Madonna's tour crew 'close to a walkout'

Madonna's world tour crew are said to be on the verge of a walkout after being treated like "second-class citizens".

The 250 employees who are working on her concerts were furious after they were put on an easyJet flight to Nice for the second night of the tour. Things went from bad to worse when they discovered they would be staying at a £50-per-night hotel.

Meanwhile, Madonna travelled out to France on a private jet with her family and stayed at the luxury Chateau Saint Jeannet castle at a cost of £11,000.

"Everyone is absolutely furious with her and some of them want to walk out of the tour," an insider told The Mirror. "They feel they are being treated like second-class citizens, despite all their hard work over the last few months."

The source added: "Trouble has been brewing for a few months in the Madonna camp, especially since all the claims that her marriage was in crisis. Now to make matters worse, they are being forced to stay in horrible places and fly on cheap low-cost flights, while she has the lap of luxury."

Madonna's tour kicked off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on August 24. It will run until December.