Madonna is facing ANOTHER federal class action lawsuit over late concerts after showing up two hours late to D.C. show: 'Total disrespect for her fans'

Madonna is in hot water, yet again, for the late starts to her concerts. 

In a complaint, filed on Friday in Washington D.C., three ticket buyers accused her of breaking the law by arriving two hours late to both of her shows at the city's Capital One Arena in December. 

Her fans, Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy, and Nestor Monte, Jr., alleged that while she was scheduled to take the stage for The Celebration Tour at 8:30 p.m., the Queen of Pop didn't begin her set until 10:30 p.m. 

According to the filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, the D.C. fans said they felt 'deceived' and had 'to leave the concerts early prior to the concerts,' depriving them of experiencing the complete concert that they paid to see.

Madonna is in hot water, yet again, for the late starts to her concerts; seen on October 15, 2023 in London, England

Additionally, they accused the Holiday hitmaker of maintaining 'a hot and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance.'

They also claimed she 'lip sync[ed] much of her performance.'

The disgruntled concertgoers declared that these alleged actions represent 'Madonna's arrogant and total disrespect' for ticketholders.

'In essence, Madonna and Live Nation are a consumer's worst nightmare,' the lawsuit states. 

At her tour stop in D.C., on December 18, the plaintiffs recalled the mother-of-six told the crowd: 'I am sorry I am late… no, I am not sorry, it's who I am… I'm always late.'

'Defendants failed to provide any notice to the ticketholders that the Concerts would start much later than the start time printed on the ticket and as advertised, which resulted in the ticketholders waiting for hours for the Concerts to begin at the Venue,' the suit claims. 

Per Rolling Stone, 'One of the plaintiffs, Halper-Asefi, spent $992.76 on tickets from StubHub, while the others purchased theirs from Ticketmaster. Conoboy spent $537.70 on two tickets while Monte shelled out $252.44 for two.' 

The lawsuit cited previously examples of Madonna's tardiness.  

In a complaint, filed on Friday in Washington D.C., three ticket buyers accused her of breaking the law by arriving two hours late to both of her shows at the city's Capital One Arena in December (seen in November, 2008)

Her fans, Elizabeth Halper-Asefi, Mary Conoboy, and Nestor Monte, Jr., alleged that while she was scheduled to take the stage at 8:30 p.m., the Queen of Pop didn't begin her set until 10:30 p.m. (seen in 2023)

'There have been myriad articles in the media and the internet over the years of fans complaining about Madonna not taking the stage for several hours after the advertised start time of her concerts,' read the complaint. 'Unfortunately, not all people who rely on advertising for the concerts know this.'

The complaint also noted that 'even if some ticket purchasers know of Madonna's unfortunate history of starting her concerts late, they do not know how late she will show-up on stage at any particular concert, so ticket purchasers arrived at the start time as advertised.'

Ultimately the suit calls her 'deceptive trade practices, a breach of contract for not starting at 8:30, and misrepresentation, among other claims.'

The plaintiffs are seeking damages and 'any other relief.' 

DailyMail.com has reached out to Madonna's representative, but has not heard back, at this time.

Earlier this month, she fired back at another group of fans that sued her starting her concert three hours late at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on December 13. 

According to the filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, the D.C. fans said they felt 'deceived' and had 'to leave the concerts early prior to the concerts,' depriving them of experiencing the complete concert that they paid to see

The lawsuit filed in January, by concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, claimed the late starts constitute a 'wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent misrepresentation and unfair and deceptive trade practices.' 

Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show attorneys for the Material Girl filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing it was illogical for them to expect her to start the show on time.

'No reasonable concertgoer - and certainly no Madonna fan - would expect the headline act at a major arena concert to take the stage at the ticketed event time,' the filing said.

'Fans got just what they paid for: a full-length, high quality show by the Queen of Pop.'

Her attorney's also referenced a Facebook post by Hadden from the day after the concert which he share a photo of the tour poster and said, 'Caught her North American tour opener last night! An homage to NYC! Incredible, as always! I've never missed a Madonna Tour!'

'In other words, the concert met or exceeded his expectations,' said the filing.

In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued it was false advertising that they experienced damages because the concert did not start at the time listed on the ticket.

Additionally, they accused the Holiday hitmaker of maintaining 'a hot and uncomfortable temperature in the venue during her performance' (seen in 2022)

They said because the show started much later than expected, it put ticketholders at risk due to 'limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs at that late hour.'

'In addition, many ticketholders who attended concerts on a weeknight had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day,' said the lawsuit.

Madonna's team argued they have nothing to back that up to and said ticketholders who had to stay up late then get up early the next day 'is not cognizable injury.'

'The Complaint itself concedes that Madonna fans, like Mr. Hadden, would not expect Madonna to appear onstage at the printed 8:30 p.m. event time, alleging that she has a "years-long history" of "arriving several hours late to prior concerts," such that "Plaintiffs knew or should have known that the Concerts would not start at 8:30 p.m.,"' said the filing.

'Reasonable concertgoers also know that concert lengths vary based on numerous factors, such as the duration of the opening act and the artist’s set list for the night. So, they would not reasonably expect the night to end by 10:30 p.m. unless an advertisement or ticket says as much—and none did here.' 

The disgruntled concertgoers declared that these alleged actions represent 'Madonna's arrogant and total disrespect' for ticketholders; seen in 2023

'In essence, Madonna and Live Nation are a consumer's worst nightmare,' the lawsuit states; seen in 2023 on opening night of The Celebration Tour

The plaintiffs acknowledge Madonna had health issues - she faced a life-threatening bacterial infection last year - which caused the original concert dates to be postponed from July to December - but do not see that as an excuse for the delays on the night.

Despite the delay, she put on a very raunchy show and amazed her fans while performing her 45-song setlist highlighting her record-breaking 40-year career.

Later, it was explained the delay was due to technical issues and had been pushed by only one hour as the opening act, DJ Honey Dijon, took the stage at 8:30 p.m.

The Queen of Pop eventually took the stage and began her show at 10:45 p.m.

However, many of the music icon's fans took to social media to gripe about waiting for the Material Girl hitmaker to begin her show.

One X user tweeted: 'I don't give a f*** if you're Madonna, if you're 3 hours late, you're just f***ing rude.'

'Concert supposed to start at 8:30. Madonna started at 11pm. Whole arena chanting bulls*** at her lateness. Great show but went way too late,' another person wrote, adding that DJ Honey Dijon opened the show with 'boring house music'.

'2:30 hours late. I WANT A REFUND NOW,' another X user demanded.

'I love Madonna but it's really f***ed up how she's literally like 2 hours late for her FIRST show in the us,' another tweeted.