'I'm misunderstood,' says Madonna as she gets booed at W.E.'s London premiere

MADONNA has been booed by the crowd at the London premiere of her directorial debut W.E. for only bothering to talk to a handful of waiting fans. The pop superstar-turned-filmmaker left many people in the crowd, some of whom had been waiting for hours, disappointed after only taking the time to chat to a few devotees before heading into the cinema, The (London) Daily Telegraph reports. W.E., co-written and directed by Madonna, focuses on Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American for whom King Edward VIII gave up his throne so they could marry. The film is entwined with the story of a modern-day woman obsessed with the Duchess of Windsor, which Simpson became after marrying Edward in 1937. Madonna told Sky News she could empathise with the movie's main character, Simpson, a controversial figure who was seen by many in the British establishment as an unsuitable spouse for a monarch. "I do know what it's like to be misunderstood on a global scale," she said. "She lived at a time when women didn't have opportunities like we do now. She didn't have the chance to defend herself so I'm taking that opportunity now." Madonna revealed she felt under pressure screening her movie in Britain. She told The Telegraph, "It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king, it's predominantly filmed in Britain, it's a British production, most of my actors are English and I know the British can be tough critics. But I hope they like it." The film divided critics when it was first screened at the Venice Film Festival last month, despite Madonna admitting that she took directing advice from her ex-husbands Guy Ritchie and Sean Penn.

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