Misunderstanding at the Madonna concert.
The singer, who usually pays tribute to those who have lost their lives to AIDS, is forced to remove the photo of Luther Vandross.
The victim's family claims that the latter died in 2005
"following a stroke that occurred two years earlier"
, according to the American magazine Page Six.
Herb Ritts, Freddie Mercury, Keith Haring, Sylvester... Since the launch of her Celebration Tour and at the time of her song
Live to Tell
, Madonna has highlighted photos of her friends and celebrities who died as a result of AIDS.
But the photo of singer Luther Vandross wasn't always there.
She appeared suddenly on Saturday, February 24, during a concert in Sacramento, California.
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 Vandross' representatives.
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Luther Vandross, who died in 2005, was an American R&B and soul singer.
He began his career as a backing singer for many artists, from Bowie to Barbra Streisand, including Bette Midler, Carly Simon and Average White Band.
He has also composed for Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick.
In total, the singer has released around ten albums, which have allowed him to win eight Grammy Awards, including best R&B singer four times.