TObye to Anthony Ciccone. The Madonna’s older brotherone of the pop star’s seven siblings, is died on February 24. He was 66 years old. A particular character within the family of the star. «Most of the relatives had a difficult relationship with him due to his addiction to alcohol» a source told Page Sixauthoritative gossip page of the New York Post. Anthony, in fact, had problems with alcoholism due to which he became homeless and, for a period of his life, lived under a bridge.
Goodbye to Anthony Ciccone, the social announcement
It was Joe Henry, Madonna’s brother-in-law (he married her sister Melanie Ciccone), who announced Anthony’s death via social media. «My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, passed away last night» he wrote on Instagram. “I’ve known him since I was 15, in the spring of our life in Michigan all those years ago,” she added. “He was a complex character, and God knows it. But I loved him and understood him better than I was sometimes willing to show.”
The complicated life of Anthony Ciccone
Anthony Ciccone has long struggled with addiction to alcoholism. For years he lived in Michigan as a homeless man, finding refuge under a bridge. As reported by the Daily Mail, in December 2017, he went through a rehabilitation program and returned home to reunite with his family. But really with his family members Anthony did not have a good relationship. «I am a zero in their eyes, a non-person. If I froze to death my family probably wouldn’t know or he wouldn’t worry about it for months,” she said in 2011. “My father would be happy if I died of hypothermia, so he wouldn’t have to worry anymore,” he added.
The relationship with Madonna
According to what he himself had declared some time ago, Anthony didn’t have a good relationship with the either music star. «I never loved her nor did she love me. We never loved each other »she said. However, according to reports from a source a PageSix, “Madonna tried to help her brother when he accepted her help. During his last few months, Anthony has been in contact with family and with Madonna, but last week he refused the support offered by the rehab facility, and it was clear that he was ready to leave »added the insider.
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