Annie Lennox is a little wary of the ways in which Madonna is choosing to express herself lately. After the Material Girl"s t*****s photo shoot for Interview magazine was released on Monday, Dec. 1, the "No More I Love You"s" singer appeared on ITV"s Loose Women, where she questioned what Madonna hoped to accomplish with the racy pics.
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Lennox, 59, who was on the Dec. 2 show to promote her new album, Nostalgia, is no stranger to skimpy outfits -- remember that red bra? -- but says she never took it as far as the Queen of Pop. "I did get things off occasionally, but not to that extent," she argued on Loose Women (via the Daily Mail).
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"I don"t think it"s down to me [to judge Madonna]..." she continued. "I think the verdict is probably out. Would you not agree on that one? I think the question is, "What is Madonna telling us?" Anybody know?"
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Panelist Janet Street-Porter then volunteered her thoughts, saying, "I think it"s attention-seeking." And Lennox -- who came to fame around the same time as Madonna in the 1980s -- agreed. "I think it is," she noted.
This is not the first time the former Eurythmics singer has taken issue with the current state of the music industry. Back in September, she called out young pop stars for their sexed-up onstage antics.
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"I think for many it"s very convenient and it looks great and it looks radical, but I have some issues with it...I think it"s a cheap shot. I think what they do with it is cheap and...yeah. What can I tell you?" she told Pride Source. "s*x always sells. And there"s nothing wrong with s*x selling, but it depends on your audience. If they"re 7-year-old kids, I have issues with it."
This year seems to have been the year of the nipple.
First Rihanna made her nipples her number one accessory at the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York in November, then Kim Kardashian released a full frontal shot of herself in Paper Magazine.
Now Madonna never one to be outdone has unleashed her b*****s on the world in all their bright purple glory.
But who else has dared to bare their nipples in the past?
NOTE: Some celebrities such as Denise Richards, Geri Halliwell and other Madonna magazine photographs could not feature in this list as theywere just too rude.
1)Keira Knightly, Interview Magazine 2014
The Pirates of the Caribbean actress posed t*****s for Interview Magazine in September this year in protest at having her body manipulated by photoshop.
2)Lindsey Lohan, Playboy Magazine 2011
Lindsey Lohan posed as Marilyn Monroe in 2011 wearing only a silk dressing gown she was criticised at the time for having many of her freckles airbrushed out.
3) Miley Cyrus, German Vogue Magazine 2014
Its almost a surprise these days to see Miley Cyrus with clothes on. The singer stripped off for German Vogue in February this year in another Marilyn Monroe-style shoot.
4) Sharon Stone, Paris Match 2009
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After hitting her 50th birthday, Sharon Stone graced the cover of Paris Match Magazine in full bondage gear with her nipples on show. Move on over Madge
5) Katie Holmes, The Gift 1998
As many teenagers around the world watched romance blossom on Dawsons Creek, Katie Holmes bared more than expectedon supernatural thriller The Gift.
6) Helena Christensen, Reebox 2010
(Picture: Reebox)
Jaws dropped around the world when supermodel Helena Christensen stepped out of retirement wearing just a pair of trainers. She was 41 at the time.
7)Rihanna, Lui Magazine 2014
(Picture: Lui Magazine)
Hiding underneath a bucket hat and braids, Rihanna stripped off entirely for Lui Magazine this year. It wasnt the last time she bared her chest after wearing next to nothing at the CFDA Fashion Awards in November.
8) Marilyn Monroe, Playboy Magazine 1953
Its the image that started it all, Marilyn Monroes centrefold in the very first Playboy issue in 1953.
9) Drew Barrymore, Playboy Magazine 1995
The ET actress shocked her fans when she posed in playboy aged just 19 years old in 1995.
10) Angelina Jolie, Gia 1998
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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie bared her chest in 1998 film Gia, a biographical movie about fashion modelGia Marie Carangi.
11) Kate Moss, Playboy 2014
Kate Moss has appeared in Playboy on several occasions the most recently being last year when she doned the familiar bunny ears for the magazines 60th anniversary
12) Heather Graham,Boogie Nights 1997
Heather Graham first released her nipples in the film Boogie Nights in 1997. She continued to do so in dozens of other films including Boogie Woogie and Killing Me Softly.
13) Beyonce, Flaunt Magazine 2013
(Picture: Flaunt Magazine)
Just a few months after giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce stripped off entirely and doused herself in glitter for this magazine cover.
14) Pamela Anderson, Purple Magazine 2014
Aged 46, Pamela Anderson pushed boundaries with this magazine shoot in March this year. Several year after squeezing into a tiny red swimsuit in Baywatch, the actress showed she still had it.
15)Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin 2013
The actress went full frontal last year in a film about a woman seducing lonely men. Turns out Scarlett actually picked up real men during filming in Glasgow to make the film more realistic.
16) Kim Kardashian, Paper Magazine 2014
And how could we forget Kim Kardashian? She not only broke the internet with shots of her behind went viralbut she full on sent it into a frenzy when she stripped off entirely the next day.
