Madonna gave me heart attack

The late director John Schlesinger said Madonna's 'outrageous' behaviour contributed to his heart attack, it has emerged.

The double Oscar-winner, who died last year at 77, directed her in his 1999 film The Next Best Thing before a quadruple bypass.

In letters left to the British Film Institute, he said she was demanding and tried to alter scenes.

'I'm outraged Madonna is expressing an opinion of what works and what doesn't,' he wrote to his producer Tom Rosenberg.

Madonna had 'great respect for John', her spokesman said.