Madonna’s long-awaited 2026 VMAs comeback turned into a savage online roast, with the pop queen dragged over her performance, outfit and appearance. Opening the September 27 ceremony alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, her first VMAs performance since 2003, Madonna quickly faced claims of a lip-sync blunder, with one fan calling out a “lip sync mess up.” The backlash then exploded on X, where trolls mocked her look, claimed she appeared to be “struggling” and even asked, “Is she drunk?” Others branded her a “caricature of herself,” urged her to “age gracefully” and mocked her stage movements.
