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Madonna Kicks Off Tour With Campaign Message

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 24, 2008

Even at 50, the queen of pop just can't help but court controversy.

As Madonna kicked off her "Sticky and Sweet" tour Saturday night in Wales, she took a none-too-subtle swipe at the presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president.

Amid a four-act show at Cardiff's packed Millennium Stadium, a video interlude carried images of destruction, global warming, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe's authoritarian President Robert Mugabe - and Sen. John McCain. Another sequence, shown later, pictured slain Beatle John Lennon, followed by Al Gore, Mahatma Gandhi and Sen. Barack Obama.

The rest of the show had the usual Madonna fixtures: sequins, fishnets and bondage-style outfits drawn from 3,500 items of clothing reportedly whipped together by 36 designers specifically for the tour. Dancers sauntered across stage in top hats and tail coats, and Madonna tried her hand at break-dancing and pole-dancing.

The tour comes to North America in October before wrapping up Dec. 18 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Kattan Files For Separation From Wife Of 2 Months

Chris Kattan's marriage to his model wife lasted almost as long as a "Saturday Night Live" skit.

The comedian filed for legal separation from Sunshine Tutt after only eight weeks of marriage. The couple were married June 28 in Yosemite Valley, Calif.

They spent roughly a month together; Kattan's filings indicate they separated Aug. 10.

Today's Birthdays

Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 51. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 48. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 46. Actress Marlee Matlin is 43. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 35.

Source: The Associated Press

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