Critics say Madonna's recent fundraiser at the U.N. was actually a Gucci store opening attention-getter in disguise and also an indirect promotion of Hollywood's favorite mystic religious center. These same critics think the U.N. should never have allowed the event, which raised more than $3.7 million for relief efforts in Malawi, the country of origin for Madonna's adopted son, and UNICEF.
Yes, but she brought Lourdes. We never see Lourdes! Doesn't that count for something?
From UPI:
The Guardian said Internet
bloggers and some mainstream media outlets have blasted the United
Nations, claiming the event -- which was presided over by pop star
Madonna -- was used to drum up publicity for the Kabbalah Centre and a
new Gucci shop in New York.
They say it was inappropriate because half of the funds would go to Raising Malawi, an organization run by the Kabbalah Centre. The rest of the money was donated to UNICEF (weren't they critical of Madonna's adoption, by the way?)
Still, where's the critics' sense of fun? The turnout was all star and loaded with celeb moms and dads. Jezebel's got pics of the best and worst dressed and pics of Gwen Stefani and a very preg. Jennifer Lopez.
Photo: via Jezebel
