But speaking to TVNZ, she says she is struggling to make sense of the "disgusting" amount of people who insist she deserved to be violated.
"People have taken the time out of their day to message me saying that I'm disgusting, that I should be ashamed of myself," she said.
She also said some people are trying to get her deported from New Zealand.
"Somebody claimed to start a petition that already had 900 signatures to get me deported," she said.
According to the woman, the abuse started before the footage of her retaliating to her attacker was even shared online.
During the festival, Madeline said some shouted at her, calling her a "s**t" and said she was "disgusting".
She also says she was abused by both male and female festival-goers the day before the incident, when she was wearing a T-shirt.
A glittery march for consent took place in Auckland on Sunday, with chants of "yes means yes" in response to sexual assault and groping at music festivals.