Review My Movie, Not Me, Pleads Madonna

Madonna has asked movie critics to focus on her movie, rather than the singer herself.

Madonna has directed W.E., a loose retelling of the love affair between Wallace Simpson and King Edward VIII, a tryst that resulted in the British monarch having to abdicate his throne.

She told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival: "I can tell when people are reviewing my film and when they're reviewing me personally. So when they stick to the film, then I do care.

"I had the same kind of pressure when I began my music career. I was nervous, and I didn't know what to expect, and people didn't know what to expect."

W.E., which stars Abbie Cornish and James D'Arcy, is released in the US on December 9.

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