First linked all the way back in 1999, Madonna and Mark McGrath seriously got tongues wagging when they attended the same event. They were spotted at an Oscars party and McGrath was even photographed with his arm around the pop superstar as she grinned from ear to ear. That sparked the romance rumor mill, and McGrath was more than happy to let the wheel spin. In fact, he even added fuel to the fire by walking on stage during a concert shortly after their appearance together and getting everyone’s attention by crudely shouting, “Who wants to smell Madonna?” as he put his fingers in the air.
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But, while McGrath may have been happy to go along with all the speculation, he’s since admitted the rumors were all nonsense. He copped to never actually dating Madonna on “The Howard Stern Show” in 1999, confessing that there was no relationship and never had been. As for what actually happened? They hung out at the party for about 20 minutes before he gave her a peck when walking her to her car, which, as you can see above, was all captured by the paps. McGrath also made it clear they were never together while speaking to SPIN in 2001, admitting he played up the Madonna rumors for the sake of his career. “It was working for me; it made me look cool,” he confessed of why he fanned the flames.
