Madonna admitted she ‘needed to chop her arms off’ throughout battle with ex Man Ritchie

Warning: This text accommodates dialogue of suicide and self-harm which some readers might discover distressing

Madonna has opened up in regards to the emotional toll the kid custody battle she endured along with her ex, Man Ritchie, took on her life.

The seven-time Grammy winner, now 67, married the British movie director, now 57, in a non-public ceremony in Scotland again in 2000.

Their son Rocco was born in August of that yr, shortly earlier than the marriage.

Six years later, the couple adopted David Banda, a baby from Malawi. Nevertheless, by 2008, the pair formally introduced their divorce and confronted a troublesome custody battle over Rocco seven years later.

Throughout Monday’s (29 September) episode of Jay Shetty’s On Goal podcast, the ‘Like a Prayer’ singer revealed that she ‘contemplated suicide’ 9 years in the past.

“There have been moments in my life [where] I needed to chop my arms off,” Madonna, who has six organic and adopted kids in complete, stated.

“I really contemplated suicide. That most likely sounds actually bizarre coming from me as a result of I’m not emo, however I used to be like, I can’t take this ache anymore.”

Up to now, she would ‘search revenge’ on individuals who wronged her, however is now not ‘within the blame recreation’.

Calling the custody battle ‘some of the painful moments of my life’, Madonna added: “Although my marriage didn’t work out, somebody making an attempt to take my little one away from me, it was like, they could as effectively simply kill me.

“That’s what I used to be pondering. I’d simply be mendacity on the ground of my dressing room, sobbing.

“I actually thought it was the tip of the world. I couldn’t take it.”

Rocco, who needed to reside with Ritchie within the UK, refused to reside together with his mum in New York following a court docket order in January 2016.

By September of that yr, Madonna dropped the unlawful retention allegations she had waged towards her ex. She then settled with the The Gents director and allowed Rocco to stick with him.

“The case is settled and everybody agrees that Rocco’s wants modified and he’s going to be dwelling with dad,” Peter Bronstein, Ritchie’s lawyer, stated following the settlement.

“Everybody’s agreed to that, and there’s no additional want for any sort of a court docket case.”

After all the things, Madonna stated: “However thank God, I don’t really feel that means anymore. On the finish of the day, I wanted to study some classes. I’m now actually good associates with my son.”

LADbible Group has reached out to Man Ritchie’s representatives for remark.

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