Warner Refuses To Pick Up ‘American Life’ Video Tab

Us Weekly reports Madonna defied Warner Brothers recommendations to avoid shooting the video, preferring to do things her way. A source explains, “For weeks before the shoot began, they label pleaded with Madonna to change her mind, since the US was headed for war.” The Material Girl reportedly refused to do a video for her album’s first single “unless it was her ‘vision’”, according to the source. Madonna’s spokeswoman responded saying, “Her label always gives her complete creative control of her videos and music.” But after the label paid up the $600,000 to shoot the video, Madonna was forced to pull it at the last moment, and now the “furious” label is saying it “refuses to pay the $600,000 tab.”