This article includes discussions of domestic abuse.

Madonna and Sean Penn undoubtedly had one of the most chaotic marriages in Hollywood history.

The “Vogue” hitmaker continued, “His temperament is also similar to mine.

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That doesn’t always make for ideal relationships, but I don’t know what will happen.”

Of course, by then, they had already taken their relationship to the next stage.

According to the former Rufus member’s account, the assault took place at a nightclub in April 1985.

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They continued, “Wolinski was someone she knew, and it really shook her up.”

Additionally, there were several reports at the time of Penn hitting his then-wife with a baseball bat.

They elaborated, “It was a series of cumulative pressures.

Sean Penn and Madonna walking

Ultimately, though, Madonna withdrew her filing only a fortnight later.

Then, she filed for divorce again in 1989.

At the time, a rep for the actor told theNew York Timesthat their split was “amicable.”

Sean Penn and Madonna posing for photos

Penn and Madonna ultimately signed off on their divorce papers a few weeks later.

“It was a good thing.

Well, it was a miserable marriage, but I like her a lot,” Penn remarked.

Sean Penn and Madonna walking

“It got me steps further and clearer into knowing what I wanted.

I still had a lot of demon doors to go through.”

For her part, though, the pop icon shifted the blame onto the director and editors.

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And her account seemed more and more plausible as the years dragged on.