| MADONNNA'S DANCERS CRITICAL OF WORKING CONDITIONS
Pop icon Madonna has been criticized by dancers on her current Re-Invention Tour for low wages and harsh stage conditions.
The singer, 45, pays her dancers under $1,000 per concert -- compared to her take-home wage of $2 million per show -- and the air conditioning on stage is kept to a minimum to maintain Madonna's voice.
A source says of Madonna's 12 on-stage athletes, "I know they're not getting paid that much, considering how much they're working."
One dancer complains, "Sometimes it's insanely hot. It's very hard to breathe, and they have oxygen in our dressing room."
Another insider comments how Madonna spends limited time with her dancers and that the "only time they see her is during sound check and during the show."
However star dancer Seth Stewart -- who can be seen tangoing with Madonna on-stage -- insists, "She treats us like royalty.
"She even had us to her house for a cookout."
Madonna's spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg adds, "The dancers seem very happy. I haven't heard otherwise." | |
