Judge halts auction after Madonna objections
New York : A judge on Wednesday halted an auction of intimate items of Madonna including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur after the pop superstar said her privacy was violated.
New York Justice Gerald Lebovits ordered a hearing on the dispute for September 6 and barred the auction house, Gotta Have Rock and Roll, from holding the sale in the meantime.
Madonna on Tuesday asked the court to intervene, saying that the items were taken without her permission.
"The fact that I may have attained celebrity status as a result of success in my career does not obviate my right to maintain my privacy, including with regard to highly personal items," the Material Girl told the court in a statement.
The items include a letter from Tupac Shakur, one of the defining figures of hip-hop, with whom Madonna had a relationship that was little known publicly until recently.
In the 1995 letter, Tupac -- who would be shot dead the following year -- said he was upset with her for saying in an interview "I'm off to rehabilitate all the rappers and basketball players." He also said his image could suffer by dating a white woman.
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