Madonna, 65, tries to keep a low-profile in NYC in all-black outfit after her lawyers SLAMMED concert delay lawsuit as a ‘harassment campaign’ from fans

As Madonna remains in limbo while her attorneys try to work through the delayed concert lawsuit against her, the singer-songwriter stepped out in New York City without any fanfare.

On Saturday, the Material Girl, 65, was seen looking stylish in an all-black outfit consisting of a cropped jacket, a sheer top and a miniskirt with a zipper down the middle.

She also donned black tights underneath her skirt along with a pair of chunky combat-style boots, while having her blonde locks flowing long down over her chest.

For added cool factor, the Bay City, Michigan native, who moved to Manhattan in 1978 to pursue her musical dreams, wore large dark sunglasses.

Madonna’s (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) legal team had gone on the offensive in recent days, calling the concert delay lawsuit a ‘harassment campaign’ from fans.

Her lawyer wanted to make clear that there was no settlement reached in the case, where she’s being sued for late concerts in Brooklyn, New York and Washington, D.C., although they did admit that talks between the parties had been made. 

The lawyer, who is representing both Madonna and Live Nation, had rejected settling that seems to indicate that the plaintiffs had jumped the gun when claiming that there was an agreement in place. 

The lawyer for Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez maintain that his client’s had accepted Live Nation’s settlement offer and even attached a draft settlement agreement but when Madonna’s legal team were asked to confirm the terms they filed a ‘False Notice of Settlement.’ 

But the judge ultimately took Madonna’s legal team’s side on Monday as they ruled that there was no settlement that had been struck thus striking the notice.

As a result the case was ordered to move forward, for which the defense lawyer then promptly asked for it to be dismissed. 

According to TMZ, the plaintiffs now have until July to respond to Madonna’s motion to dismiss the case. 

Just last week Madonna  responded to a class action lawsuit claiming her concert start times are ‘false advertising’ since she never starts on time.

Back in January, the singer was sued by concert goers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden after her three shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last December started hours after the time listed on the tickets.

As part of the singer’s file to dismiss the suit it was argued that real fans of Madonna would know that she never starts on time and that she often runs past the allotted time because of the late starts.

‘If a fan is familiar enough with Madonna’s concert history to know her performances run for two hours and fifteen minutes, that fan would surely know that Madonna typically takes the stage well after the ticketed event time (after an opening act, set transition, and so on) and plays late into the night,’ the document claims. 

The shows mentioned in the original lawsuit took place on December 13, 14 and 16, with Fellows and Hadden claiming they were supposed to start at 8:30 PM, though didn’t actually start until 10:30 PM. 

The original lawsuit claimed, ‘wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.’

They also state Madonna has a long history of not starting her concerts on time.

The fans say they spent $155.90 and $292.50 respectively on the tickets and are suing for unspecified damages.

The singer filed her response to the lawsuit in April, where she claimed, ‘No reasonable concertgoer – and certainly no Madonna fan – would expect the headline act at a major arena concert to take the stage at the ticketed event time.’

‘Fans got just what they paid for: a full-length, high quality show by the Queen Of Pop,’ the statement added.

The filing also shared a Facebook post from Hadden where he raved about the show, adding he has ‘never missed a Madonna tour.’

Madonna was also hit with a federal lawsuit in April filed by three fans – Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy, and Nestor Monte, Jr. – who said she started her show at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. two hours late.

They also alleged that Madonna provided, ‘a hot and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance’ and that she, ‘lip sync[ed] much of her performance.’

The disgruntled concertgoers declared that these alleged actions represent ‘Madonna’s arrogant and total disrespect’ for ticket holders. 

‘In essence, Madonna and Live Nation are a consumer’s worst nightmare,’ the lawsuit states.

At her tour stop in D.C., on December 18, the plaintiffs recalled the mother-of-six told the crowd: ‘I am sorry I am late… no, I am not sorry, it’s who I am… I’m always late.’

‘Defendants failed to provide any notice to the ticket holders that the Concerts would start much later than the start time printed on the ticket and as advertised, which resulted in the ticket holders waiting for hours for the Concerts to begin at the Venue,’ the suit claims.

Madonna has now been off the road and back at her home in New York about five weeks.

Originally set to kick off on July 15, 2023, in Vancouver, Canada, the Celebration Tour was postponed and pushed back three months after the Borderline star developed a ‘serious bacterial infection’ in late June, which led to a multiple-day stay at the intensive care unit (ICU). 

Her first-ever career retrospective ended up kicking off with a four night run at London’s O2 Arena beginning on October 14, and went through Europe until early December.

The tour then shifted to the U.S. and Canada beginning with shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York that went around North America until mid-April when she headed to Mexico City for five concerts.

Ultimately, the Celebration Tour ended on May 4 with a massive free concert at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach that attracted a whopping 1.6 million fans, which is now considered the biggest standalone concert of all time, according to the Economic Times.