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Madonna has accused Gwen Stefani of copying her.

Madonna’s PR machine has gone into overdrive of late – only on Monday she moved to defend her belief in the mysterious Jewish faith of Kabbalah.

It is difficult to judge whether Madonna’s comments are designed as a compliment or come as a veiled dig, but one thing is for certain, alligning herself with sassy upstart Stefani will not do any harm in attempts to boost sales in the younger market ahead of the release of her latest album.

Speaking to the Evening Echo, the ‘Like a Virgin’ singer said: "She ripped me off. We work with a lot of the same people. She married a Brit, she’s got blonde hair and she likes fashion."
PR maestro Madge then threw in the obligatory disclaimer: "But I don’t mind. I think she’s very sweet and talented."