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Madonna's Venice Film Festival Gaffe Goes Viral (Video)

11:22 AM PDT 9/6/2011 by THR staff
Madonna - Venice Film Festival Arrivals - P 2011
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A video showing the singer-turned-director diss a gift she was given while at a press conference for her film "W.E." is heating up the web.

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In the clip, Madonna is handed a bouquet of hydrangeas from a fan. Directly after saying "Thank you," the Material Girl puts the flowers on the floor, rolls her eyes and tells her co-panelists, "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas," adding "He obviously doesn't know that."

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The video has appeared everywhere from the Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post and MTV.com to CNN and The Washington Post's website. 

Watch the video below

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