Madonna‘s management team held a crisis meeting on Zoom last Sunday when they decided to postpone her gigs amid fears that she might not have survived the bacterial infection that saw her admitted to intensive care.
MailOnline can reveal that the group – many of whom had worked with Madonna for several decades – were upset at learning that she was found unconscious in New York on Saturday and taken to the ICU, where she was intubated overnight.
They then took the difficult decision to put off the her much-anticipated 40th anniversary tour and shortly afterwards the plans were put in motion.
They were concerned that the opening night of the 35-night music extravaganza in Vancouver on July 15 was just three weeks away.
On Wednesday, her manager Guy Oseary announced that she was suffering from a ‘serious bacterial infection’, and needed time to recover.
Madonna’s management team held a crisis meeting on Zoom last Sunday when they decided to postpone her gigs amid fears that she might not have survived the bacterial infection that saw her admitted to intensive care
Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon (pictured together last year), was in Paris celebrating a new collection of Vans trainers before she raced to her bedside
Madonna’s son David Banda was pictured in New York this week as news of his mother’s hospitalization was revealed to the world
One source said: ‘The simple fact is that nobody knew at this point how it was going to all end. Madonna was very ill and in these situations there are always fears for the worst.
‘Realising that someone is in intensive care is scary so there was a lot of worry and upset, these people had been her close friends for some time. But they had to be fair on fans, and with the tour getting even closer they took the decision to postpone pretty much immediately, so plans were put in motion.
‘Even if she was to recover quickly, she would be very behind in her rehearsing schedule and nobody wanted to put her under any pressure.’
Meanwhile, it can also be revealed that Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon was in Paris where she attended a party to celebrate a new collection of Vans trainers – a brand that she has close connections with.
The party, which took place in a skate park on the banks of the Seine River, was on Thursday night. Sources say she found out the news of her mother while in the French capital and immediately raced to her bedside.
Overnight, the 26-year-old posted a picture of herself on Instagram where she was plugging the trainer brand, while wearing a revealing corset and low waist jeans.
While it isn’t known when the photograph was taken, fans took the snap as a sign that the legendary singer is now on the mend.
Meanwhile, Madonna’s eldest son Rocco had just completed a week-long motorbike trip with two friends in Transylvania, Romania. He wrote of his holiday: ‘What a crazy place and a crazy trip. First enduro tour and hopefully the beginning of many.’ He tagged in his influencer pal Tommaso Gilardoni.
It appears that the trip finished last Saturday – the same day his mother was found unresponsive at her New York apartment.
He made a dash to the US to see her too and was this week seen walking outside her home which overlooks the city’s Central Park.
It comes after a family member said the shocking collapse was a wake-up call for Madonna, who believes she is ‘invincible’ and has been pushing herself extremely hard to prepare for the tour.
Madonna, in a picture posted to social media on June 23, was rushed to hospital on Saturday. A relative told DailyMail.com they were ‘preparing for the worst’
The singer has three sisters and three surviving brothers – her older brother Anthony, 66, died in February. In this 2021 photo she is seen with their father Silvio, now 92. From left: Paula, Madonna, Jennifer and Melanie
Madonna posted this image of herself with her children in 2017. From left, Rocco, David Banda, Mercy James and front, Lourdes and twins Stelle and Estere
‘For the past couple of days, no one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,’ the relative said.
‘That is why it was kept a secret since Saturday.
‘Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.’
Madonna is mother to six children: Lourdes, 26; Rocco, 22; David, 17; Mercy, 17; and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere.
She also has three sisters – Paula, Melanie and Jennifer – and four brothers: Anthony, Martin, Christopher and Mario.
Anthony died in February from throat cancer and respiratory failure, aged 66.
The Ciccone siblings all keep a low profile, leaving the limelight to their megastar relation.
The family source told DailyMail.com that her sudden hospitalization united them.
‘All of Madonna’s family members have come together over this,’ the relative said.
And it served as a reminder to the singer that she needed to take care of herself.
‘This really woke her the f*** up.
‘She has not been living as healthy a life as she should be for her age, and she has been wearing herself thin over the past couple of months.
