Christopher Ciccone, younger brother of pop star Madonna, died on Friday October 4 at the age of 63, as reported by “The Hollywood Reporter”. Ciccon He fought cancer and died “peacefully”surrounded by her husband, British actor Ray Thacker, and their relatives, according to a family representative.
It’s the second love Madonna has lost in a few months: Her stepmother Joan Ciccone also died in September for an aggressive form of cancer. Madonna’s older brother, Anthony Cicconewho died last year.
The beginning of his career was very close to his sister
Christopher Ciccone began his career very close to his sister, supporting his career as a dancer and choreographer and then as a cameraman and creative consultant. He has also directed music videos and toursincluding Madonna’s “The Girlie Show” world tour in 1993; he was the art director of his “Blond Ambition World Tour” since 1990.
The break in 2008 with the scandal bestseller “Life With My Sister Madonna”
Christopher then went on to work as a footwear and furniture designer and interior decorator. The relationship with her sister took a sudden turn in 2008, with the release of the best-selling book in 2008 “Life With My Sister Madonna” (translated into Italian with the title “My Sister Madonna” by Rizzoli), in which she took a shot at pop music. -star
In that scandalous book, which was published on the occasion of Madonna’s 50th birthdayChristopher told the life of his sister without shame or censorship, revealing all behind the scenes, the greed and intrigue, the talent and perfection, the cunning and calculation, the melancholy and insecurity of a diva. He called Madonna “mean” and a “liar”. accusing her of shamelessly lying about her beginningsspreading the word that he had landed in New York in search of fortune “with a pair of ballet shoes and 35 dollars”, when instead he had a strong middle-class family, money and connections behind him.
All the accusations were aimed at Madonna
Among other things, Ciccone claimed that Madonna, in a 1991 interview with “The Advocate,” called him “gay” and he accused Madonna’s ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, of being homophobic. He said that the A “turning point” in their relationship happened when she brought cameras to her mother’s grave from his 1991 documentary, “Truth or Dare.” “I kept it inside, but I said to myself: ‘Okay, no more limits’. You know, my mother took part – a minor protagonist of his life, of his story, and that hurt me – he said in an interview in 2008 – And my opinion about her changed in that moment. I didn’t say anything about it. I think, ultimately, he is a lonely person and, unfortunately, he feels lonely at the top.
Christopher Ciccone, July 30, 2008 ((LaPresse/archive))
Reconciliation: “We are back to being brother and sister”
But in an interview in 2012, Ciccone said that the two had made peace: “As far as I am concerned, our relationship is fine. We are in touch with each other, although I have not seen her for a long time. We are back to to be brother and sister like Martha Graham? the combination of her skills made her great and she left a huge legacy to her and, through her, to me. Yes, God bless her.”
