'Glee': Madonna calls tribute episode 'brilliant'

Somewhere in the English countryside, in a stately manor home, Madonna is not weeping. In a statement to Us, Madonna said that the all-Madonna "Glee" episode was "brilliant on every level."

"I completely appreciated the layers of irony, especially when all those macho boys sang 'What It Feels Like For A Girl,'" she says, referring to a scene where Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) tries to teach the No Directions boys a lesson about misogyny by leading them in the song about female empowerment.

Madonna said the entire cast was "amazing" and "so talented," but she had no problem picking favorites. And why should she? She's Madonna. "I especially loved Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) characters," she says.

Unsurprisingly, the long-reigning Queen of Pop appreciated "all the messages about boys being respectful to girls."

"Ryan Murphy did a great job bringing all the elements together," she says. "I wish I went to a high school like that."

Don't we all?

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