‘She thinks that she is still young when, in fact, she is not. She also believes that she is invincible.’
Paula Ciccone is the younger sister of Madonna and works as a winemaker in Michigan
Jennifer Ciccone is pictured with her stepmother, Joan, at the family winery in Michigan
Madonna’s brother Christopher, seen in 2013
Madonna and her brother Chris Ciccone are pictured together in March 1995
The singer’s brother Mario, seen at the family’s winery in Michigan
Sources close to the singer said she has been working around the clock to ensure that her tour is perfect, with one revealing that she has been rehearsing six days a week.
Another told DailyMail.com in April that she was ‘driving everyone up the wall with her perfectionism’.
At the time the source said that Madonna was ‘in incredible shape’.
The family source said on Wednesday that discussion of her tour is banned from her bedside, because the famously hard-working singer needed to rest.
‘Everything, including this tour, is taking a backseat right now and no one is allowed to even mention anything work related around her because she will lose her s***,’ the relative added.
‘She will put her career and her fame before her health until the day she is dead.’
Madonna’s representatives are yet to comment on the relative’s claims, when asked by DailyMail.com.
The 64-year-old’s health scare was shared with the world by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her hotly-anticipated 40th anniversary tour as a result of her medical struggles.
Oseary insisted 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 Six, Madonna – who was due to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15 – was ‘discovered on Saturday’, when she was ‘taken to the ICU’ and ‘intubated overnight’.
Although Oseary did not share the specifics of Madonna’s treatment, or the conditions of her hospitalization, he confirmed that she was taken to the ICU on Saturday and that she was diagnosed with a bacterial infection.
‘On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU,’ he wrote on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.’
The music manager then revealed that the singer is being forced to postpone the start of her tour, for which she has been rehearsing for months – and which was due to begin in a matter of weeks – writing: ‘At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour.’
He did not reveal when Madonna might be well enough to commence the international tour, simply promising fans that he would ‘share more details as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows’.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, a source confirmed that the singer is now ‘out of the ICU and recovering’.
The 64-year-old pop icon’s manager Guy Oseary confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing that the star was still ‘under medical care’
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 slated to begin on July 15 in Canada
According to Oseary, Madonna (seen on June 20) is ‘still under medical care’ but is ‘expected to make a full recovery’ – although a rescheduled date for her tour has yet to be shared
In April, an insider told DailyMail.com the preparations for the tour were grueling, and she was giving it her everything.
‘Madonna is really turning it out. She is in incredible shape and is going to kill it with this tour,’ they said.
‘It may be her last tour, so she wants to make it perfect. She is incredible shape and her body is sick.
‘This is her labor of love. Her perfectionism is driving everyone up the wall but she does not care. The crew is working their a** off because everyone wants to make her happy.
‘She has no issues whatsoever with firing someone at the drop of a hat.’
Madonna’s children have yet to publicly comment on their mother’s condition – however Lourdes did share an image of herself posing in a racy corset top on her Instagram Stories just hours before Oseary shared the news about the singer’s medical scare.
Meanwhile, Madonna’s eldest son Rocco Ritchie shared a series of images and videos of himself on a motorcycle tour in Transylvania, Romania, on June 26 – two days after his mother’s hospitalization.
He made no mention of her health struggles, simply noting that he’d had a ‘crazy trip’ in a ‘crazy place’ and that it was ‘hopefully the beginning of many’.
It is not known exactly what kind of infection Madonna is suffering from, however bacterial infections can affect many different parts of the body, including the skin, lungs, brain, and blood, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
‘Common bacterial diseases include UTIs, food poisoning, STIs and some skin, sinus and ear infections,’ the clinic says, noting that the most common form of treatment is a course of antibiotics.
‘There are many bacterial infections that aren’t usually serious or can be treated easily with antibiotics,’ it explains.
‘However, any bacterial infection that gets deep into your body, like in your blood, heart, lungs or brain, can be life-threatening.’
The Madonna: The Celebration Tour, was due 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 anticipating 84 shows.
