"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--- up,” Madonna said at the march. | AP Photo CNN apologizes for airing Madonna F-bombs at march

CNN apologized Saturday after airing uncensored curses from pop star Madonna as she spoke in a mid-afternoon timeslot at the Women's March on Washington.

“I just need to apologize for the multiple f-bombs by Madonna,” anchor Brooke Baldwin said after the network cut away from the coverage, after the curse words aired unbleeped. “That happens, and we apologize here at CNN for that.”


MSNBC, which was also streaming the speech live, also apologized.

Madonna was one of several celebrities who spoke at the event, which brought hundreds of thousands of men and women to Washington, D.C., in opposition to President Donald Trump and to advocate for progressive causes.

"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--- up,” she said from the podium. “The revolution starts here, the fight for the right to be free, to be who we are, to be equal. Let’s march together through this darkness and with each step know that we are not afraid, that we are not alone, that we will not back down. That there is power in our unity and that no opposing force stands a chance in the face of true solidarity."

“And to our detractors that insist that this march will never add up to anything, f--- you. F--- you!”

During her speech, Madonna also said: "I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House, but I know that this won’t change anything” in regards to a Trump presidency.

The network then cut away from the singer's speech. Other livestreams, such as C-SPAN, did not cut away.

C-SPAN later put a note during the streaming, saying "Portions of this program may contain language that some viewers may find offensive."