In light of the sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations directed at former Today show anchor Matt Lauer, many of the morning show icon's on-screen moments are now being reviewed through a much darker lens. Lauer was fired from his post at NBC in November 2017 after 20 years with the network. Given these awkward, cringe-worthy segments, it now seems surprising that his career survived for so long.
Madge wasn't amused, telling Lauer, "At the end of the day, what is the relevance of Aretha Franklin? What was the relevance of Frank Sinatra? You know, what is the relevance of all artists? Do we have to fit into an age group and appeal to a specific audience to have relevance? It's absurd. It's disrespectful and it's absurd."
He followed by asking if she feels threatened by younger pop stars Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, adding that Madonna is the age of Spears' and Aguilera's parents.
"Great," said Madonna, "and you know what? One day Britney Spears will be the age of her parents… It's an absurd thing to say and there's no point to it."
Lauer then asked the Queen of Pop, "Why are you still famous?"
It's safe to say that after this segment, Madonna probably started tuning into Good Morning America instead of Today.
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