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Madonna reprimanded for texting during show
New York, April 22
Singer Madonna reportedly has a hard time keeping herself away from her phone even when she is in a theatre.
The
56-year-old got into hot water when she allegedly started texting
during a performance of Hamilton at The Public Theater here on Saturday.
Lin-Manuel
Miranda, author and composer for the show, made a pointed reference to
an unnamed celebrity audience member who practiced poor theatre-going
etiquette.
"Tonight was the first time I asked stage management
NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage
#noselfieforyou," Miranda Tweeted on Saturday night.
It was
later deleted, but a source in the audience told people.com that Madonna
was at the performance and texting throughout the night.
"It
was definitely her. She was texting, I believe, although at one point
she also pulled out a Blackberry. She was also 20 minutes late and
caused quite a stir getting to her seat," said a source.
The source added that Madonna's behaviour was "extra distracting" because the show is in such an intimate theatre.
Eventually,
the pop star stopped texting, the source said -- after someone else in
the audience "finally hissed 'Shut it off!'" during the finale.
"To her credit, she did," the source added.
A representative for the singer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is not the first time that the "Rebel Heart" hitmaker has caught flack for her alleged texting habits.
In
October 2013, film critic Charles Taylor publicly called out Madonna
for reportedly texting during a screening of "12 Years a Slave" at the
New York Film Festival.