Madonna recently left her global fanbase in shock when she flirted with danger during a surprise Pride performance in Times Square. The 67-year-old icon was part of an event hosted by Grindr, the popular gay hookup app, and performed on a stage towering several stories above a sea of fans.

Despite a clear railing installed for safety, the Material Girl took a bold risk by swinging one leg over the edge. This daring move had the audience holding their breath, as the livestream broadcasted the precarious moment to viewers worldwide. Madonna was seen with one foot securely onstage while the other dangled above the crowd below.

The dramatic scene quickly ignited social media, with fans flooding platforms like X to express their disbelief and concern. One fan vividly captured the collective gasp, sharing, “The way I screamed ‘Madonna, no, don’t!’ when she was hanging over the barricade!”

In a dizzying shot on the livestream, her global viewership could see Madonna suspended above the crowd, partly onstage and partly dangling over the rail.

Fans breathlessly shared their reactions to X, where one exclaimed: ‘the way I screamed “madonna no don’t!!!!” when she was hanging over the barricade!’ 

The remark was greeted with a chorus of agreement as others wrote: ‘That made me so nervous,’ ‘I was scared to death,’ and: ‘Fr I was like grandma noooo omg.’

Madonna had fans around the world aghast as she risked plummeting into a crowd of people several stories below her in Times Square

The 67-year-old was playing a surprise Pride concert hosted by the gay hookup app Grindr, on a stage that was elevated high above the audience

A clear railing was placed at the edge, presumably for safety reasons – but the Material Girl daringly swung one leg over the protective barrier

Still more fans int eh replies shrieked: ‘BESTIE WE ALL WERE NERVOUS LMAOOOO,’ and: ‘I WAS LIKE UMMM NOPE WERE NOT DOING THAT.’ 

Dressed in pink and blue corsetry and a set of thigh-high boots, Madonna performed a selection of records from her upcoming album Confessions II.

Her setlist consisted of the new songs I Feel So Free, Bring Your Love, Love Sensation, Get Together, I Love New York and Hung Up.

For one number, she stood solemnly onstage amid a phalanx of backup dancers for a slideshow of old photos recounting the story of the gay rights movement. 

She was also accompanied onstage by English DJ Stuart Price, whose history with her dates back to her original Confessions on a Dance Floor album in 2005.

Price is also serving as a producer on Confessions II, which is slated for release on July 3, the same day Taylor Swift is reportedly marrying Travis Kelce. 

Madonna’s flirtation with disaster in Times Square comes weeks after she was struck by a different catastrophe when she joined Sabrina Carpenter onstage at Coachella.

Carpenter, who was headlining Coachella for the first time, set the audience ablaze by bringing Madonna onstage during her second show.

In a dizzying shot on the livestream, her global viewership could see Madonna suspended above the crowd, partly onstage and partly dangling over the rail 

Madonna’s flirtation with disaster in Times Square comes weeks after she was struck by a different catastrophe when she joined Sabrina Carpenter onstage at Coachella

Fans breathlessly shared their reactions to X, where one exclaimed: ‘the way I screamed “madonna no don’t!!!!” when she was hanging over the barricade!’

She was also accompanied onstage by English DJ Stuart Price, whose history with her dates back to her original Confessions on a Dance Floor album in 2005 

Dressed in pink and blue corsetry and a set of thigh-high boots, Madonna performed a selection of records from her upcoming album Confessions II

Price is also serving as a producer on Confessions II, which is slated for release on July 3, the same day Taylor Swift is reportedly marrying Travis Kelce

Madonna reprised her classic hits Vogue and Like a Prayer and also performed her new song Bring Your Love, a cut off Confessions II.

However a wrench was thrown into her triumph when Madonna announced that the priceless vintage costume pieces she had worn onstage had vanished. 

Local law enforcement then clarified that the items ‘may have fallen off a golf cart,’ and that there was ‘no evidence’ they ‘were intentionally stolen.’ 

Carpenter mounted a pull-the-stops-out extravaganza that offered a tip of the hat to showbiz history, drawing from a range of influences that encompassed 1930s musicals, film noir, Bob Fosse’s Cabaret and Samuel L Jackson’s Snakes on a Plane.

Her celebrity cameos included Jackson, Will Ferrell and Sam Elliott, as well as Susan Sarandon delivering a monologue as an older version of Carpenter.

When the Giants first approached D.J. Reader, they presented a vision of collaboration rather than replacement.

