Daily Telegraph. Malawi labels Madonna a 'bully' after recent visit

Malawi has accused US singer Madonna of "bullying state officials" after she reportedly complained about her treatment on a visit to the country.

Madonna - who has adopted two Malawian-born children - recently visited schools her charity helped fund.

The government said the star appeared to believe she deserved to be treated better than other celebrity visitors.

It accused her of exaggerating her charity's contribution and said she should concentrate on playing music.

Madonna was said to have been angered that she and her entourage were stripped of their VIP status on their way out of the country.

"Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician. But that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment. Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory,'' said the statement.

It accused her of being "a musician who desperately thinks she must generate recognition by bullying state officials instead of playing decent music on the stage".

It added: "Among the many things that Madonna needs to learn as a matter of urgency is the decency of telling the truth.