stories showing her bleaching her roots — but just a day later, she was rushed to ICU.

Madonna was last on stage at London’s O2 Arena during her Rebel Heart tour in 2015, the same year she famously fell over at the BRIT Awards.

While Madonna performed in 75 theaters on her Madame X tour, she had to cancel several shows due to recurring hip and knee injuries.

She first toured the UK in 1987, with her Who’s That Girl World Tour.

Daughter: Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, 26, stayed by her side during her hospitalization

Her performances were no stranger to controversy, infuriating the Catholic Church in 1990 when she simulated masturbation on stage, leading Pope John Paul II to call for a boycott of her Blonde Ambition tour.

It was during that same tour that Madonna donned her now-iconic conical Jean Paul Gaultier bra to a sold-out show in Japan.

In 2006, she also enraged the Church of England by staging a mock crucifixion during her LA Confessions tour.

It comes after Madonna was barely recognizable in the latest spicy offers she uploaded to her Instagram page.

She stripped herself into bondage clothes, including a busty, see-through lace top and swung around her bed, seductively biting a riding crop.