Birthday Girl Madonna Accused of Renting Pompeii for a Song

The Italians are understandably touchy about their great historical sites being disrespected by tourists and some foreign visitors have had to pay a heavy price.

But not Madonna, apparently.

The Material Girl appears to have got the use of Pompeii, the Roman town destroyed when the volcano Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, for her 66th birthday party on Friday for a comparative steal.

Read more at The Daily Beast.