Madonna is finally ready to face the music, so to speak, about the controversy surrounding her Grammys appearance. The "Material Girl" singer joked about looking better post-surgery, leaving some wondering if she was finally copping to having work done just before appearing on the televised music awards program.
She shared some recent photos on Twitter.
The Queen of Pop got a little snap happy over Presidents Day weekend, sharing selfies along the way.
In one photo, she looks noticeably different than she did at the Grammys. "Look how cute I am now that swelling from surgery has gone down," she captioned the photo before adding a crying laughing emoji.
Fans celebrated Madonna for addressing the swelling.
While she didn't elaborate exactly what procedure she was recovering from, many people took it as confirmation that she had gotten a bit of work done, which was why her face looked so much different on television.
One fan tweeted in response: "Mother. Thanks for always living life on your own terms."
Others were still concerned about the dramatic changes to Madonna's facial features.
People still had to harp on the same ageist and misogynistic talking points that Madonna called out shortly after the online controversy.
"You're still 64, and 64 is 64 no matter how much surgery you've had," one person tweeted. "You should have grown older gracefully in my opinion. You were a naturally beautiful woman when you were younger and would have aged that way as well. Too bad your ego got in the way of that."
People mocked Madonna at the start of the month.
For those who hadn't already been following Madge on Instagram, her updated look came as quite a shock. Her face appeared much more angled and swollen as she took the stage to present during the awards show.
People immediately flocked to social media to talk about it, with many people choosing to be cruel in their posts.
Here's hoping Madonna's recovering is going smoothly.
If she did indeed go under the knife, that is — after all, it's still totally possible that her recent comments are a snarky way to respond to criticism rather than admitting that she actually did have plastic surgery, but it's clear that something has changed about her face recently.
The way she's handled this whole ordeal has made it obvious that she hasn't lost her sense of self over the years, and fans wouldn't want her any other way.
