She likes to
cause a stir but it appears as if Madonna may have been the one who got
a shock when she stepped out in New York on Saturday.
For
the 56-year-old singer braved the Winter temperatures of the Big Apple
in a sheer corset, which left little to the imagination.
Luckily
for her however, Madonna added some layers to prevent pneumonia and the
star completed her look with wide-legged trousers, a coat and a jaunty
hat.
Always making a splash: Madonna stepped out in a sheer corset which left little to the imagination in New York on Saturday
This
is just the latest in a series of revealing moments for Madonna, who
has been peppering her fans with an onslaught of images to satiate their
appetites as she she gears up for the March 9 release of her album,
Rebel Heart.
Just
recently she stayed true to her newly embraced ethos as she took to
Instagram to share a pair of selfies where her cleavage took centre
stage.
A bit more covered up: The Material Girl added wide-legged trousers and a large coat as she did some shopping
Not long to go: Madonna is gearing up for the March 9 release of her new album, Rebel Heart
Captioned
'I'm not gonna stop' and 'I deserve the best', the filtered images
showed the mother-of-four glaring into the lens in come-hither poses as
she wore a striped tank top.
Within
four hours of being unveiled, the pictures attracted a total of 45,000
likes and a seemingly endless stream of comments both praising and
criticising the star.
The
photographs mark something of a change of pace for the star, who was
accused by many of social media of using the recent terrorist attack in
Paris to promote her upcoming album.
She
posted a series of photos to her Instagram to offer support after 12
people were killed in the gun attack on French satirical magazine
Charlie Hebdo's Paris offices.
Grin and bare it: Madonna shared a pair of cleavage-baring shots on her Instagram account earlier this month
Pout-rageous: The star gave her followers her best come-hither poses in the filtered shots
But as
Madonna offered encouraging words in the captions for her social media
images, she also provided some hashtags which were in promotion of her
new album.
The
controversy comes on the heels of the pop icon likening the recent leak
of her album to a 'form of terrorism' - her comments coming just after
the world was left in shock following the Sydney Siege.
Madonna
posted a viral image 'Je suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) with the caption:
'These are very scary times we are living in. Ignorance breeds
Intolerance and fear. We can only fight darkness with light! We are all
Charlie! #revolutionoflove [heart] #rebelhearts.'
Controversy: Madonna is being accused
by many online commentators of using the recent terrorist attack in
Paris to promote her album Rebel Heart, pictured arriving in New York
earlier this month
Revolution Of Love is a track off her album Rebel Hearts, both of which she used as hashtags at the end of her post.
Another image on her Instagram is of Parisians taking to the streets in solidarity following the Paris attack.
She
captioned the photo: 'We must respect all religions!' she wrote. 'we
must also RESPECT human life!! Killing in the name of G*D is man's idea
not G*D's!!!!#livingforlove #rebelheart'.
Respect: The star uploaded a shot of the protests, urging her followers to respect all religions and lives
Many celebrity blogs and online fans have found the posts to be in poor taste, including Bustle's
Maitri Mehta, who wrote: 'Madonna has been aggressive in the promotion
for her new album, but I am surprised that she didn’t realize — or no
one advised her — that in the wake of such a senseless attack,
self-promotion is definitely prohibited.'
Madonna
has most recently been in the press for posting Instagram photos of
Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like
her own image on her new album.
The images sparked furore online as many believed she was comparing herself to these revolutionaries and civil rights leaders.
'Ignorance breeds intolerance and fear': She became one of many to embrace the 'Je Suis Charlie' snap
In
a statement on her official Facebook page, Madonna said: 'I'm sorry.
I'm not comparing my self to anyone. I'm admiring and acknowledging
there Rebel Hearts (sic)'.
The
Queen of Pop's cover for the album Rebel Heart is a close-up of her
face with black string on it, which has been the subject of countless
Internet memes, with other iconic artists Photoshopped into the same
template.
She
added: 'This is niether a crime or an insult or racist! I also did it
with Michael jaclson and frida khalo and marilyn monroe (sic).'
New album: Madonna has aggressively been promoting Rebel Heart
'Am
I saying I am them NO I'm saying they are Rebel Hearts too. And I
didn't do it My fans did And I just re posted those photos My fans
aren't racist either If they put me in the same category as these other
people Thank you.'
And it has been a busy and very controversial past few weeks for the star.
When
Madonna, in December, likened her album leak to terrorism it came
during the horrific week when the deadly hostage crisis in Sydney and
the devastating Taliban school massacre in Pakistan occurred.
So it seemed particularly insensitive when Madonna likened the leak of her upcoming album to a 'form of terrorism.'
Livid: After her new album leaked online, Madonna lashed out calling the incident 'artistic rape'
