Monday, October 24, 2011

Never Say Never: Madonna's 55 Year Old Brother Living Under A Bridge In Michigan






Madonna's older brother is homeless and living under a bridge in Michigan, where he collects bottles and cans as he braces for the coming winter.
Anthony Ciccone, 55, said he’s been homeless for a year and a half since losing a job at his father’s vineyard and winery in Suttons Bay. He's grown weary of people expressing amusement that someone with such a wealthy sister would sleep under the Union St. bridge.
“My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time,” Ciccone told the Michigan Messenger. “You think I haven’t answered this kind of question a bazillion times — why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I’m homeless on the street?”
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1 comment:

film_maven said...

His own father fired him?

What is the rest of the story here? other than the celebrity bashing? IS he mentally ill, refusing treatment, drinking, drugs? There is more here and I would be interested in the entire story.