Graffiti vandals make Madonna ”weep” in poster

An enormous poster in the City of London featuring Madonna has been sabotaged by appearing to make her weep.

Someone targeted the 250 sq ft image advertising her new range for fashion store H&M by daubing the poster with green paint, climbing the scaffolding to which the mesh advertising banner was attached, cutting a hole in one of the eyes and pouring paint through.

The poster, featuring two images of the 48-year-old superstar, is being replaced today at a cost of around £6,000.

The attack, near Old Street roundabout in Shoreditch, is believed to have taken place on Monday night or early on Tuesday.

Nobody has owned up yet, but Madonna has recently been criticised by anti-fur campaigners for wearing a coat made of chinchilla skins.

Malcolm Brasseur, managing director of BlowUp Media, which produced the poster, said the vandalism was “disappointing.”

A spokesman for H&M said: “We are looking into this, to see how it has happened.”

From This Is London. Click here for two images on the thisislondon.co.uk website. Thanks to babygeorge.