Madonna invited her terminally-ill younger brother to live at her Los Angeles home during his final months, in a touching gesture following years of public tension
Christopher Ciccone d!ed at the age of 63 in Michigan on Friday after staying at his superstar sister’s Los Angeles home.
A lifelong friend of Christopher’s spoke with Dailymail.com about Ciccone’s final months after he had mended fences with the Vogue artist, 66, after years of discord.
Ciccone also had past clashed with Madonna for outing him in a 1991 interview she did with The Advocate, in which she said, ‘My brother Christopher’s gay, and he and I have always been the closest members of my family.’
Amid issues throughout the years, the siblings grew closer in the wake of the de.ath of their older brother Anthony Ciccone from throat cancer in February 2023.
‘Their relationship had seen its share of ups and downs,’ said the source, ‘but after the death of their brother Anthony, they grew very close.
‘Anthony’s passing marked a pivotal moment for the entire family, bringing them together in a way they hadn’t been in years. In those final months, Madonna and Christopher were so close.’
Madonna and her ‘entire family’ are heartbroken over Christopher’s passing, ‘They are glad he is no longer in pain,’ the source said, noting that Christopher ‘put up a good fight’ amid the health crisis.
Madonna took to Instagram Sunday with multiple images of her sibling, and reflecting on their relationship, as she said, ‘He was the closest human to me for so long … its hard to explain our bond.
‘But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo. We took each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood.’
She acknowledges their years of dissension, saying, ‘We did not speak for sometime but … when my brother got sick … we found our way back to each other.’
Madonna said that ‘the last few years have not been easy’ and she did her ‘best to keep him alive as long as possible.’
She added, ‘Once again, we held hands We closed our eyes and we danced. Together. I’m glad he’s not suffering anymore. There will never be anyone like him. I know he’s dancing somewhere.’
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