Madonna is denying claims that she duped Gucci into raising money for Kabbalah under the guise of helping Malawian orphans during a gala next month. Reports surfaced earlier this week that a charity fronted by singer to help children in Malawi was actually raising money for a Los Angeles-based Kabbalah organization.

Madonna’s rep calls the rumors “outrageous, incorrect, inaccurate, hurtful and malicious.” Liz Rosenberg says, “The reality is - and it’s never been a secret - that the Raising Malawi organisation was co-founded by Madonna and Michael Berg, who is one of the spearheading executives of the Kabbalah organization. The Raising Malawi organisation is completely separate from the Kabbalah, and they are run as two separate organizations. “Accountability will be very clear and very specific, and all funds will be accounted for.”