Madonna once ‘cried herself to sleep’ after reading headlines accusing her of ‘kidnapping’ her adopted 11-year-old son David from Lilongwe orphanage, Home of Hope, back in 2008.
‘In my mind, I was thinking, “Wait a minute. I’m trying to save somebody’s life. Why are you all s***ing on me right now?” I did everything by the book. That was a real low point for me,’ the 59-year-old Queen of Pop lamented to People on Wednesday.
‘I’ve had some pretty dark moments, but I’m a survivor…It’s complicated, but it’s so worth it.’
‘I’ve had some pretty dark moments’: Madonna once ‘cried herself to sleep’ after reading headlines accusing her of ‘kidnapping’ her adopted 11-year-old son David from Lilongwe orphanage, Home of Hope, back in 2008 (pictured July 11)
Little David had been battling pneumonia and malaria at the time.
The Raising Malawi founder – who’s also mother to Rocco, 17; and Lourdes, 20 – encountered similar stresses adopting 11-year-old Mercy and orphaned twins Esther and Stella, 5.
Due to her divorce from second husband Guy Ritchie, Madge (born Ciccone) was deemed ‘not capable of raising a child’ and she successfully challenged Malawi’s Supreme Court.
‘The way I was treated – that sexist behavior – was ridiculous,’ Madonna – nicknamed ‘Mambo’ by her little ones – said.
The 59-year-old Queen of Pop lamented to People on Wednesday: ‘In my mind, I was thinking, “Wait a minute. I’m trying to save somebody’s life. Why are you all s***ing on me right now?” I did everything by the book. That was a real low point for me’
‘It’s complicated, but it’s so worth it’: The Raising Malawi founder – who’s also mother to Rocco, 17; and Lourdes, 20 – encountered similar stresses adopting 11-year-old Mercy and orphaned twins Esther and Stella, 5
‘Because I’m a public figure, people don’t want to be perceived as giving me any kind of special treatment, so I get the hard road.’
The seven-time Grammy winner will finally launch her MDNA SKINskincare/cosmetics line (costing $50-$600) in the States on September 26 after three stores opened in Asia.
The Unapologetic B***h singer has also written and plans to direct Loved, a big-screen adaptation of Andrew Sean Greer’s 2013 novel The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells.
The two-time Golden Globe winner previously helmed the 2011 romance W.E. and the 2008 indie flick Filth and Wisdom.
‘The way I was treated was ridiculous’: Due to her divorce from second husband Guy Ritchie, Madge (born Ciccone) was deemed ‘not capable of raising a child’ and she successfully challenged Malawi’s Supreme Court