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Pink Described The Encounter That Led To Tensions With Madonna: "She Tried To Play Me ... And I'm Not The One"

Pink claims Madonna hasn't liked her since the first time they met 20 years ago — here's why.

Pink said she loves, loves, LOVES Madonna — but it doesn't seem like Madonna is much of a fan of hers.

In fact, Pink says the singer actually "doesn't like" her at all.

The "Blow Me" hitmaker admitted to having a tense relationship with Madonna during the Feb. 22 episode of The Howard Stern Show.

“Madonna doesn’t like me,” she said directly.

Pink rocks a fedora

Pink explained that in general, people don't always mesh well with her because of her "polarizing" personality. “Some people just don’t like me. … I’m a polarizing individual.”

But with Madonna, she claimed there was a deeper reason behind the tension between them. "She tried to kind of play me on Regis and Kelly, and no. I'm not the one," she said.

From left to right: Regis, Madonna, Pink, and Kelly smile for a group photo

“She was such an inspiration to me," Pink added, "but it sort of got twisted around that I was, like, fangirling and was dying to meet Madonna, when in actuality she invited me into her dressing room. And so, I just said a joke when Regis brought me out. He's like, 'How does it feel to meet [Madonna]? I mean, I heard you're just falling over yourself backstage. How does it feel?' I’m like, ‘I thought she wanted to meet me.’ That didn't work out. It didn't work out for us."

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But Pink says despite what happened, she still considers herself a fan of Madonna. "I fucking love Madonna. I love her no matter what. Like, I still love her, no matter what."

So far, Madonna hasn't addressed any of this, but she did tell Ellen a few years ago that she "like[d]" Pink and thought she was "cool." So yeah!

You can watch Pink talking about her here:

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