She’s been the reigning queen of pop since the ’80s and is a living legend.
There’s no one quite like Madonna.
“I like to provoke; it’s in my DNA.
“I refused to wear makeup and tied scarves around my head like a Russian peasant.
I dared people to like me and my nonconformity,” she recalled.
It’s this grit and determination that’s helped her overcome every adversity in her life so far.
When she was 5, her mother, Madonna Louise Ciccone, died of breast cancer.
She recalled that her mother used to put on a brave face during her cancer battle.
“I think that made me grow up fast.
“Catholicism feels like my alma mater.
“There is a difference between rules and order.
Rules people follow without question.
Madonna’s been in hot water with the pope on more than one occasion.
Some of her music, which often features Catholic symbolism, has been deemed blasphemous by the Catholic Church.
Madonna has also been excommunicated by the Catholic Church three times.
Prior to moving there, the singer was a bit of a loner.
In the 2013 article she wrote for Harper’s Bazaar, she explained that she barely had any friends.
The singer recounted that the city showed her its bad side shortly after her arrival.
“The first year, I was held up at gunpoint.
Being as outspoken and unashamed as she is has attracted plenty of criticism over the years.
“you’re free to’t be 58 and dancing around like that.
Put it away,” he said (viaDaily Mail).
Perhaps Morgan should do us all a favor and follow his own advice.
She took a lot of heat on another occasion for flashing her derriere at the 2015 Grammys.
“I take care of myself.
I’m in good shape.
Six people were injured when part of the Stade Velodrome’s roof caved in.
The accident injured eight people, two of whom later died.
“I am devastated to have just received this tragic news.
“It’s a great tragedy to me.
Madonna told People (viaExpress) what a catch Penn was.
“We have so much in common …
Sadly, in 1987, news broke that Madonna was filing for divorce.
After her short-lived first marriage, Madonna found love again in 1998 with filmmaker Guy Ritchie.
They got married in 2000, shortly after welcoming their son, Rocco.
They adopted their second child, David, in 2006.
In 2008 it came to light that the couple was getting a divorce.
Sources toldPeoplethat the divorce was a long time coming.
Madonna later told The Sun (viaUs Weekly) that she felt trapped in her relationship with Ritchie.
“There were times when I felt incarcerated.
I wasn’t really allowed to be myself,” she said.
Rocco refused to return home to the United States after he went to visit his dad in London.
The 16-year-old then decided to stay with Ritchie instead.
The teenager ignored the court order, and a bitter custody battle ensued.
Madonna lost this one, with the court ruling in Ritchie’s favor.
“[E]verybody knows the saga of me and my son Rocco.
It’s not a fun story to tell or think about.
Madonna has previously admitted that parenting is challenging but that she has tried her best.
“There are no living role models for me.
Because nobody does what I do.
And that’s kind of scary,” she toldVoguein 2019.
“Your mom is not that cool when you’re 14,” she toldEntertainment Weekly.
While this rift appeared to be a bitter one, the two have made up since.
Kabbalah is defined as Jewish mysticism.
…It exists in each existent” (viaUnion for Reform Judaism).
Shortly after Madonna started exploring Kabbalah, she was accused of joining a cult.
“Kabbalah really freaked people out.
It still does,” she wrote.
I wasn’t hurting anybody.”
The fact that her interest in Kabbalah scared some people was a little amusing to her.
“It forced me to ask myself: Is trying to have a relationship with God daring?
Maybe it is,” she wrote.
Madonna’s other brother, Anthony Ciccone, weighed in with criticisms of his own years later.
He was only 66.
Anthony was hospitalized at the time of his death, and Madonna footed the bill.
“You planted many important seeds.”
Madonna collapsed on her bathroom floor in 2023 after suffering a severe bacterial infection.
The next thing she knew, she woke up in the ICU.
that she could hardly walk for a while after getting discharged from the hospital.
“Today is World AIDS Day,” she told the crowd (viaDaily Mail).
Her best friend, Martin Burgoyne, was one of those people.
“I was holding his hand.
He was suffering so much he could barely breathe,” she told the crowd.
“I would have cut off my arms if I could’ve found a cure for them to live.
I watched so many people die, male and female, children, straight, gay, etc.
In any case, it was a devastating time for me.”
Keyboard warriors quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) to discuss her appearance.
“Whaaaaaat happened to Madonna’s face?!”
one fan asked (viaPage Six).
