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Though serious and are-you-serious? journalists are reporting that Madonna is routinely drunk and/or on pills during her Rebel Heart Tour, fans who've seen the show would have to agree that its intricacy is not something someone under the influence could navigate as fluidly as Madonna has been doing.

Sad about Rocco? Yes. Acting out because of it? Yes. Wasted? They wish. And don't kid yourselves—they sincerely wish that. The senior editor of Entertainment Weekly, in reporting that there is “concern” for Madonna's behavior went on to characterize her as “crazy.”

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Thanks for supporting me. Too bad people don't know the art of acting and playing a character. I could never do any of my shows high or drunk. And yes underlying all of this is sexism and mysongony which proves that not only do we not get equal pay bUt we are still treated like heretics if we step out of line and think outside the box! . Sexism is alive and kicking but i am ❤️#livingforlove

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Mar 14, 2016 at 9:33pm PDT

Hot on the heels of the raft of bad publicity comes word that though Rebel Heart has grossed less than MDNA ($305.2M, 11th highest-grossing tour ever) or Sticky & Sweet ($408M, 2nd highest-grossing tour of all time, highest-grossing solo tour of all time) before it (and more than all her other tours), the tour has raked in over $100 million and has helped Madonna across the career $1 billion mark.

Only six artists have done this, and here is how they rank:

(1) Rolling Stones: $1.8B

(2) U2: $1.6B

(3) Madonna: $1.24B

(4) Bruce Springsteen: $1.23B

(5) Elton John: $1.05B

(6) Bon Jovi: $1.03B