Madonna dedicates striptease to Malala Yousafzai

continued to use her MDNA Tour to make yet another controversial statement by strip-teasing to “show her support” for , who was shot on a school bus for writing a blog about how important education is.

On her Wednesday night performance in the , Los Angeles, Madonna began by telling her audience that she wanted have a “serious talk”.

According to Entertainment Today, Madonna told fans that the news that 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai had been gunned down by the Taliban had made her “cry”.

Madonna said: “The 14-year-old who was shot on a school bus for writing a blog about how important education was to her.

“The Taliban stopped her bus and shot her. Do you understand the sickness and absurdity of this?”

Madonna told fans that the news that 14 year old Malala Yousafzai had been gunned down by the Taliban had made her cry 262x350 photo

Madonna told fans that the news that 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai had been gunned down by the Taliban had made her cry

She rallied the crowd by shouting at them to support education and those who help women.

But then Madonna decided that this performance clearly was not a strong enough statement, and chose to “dedicate” a strip tease to the girl, who is currently in a critical condition.

She turned her back to reveal “Malala” written across it, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“This song is for Malala,” Madonna said, before singing her song.

But her attempt to make a stand in the name of Malala Yousafzai backfired after furious Pakistanis discovered her act.

There was a chorus of disapproval from Twitter users, who branded Madonna’s performance a shameless attempt to garner attention, Entertainment Today reported.

A Taliban gunman boarded a packed school bus and shot the teenage  twice at point blank range.

The brave teenager was targeted by the Taliban after speaking out against atrocities committed under the regime.

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