Their strategy centered on enhancement, not substitution.

The Giants aimed to pair Reader’s imposing 330-pound presence with Dexter Lawrence, who tips the scales at an estimated 340 pounds. Together, they envisioned a defensive line interior as impenetrable as the Cross Bronx Expressway during rush hour—or nearly any time of day. Unstoppable.

This was the Giants’ proposal to Reader.

“Most of our conversations focused on adding to the team, complementing the existing lineup,” Reader shared this week.

At the time, Lawrence was still in the room, technically.

He was under contract for two more seasons but wanted more money and stayed away from the offseason workout program.

Reader did not delve too deeply into what eventually turned into the Great Divide between Lawrence and the Giants, but he did know something was amiss and that the two sides might not figure out a way to stay together.

“I knew it was a possibility of going through what they were going through with Dex,’’ Reader said. “So that was what it was.

“It would be cool, obviously, to play with him. Got a chance to text him and talk to him. It wasn’t something that played too deep into my decision. It was more so I wanted to be in a place with some good pieces.’’

The Giants eventually traded the disgruntled Lawrence to the Bengals in return for the No. 10 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, which they used on Sisi Mauigoa, who is working as the starting right guard.

The need for Reader grew and the Giants signed him to a two-year deal worth $12.5 million, with $5.25 million in guaranteed money.

It can be looked at as a one-year commitment for $6.25 million, as the Giants after the 2026 season can get out of the contract with minimal hardship — a dead-money cost of $1.75 million.

Reader, who turns 32 on July 1, chuckled when his role, now that Lawrence is gone, was brought up.

“I’m not necessarily his replacement,” Reader said.

Actually, he is.

Both Reader and Lawrence played at Clemson. Lawrence in 2019 was a first-round pick of the Giants and Reader in 2016 was a fifth-round pick of the Texans. They are not comparable players, given their impact on defenses in their careers.

Lawrence has 30.5 sacks in 109 games, all with the Giants. Reader has 12.5 sacks in 137 games with the Texans, Bengals and Lions. Lawrence, 28, has three Pro Bowls on his résumé. Reader has none.

Lawrence faced double-team blocks at one of the highest rates in the entire league. Reader, too, was often given special attention, but not as regularly. In 2025, considered a down year for Lawrence, he graded out by Pro Football Focus as the NFL’s ninth-best defensive lineman. Reader was 30th.

“I don’t know what he was like in Detroit last year, it didn’t seem like he was great,’’ Brian Baldinger, an NFL Network analyst and former NFL offensive lineman, told The Post. “He’s been in the league a long time, but he’s been that guy for his career, been a handful for any good offensive guard to handle in this league. He’s incredibly strong and powerful and they need him to be really good and to play 50 percent of the snaps. Dexter played a lot more than that. They need him to be really good on first and second down.’’

Reader was expected to line up on the interior next to Roy Robertson-Harris, who started all 17 games for the Giants in 2025, but Robertson-Harris went down this spring with a torn Achilles tendon. The options alongside Reader are free agent additions Shelby Harris and Leki Fotu and Darius Alexander, the 2025 third-round pick. The Giants selected rookie defensive tackle Bobby Jamison-Travis in the sixth round.

After he arrived, Reader looked at those around him on the defense.

“You kind of realize we have some pieces here that are really, really special that you don’t have at a lot of places,” he said.

It is Reader’s job to man the middle so that the guys on the outside — Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux and, often, rookie linebacker Arvell Reese — will pile up sacks.

“I’ve always had good edges,’’ Reader said. “I think my edges usually have good seasons when they play with me.”

The grandson of infamous Mafia leader John Gotti is now facing assault charges after an alleged attack on his girlfriend. This incident occurred just days before he was scheduled to begin his prison sentence for fraudulently acquiring COVID-19 relief funds.

Carmine Gotti Agnello, aged 39, reportedly lashed out at his girlfriend in a fit of jealousy around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The altercation took place in his residence in Long Island, New York, after he accused her of infidelity, according to a report by the New York Post. The woman managed to escape from the house.

Photographs capture Carmine G. Agnello departing federal court in Central Islip, New York, where he was sentenced to federal prison on April 20, 2026. Agnello, a descendant of the late Gambino crime family head John Gotti, was arrested following allegations of assaulting his girlfriend shortly before his impending imprisonment for COVID-19 fraud.