Madonna reflects on wardrobe 'accident' that manager said would 'end her career'

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Madonna is sharing a blast from the past and details from the moment her career nearly ended. During Wednesday’s "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the pop legend, 63, began her interview explaining she had "no say" in what singles her label released.

Entering the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna thought her song choice, "Like a Virgin," would be the controversy of the night.

But a wardrobe malfunction stole the show. Madonna said her performance at the 1984 MTV Awards almost ended her career. (Getty Images) "It turned out that the controversial thing wasn't the song itself.

It was my performance at the MTV Awards," she told Fallon. During her performance, Madonna walked down the steps of a large wedding cake when one of her shoes became stuck and disengaged from her foot. "I was trying to do this smooth move, like, dive for the shoe and make it look like choreography.