Madonna's back-handed dedication to Elton John at a concert in Nice, France, may keep their long-simmering feud going.
Madonna expressed herself about her long-running feud with Elton John during a recent concert in France.

Two weeks after John called her a “f— fairground stripper” on an Australian TV show, the Material Girl told fans at her concert in Nice, France, Tuesday that she forgave him for the insults.

In a video taken by a fan at the concert and flagged by TMZ, Madonna said she forgives her fellow musical icon — and dedicated her song “Masterpiece” to her detractor.

“I know he's a big fan of it,” Madonna says in the video. “And I know he's a big fan of mine. And you know? I forgive him. Gotta start somewhere.'

Cynics, however, can read much into the 53-year-old diva’s choice of songs to dedicate. Madonna won a Golden Globe for “Masterpiece,” from her directorial effort, “W.E.” earlier this year — beating out fellow nominee 'Hello Hello,' John’s song with lyricist Bernie Taupin from the animated movie 'Gnomeo & Juliet.'

Before the awards show, John had told an interviewer, 'Madonna doesn't have a f— chance of winning.'

The source of John's most recent ire at the Material Girl seems to be her digs at fellow pop diva Lady Gaga — who is the godmother to John and partner David Furnish's 19-month-old son Zach.