“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE”

A nude photograph of pop star Madonna, taken in 1979, has sold for $37,500 (£26,000), at an auction in New York.The explicit black and white picture was taken when Madonna was a dancer struggling to make ends meet. An unnamed buyer bought the picture, which had been expected to fetch $15,000 (£10,365), said Christie's.

BBC NEWS
Feb 15 2009