Madonna collaborator puts on-line demonstrations to undermine singer's personal effects auction, Entertainment News & Top Stories

NEW YORK (AFP) – In an attempt to thwart a controversial Madonna souvenir auction, a long-time Material Girl contributor has posted several of her YouTube demos, including Like A Prayer.

For two years, Madonna has been trying to prevent a sale of personal belongings, including a letter breaking the rap legend Tupac Shakur and tapes containing unpublished demo versions of some of her biggest hits.

But more than 70 lots are available at Gotta Have Rock and Roll's House of Memories, which is hosting the event in collaboration with former Queen's Art Advisor, Darlene Lutz.

Patrick Leonard said on Facebook that he hoped that uploads on YouTube would stop the sale of demos.

"It's not cool that someone is looking to take advantage of something that he has not helped create," he noted. "It's not their business to sell."

A cbadette containing tunes – including Like A Prayer, Spanish Eyes and Cherish – currently contains six offers, the highest rising to 1,283 USD (1,750 USD), with just over two days to make offers .

The Tupac letter has a minimum bid of $ 100,000, but no takers at this time.

In 2017, a judge suspended an auction with 22 items that had belonged to Madonna, including the 1995 letter from Tupac, which was slaughtered a year later.

"Having achieved celebrity status through the success of my career does not prevent my right to preserve my privacy, including with respect to very personal things," said Madonna, 60 years, in court documents at the time.

However, last month, a New York State court of appeal ruled that her trial was outside the three-year limitation period applicable to the recovery of Ms. Lutz's property, which was found to be in breach. was scrambled with the singer in 2003.

Gotta Have Have Rock and Roll quoted this decision and described Leonard's statements as "patently erroneous and defamatory".

"Madonna lost the trial in the trial court and exhausted her ability to appeal," said the house. "The tapes are sold only as collectibles and the copyright of the songs on the tapes is not included."