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Madonna was taken to a New York hospital Saturday after falling from a horse while at the South Hampton, N.Y., home of friend and famed photographer Steven Klein.

The singer’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, confirms Madonna was treated and released after suffering minor injuries and bruises.

“The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend,” Rosenberg said in a statement to Usmagazine.com. “Madonna will be having further tests and will continue to remain under observation by doctors.”

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In 2005, Madonna – a talented equestrian — cracked three ribs and broke her hand and collar bone in a riding accident at her estate just outside London on her 47th birthday. The horse she was riding was a gift from her ex-husband, Guy Ritchie.

Seven months after her injuries, the singer, now 50, was photographed by Klein for a 58-page spread in W magazine, where she was pictured alongside six stallions and posed for the cover in her riding gear.

Later that year, at the 2005 MTV Europe Awards, Madonna spoke publicly about the accident.

“After I fell off my horse it was amazing to be able to get up and dance,” she said, after performing “Hung Up on You” to open the show. “You don’t beat singing live…my heart was just pumping out of my chest.”

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It looks like Madonna, who’s featured in Louis Vuitton’s spring-summer fashion campaign, will do an encore for the French luxury giant. According to sources, the pop icon will reunite soon with photographer Steven Meisel for the shoot. Meanwhile, look out for another familiar and famous face in Balenciaga’s next campaign. Word has it actress Jennifer Connelly, who appeared in Balenciaga ads last spring, has been tapped again by designer Nicolas Ghesquière.

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She wore a tight tank which showed off her huge upper arms!

I just think that is so gross looking…it’s just too much.

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Madonna isn’t done speaking out on Britney Spears.

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the Material Girl — who recently told E! she wants to “go save” the singer — called Spears’ situation “very painful.

“When you think about the way people treat each other in Africa, about witchcraft and people inflicting cruelty and pain on each other, then come back here and, you know, people taking pictures of people when they’re in their homes, being taken to hospitals, or suffering, and selling them, getting energy from them, that’s a terrible infliction of cruelty. So who’s worse off?” she asked.

Madonna — who turns 50 in August — also opened up about her Detroit upbringing, admitting, “I didn’t fit into the popular group.

“I wasn’t a hippie or a stoner, so I ended up being the weirdo,” she added. “I was interested in classical ballet and music, and the kids were quite mean if you were different. I was one of those people that people were mean to.”

Rather than feeling sorry for herself, she said she “decided to emphasize my differences. I didn’t shave my legs. I had hair growing under my arms. I refused to wear makeup, or fit the ideal of what a conventionally pretty girl would look like. So of course I was tortured even more.”

But she said it “further validated my superiority, and helped me to survive and say, ‘I’m getting out of here, and everyone is a heathen in this school!’”

Madonna’s new album, Hard Candy, is out April 29.

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Justin Timberlake was in a comedic mood last night in NYC as he inducted Madonna into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He recalled how she once ordered him to drop his pants to give him a vitamin B12 shot while collaborating on her new album Hard Candy.

“She gave me a shot in my a– and looks at me and says, ‘Nice top shelf,’” he told the audience. “That was one of the greatest days of my life.”

Timberlake also took a jab at his ex, Britney Spears, while inducting the Material Mom.

“She has still found time to kiss someone I may or may not have publicly kissed myself while I was in the audience,” Timberlake said of Madonna. “Of course, you know I was talking about Sean Penn.”

Timberlake punctuated his remarks with, “The world has always been full of Madonna wannabes, and I might have even dated a couple.”

Look at those arms!!

2 more pics – plus VIDEO of Justin & Madonna after the jump! (more…)