Madonna forced to remove singer Luther Vandross from her tribute to artists who died of AIDS. The singer, whose photo was only added very recently, actually died in 2005 "following a stroke that occurred two years earlier" The family of the deceased claims that Madonna's team received 'false medical information' “We appreciate Madonna recognizing the lives lost to AIDS, but Luther was never diagnosed with AIDS or the HIV virus,” continues one of Luther Vand Ross' representatives.
The photo of singer Vandross wasn't always there. She appeared suddenly during a concert in Sacramento, California.