Boy George removes Madonna joke from his musical

Boy George has removed a joke about Madonna from his '80s musical.

Madonna was reportedly upset about George's spoof version of her hit Vogue in his show Taboo.

The DJ and former Culture Club star said the jokey reference was "a tiny send-up."

The track changed the lyrics of Madonna's Vogue to: "Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, that Madonna, dyes her hair."

George has now removed the song from Taboo.

He told The Sun: "I thought she was having a joke. I used to think she was an icon but she's more eyesore to me now. It's all so inoffensive - it's a tiny send-up.

"We send up everyone in the show. The Human League and Spandau Ballet both agreed.

"We didn't ask her but, you know, I thought she might laugh. She thinks she's a born-again Brit but she's clearly not. It's a shame because the song was funny but she obviously has no sense of humour."

Boy George is set to join the cast of Taboo for six weeks. He will play performance artist Leigh Bowery from May 6 to June 15, after which former Neighbours star Mark Little will take over the role

Shooting Stars regular Matt Lucas is currently in the role in the show at The Venue.