Madonna’s older brother Anthony Ciccone has died at the age of 66. This was announced by a member of his family, as detailed by the British channel BBC. Ciccone was one of the star’s seven siblings and he reportedly died on Friday night. He has had a life full of addictions and has lived on the street for years.
The cause of death has not yet been revealed.
For all life fought alcoholism and, according to press reports, he was homeless for many years, to the point where he lived under a bridge at one point.
His brother-in-law Joe Henry broke the news on Instagram: “I’ve known him since he was 15, in the spring of our lives in Michigan, it’s been so many years” wrote the composer, who is married to Madonna’s sister Melanie Ciccone
Madonna’s large family
The greatest hits performer in history was born into a house made up of seven other siblings: Paula (63), Christofer (62), Melanie (61), Martin (65), Jennifer (55), Mario (54) and the late Anthony. The childhood of the artist, spent in Michigan, was not easy, as his mother died at the age of 33 due to breast cancer.
Furthermore, after a few months, the father rebuilt his life with another woman, moving away from them until he completely lost contact with him. “I’ve come to feel incredibly alone”the Queen of Pop confessed to Ellen DeGeneres in 2010.
Following the family tradition, the singer has come to form a cozy home with their six children Lourdes, 27, Rocco, 23, David Banda, 18, Mercy James, 17, and twins Stella and Estere, 12. Most of them have inherited their mother’s artistic talent and are following in her footsteps in the world of entertainment, even if in various disciplines, from acting, like Rocco, fruit of her marriage to the English director Guy Ritchie, to modeling, in case of his eldest daughter.
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Source: Clarin
