Madonna is hitting back at reports she failed to tell police of the paparazzi's involvement in her weekend horse accident, insisting she was "barely conscious" and was "never asked" about how the incident happened.

The pop superstar was treated at Southampton Hospital on Long Island on Saturday after falling off a horse at the home of her friend Steven Klein.

Her representative Liz Rosenberg released a statement immediately after the tumble blaming a paparazzo for the incident, claiming the snapper stunned the Material Girl's horse when he jumped out in front of her.

She said, "The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend." The claim has been disputed by photographer Thomas Hinton, who insists he was the only snapper present and left before the singer fell, while local police Sergeant Herbert Johnson revealed there was no mention of the paparazzo in the report Madonna filed.

But Madonna's spokeswoman insists the star was too traumatized to reveal what had happened.

Rosenberg tells Access Hollywood, "Madonna was barely conscious and had fainted twice, right after the fall and when she was in the ambulance.

"She only remembers giving the police her name. They never asked her what happened. This could have been a very dangerous situation and we're just all grateful that she wasn't hurt more seriously."

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