Madonna sparked an intense outrage from social media users after she seemingly compared herself to Martin Luther King Jr. and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela while promoting her new album 'Rebel Hear,' but now she is sorry.

Madonna
Madonna is sorry

"I'm sorry I'm not comparing myself to anyone. I'm admiring and acknowledging [their] Rebel Hearts. This is neither a crime or an insult or racist!" the 56-year-old wrote on Facebook. "Also did it with Michael Jackson and Frida Khalo and Marilyn Monroe. Am I saying I am them NO. I'm saying they are Rebel Hearts too."

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On Friday (Jan 2nd), Madonna received a huge backlash on Instagram after she Photoshopped the cover art for her 13th studio album onto the faces of King and Mandela, two of the most influence figures in black history of the 20th century. Their faces were bound in black string with the caption, "This #rebelheart had a dream!" about MLK Jr., and for Mandela she wrote: "This #rebelheart fought for freedom!"

"I didn't do it. My fans did. And I just re posted those photos. My fans aren't racist either," she continued via Facebook. "If they put me in the same category as these other people Thank you. I'm very flattered and I hope one day to live up to 1 100th of what those people accomplished."

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Despite the controversy, Madonna is still posting similar pics, which now include photos of Princess Diana, John Lennon and her late ex Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Maybe the iconic singer's PR team should take control of promoting 'Rebel heart.'