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Jimmy Fallon pulled out of the premiere of Madonna's short film at the last minute on Friday night.» Confessions II» .
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Anderson Cooper replaced Fallon on stage, and the pop icon took his place.
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Madonna's album Confessions II will be released on July 3, and the short film, which stars Sabrina Carpenter, Benedict Cumberbatch and others, will also feature other actors.
Although he was previously named as the host of an extensive interview with Madonna at the premiere of her upcoming short film,« Confessions II» On Friday night, talk show regular Jimmy Fallon pulled out of an onstage conversation at the last minute.
The star was initially confirmed to be The Tonight Show« will conduct a live interview with Madonna at the Beacon Theatre during the Tribeca Film Festival, but attendees have learned that Fallon will no longer moderate the interview with the Queen of Pop, which will air after a preview screening of the film.
CNN journalist Anderson Cooper has replaced Fallon, whose representatives declined to comment when contacted by representatives Entertainment Weekly. EW also reached out to Cooper's representative.
Madonna performs in Times Square. Photo: XNY/Star Max/GC Images
EW journalists attended the film's premiere. «Confessions II» and a question-and-answer session, during which Madonna touched on a range of topics, including her desire to write dance music while she waits for a writer to be found for a planned TV series about her life.
Madonna is also hard at work on her long-in-development feature biopic, which she will direct and star Julia Garner in.
Garner appears in a short film «Confessions II» , in which Madonna literally transforms herself in 13 minutes of screen time.
In the short film «Confessions II» The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gwendoline Christie, Kate Moss, Richard E. Grant, Madonna's "Bring Your Love" duet partner Sabrina Carpenter, and many others.
The short film also serves as a companion piece to the album, featuring the first six tracks, including "Danceteria," named after the exclusive New York club that played a major role in shaping Madonna's connection to nightlife and was the place where she met her longtime friend, actress Debi Mazar (who also appears in the film).
As part of the further promotion of the album Confessions II — a sequel to her 2005 masterpiece Confessions on a Dance Floor Madonna also made a surprise appearance in Times Square on Thursday, where she leaped over a glass partition 30 feet above the sidewalk in a shocking performance that drew a huge crowd downtown.
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Madonna has released three tracks so far album Confessions II , including "Bring Your Love" featuring Carpenter, as well as the hit singles "I Feel So Free" and "Love Sensation.".
The film "Confessions II"« will be released on YouTube on Monday. The album «Confessions II» will be released on July 3rd.
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