Madonna’s oldest brother, Anthony Ciccone, has died, a member of the family stated Saturday.
The 66-year-old died Friday night, the singer’s brother-in-law, Joe Henry — who’s married to Madonna’s sister, Melanie Ciccone — posted on Instagram. He was one in every of her seven siblings.
“As brother Dave Henry (who took this {photograph}) notes right here, Anthony was a fancy character; and god is aware of: we tangled in moments, as true brothers can. However I liked him, and understood him higher than I used to be typically prepared to let on,” Henry wrote. “However bother fades; and household stays— with arms reached throughout the desk.”
Anthony Ciccone’s reason for demise has not been shared. He had reportedly battled alcoholism and have become estranged from his household.
In 2011, he informed London’s The Daily Mail that he was “homeless” and dwelling beneath a bridge in Michigan, the place the household grew up. He accused his relations of abandoning him, although his household denied this.
Representatives for Madonna didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Sunday.
