Following criticism of her appearance at Grammy Awards, Madonna jokes about'swelling from surgery.'

"Look how cute I am now," the singer tweeted, responding to critics who criticised her appearance at the awards night.

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"Look how cute i am now that swelling from surgery has gone down," she captioned a selfie of herself a month back.

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She wanted to present the final award, Album of the Year, but I felt it was more essential to present the first trans-woman performing at the Grammys – a historic moment.

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Many people decided to speak on close-up images of me instead of what I said in my speech, which was about giving thanks for the boldness of artists like Sam and Kim.

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Madonna attempted to escalate her response to the criticism, sharing photographs of herself in a ripped denim outfit to her Instagram Stories with the caption "Most Definitely Not Sorry."

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