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'I choose love': Madonna defends 'blowing up the White House' comments
Madonna has clarified the controversial statements she made at the Women's March in Washington DC as part of a protest against Donald Trump.
During her speech, she said "F***" four times, and as broadcasters were showing live footage of the daytime protest, they had to apologise for showing it.
The singer also spoke of her anger at the election result, saying she had thought about "blowing up the White House" but knew that it "wouldn't change anything".
She said: "I'm angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know that this won't change anything.
"We cannot fall into despair. As the poet W. H. Auden once wrote on the eve of World War Two, 'We must love one another or die.' I choose love. Are you with me?"
Many celebrities marched against Donald Trump on Saturday, including Miley Cyrus, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Cher, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Amy Schumer, Jake Gyllenhaal and feminist leader Gloria Steinem.
After many criticised her for her comments, Madonna has taken to social media to defend herself.
She posted on Instagram: "Yesterday's rally was an amazing and beautiful experience. I came and performed Express Yourself and thats exactly what i did. However I want to clarify some very important things.
"I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it's important people hear and understand my speech in it's entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context. My speech began with 'I want to start a revolution of love.'
"I then go on to take this opportunity to encourage women and all marginalized people to not fall into despair but rather to come together and use it as a starting point for unity and to create positive change in the world.
"I spoke in metaphor and I shared two ways of looking at things — one was to be hopeful, and one was to feel anger and outrage, which I have personally felt.
"However, I know that acting out of anger doesn’t solve anything. And the only way to change things for the better is to do it with love."