Madonna Says She’s Ready to “Make a Stand and Speak My Mind” After Hillary Clinton Loss

Author: Gil Kaufman / Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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She was being honored as Woman of the Year at Billboard’s annual Women in Music event.

Madonna was unequivocally #WithHer during the recent presidential election, which might explain why she had politics on her mind on the red carpet Friday at Billboard’s Women in Music event, where she is being honored as Woman of the Year.

Asked how she felt about the Woman of the Year honor, the pop icon said, “For me, [since] Hillary Clinton lost the election, it’s really important to make a stand and speak my mind about the importance of women and women empowering themselves and believing in themselves and understanding their worth.”

Appearing at Friday’s event presented another opportunity for the singer to address those issues, as well as consider how involved she wants to get in the political arena in the future. “I think I’ve always…

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