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Madonna refuses to comp celebs at her Friday night party
Madonna’s Friday night party benefitting Raising Malawi is the talk of the Art Basel and Art Miami festivities this week, but it’s going to be anything but a who’s who of professional mooches.
“She said she wants no freeloaders — everyone has to pay,” says an insider to the big bash, where standing room tickets start at $5,000 and VIP tables cost $150,000.
Madonna founded the Raising Malawi organization in 2006 to support the 1 million orphans who live in that southeast African country. She’s expected to perform at the Friday night fund-raiser, which organizers expect to raise between $3 to 5 million.
“These ‘Real Housewives’ or models who want to go for free are trying to negotiate ticket prices and organizers aren’t having it,” we’re told.