And when it comes to people not understanding her fashion sense, Madonna isn’t afraid to call them out.
Following her appearance at the 2023 Grammys on Feb. 5, in which she was a presenter, she clapped back at those criticizing her looks.
“Instead of focusing on what I said in my speech which was about giving thanks for the fearlessness of artists like Sam [Smith] and Kim [Petras],” she wrote on Instagram at the time, “Many people chose to only talk about Close-up photos of me Taken with a long lens camera By a press photographer that Would distort anyone’s face!!”
She noted that she’ll always be unapologetically herself, no matter what others think.
“Once again I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny that permeates the world we live in,” she continued. “A world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 and feels the need to punish her if she continues to be strong-willed, hard-working and adventurous. I have never apologized for any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look or dress and I’m not going to start.”