"It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times. She texted post show when they were doing their fundraising pitch. Madonna had already made a generous donation," her rep Liz Rosenberg addressed the incident in a statement.
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, the star, author and composer for the show, had made a pointed reference to an unnamed celebrity audience member, who practised poor theatre-going etiquette.
"Tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage #noselfieforyou," Miranda had tweeted.
The "Rebel Heart" hitmaker had received flak from film critic Charles Taylor for reportedly texting during a screening of "12 Years a Slave" at the New York Film Festival.
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