Sabrina Carpenter cheekily fought back against allegations that her team didn’t urgently respond to a request from Madonna.

Madonna hilariously called out the “Espresso” singer when the two accepted the award for Best Collaboration at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night for their song, “Bring Your Love.”

When the 68-year-old explained how the song came together, she shared that after waiting five days for Carpenter’s team to get back to her, she decided to take things into her own hands.

“Five days,” Madonna said dryly, leading to “ooohs” from the audience.

“I DM’d her,” the “Like A Prayer” singer shared as Carpenter laughed. “This is a true story ― she answered me back, and within weeks we were in the studio together.”

“I love working with you because you are so professional, and in this day and age, it’s really hard to find professional people to work with,” Madonna added, before Carpenter stepped in to defend her crew.

“My team is shitting themselves backstage,” Carpenter said in a moment that was bleeped out in the broadcast.

“My team replies, just so everybody knows. They do respond to people, but I respond faster,” the 27-year-old said to applause from the audience. “So direct line to me is always the best way to get in contact.”

Madonna embraced the singer, and then said that the two were “gonna go back there and have a drink or something.”

“Um, everybody ― Madonna!” Carpenter said, earning extra applause for her iconic collaborator as the two walked off stage hand-in-hand.

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