Madonna is trending on Twitter after fans mistakenly thought she died instead of Maradona


Madonna is trending on Twitter after fans mistakenly thought she had passed away instead of football legend Maradona. — AFP

Pop star Madonna is trending on Twitter with more than 120,000 tweets after users posted tribute messages for her instead of footballer Diego Maradona in the wake of the latter’s death.

Website News.com.au reported that it was a case of “mistaken identity” as some users thought Madonna had passed away instead of Maradona, as the two shared shared similar-sounding names.

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