Sources tell Page Six that Anthony actively battled alcoholism and was homeless but had often rejected help from his pop superstar sister and their family.
Despite the siblings’ strained relationship, Anthony Ciccone had been staying at a Michigan treatment center on the Queen of Pop’s dime, sources tell Page Six.
Our insiders share that Anthony actively battled alcoholism and was homeless but had often rejected help from Madonna and the rest of their family. When Anthony recently became unable to care for himself, his superstar younger sister stepped in to pay for his rehabilitation, according to sources.Madonna/InstagramTuesday that just two days before Anthony’s death on Feb. 24, he attempted to remove his feeding and breathing tubes while seeking treatment. The 66-year-old had also reportedly lost a significant amount of weight toward the end of his life.
“Madonna helped to support her brother when he would accept that support,” one insider shared Sunday. “During his final months, he was in contact with family and Madonna, but this past week, he refused the support the rehab facility offered, and it was clear he was ready to move on.”to her brother Monday, thanking him for introducing her to various artists and ideas when they were growing up.
“Thank you for blowing my mind as a young girl and introducing me to Charlie Parker / Miles Davis / Buddhism / Taoism / Charles Bukowski / Richard Brautigan / Jack Kerouac / Expansive Thinking / Outside the Box,” she wrote on her Instagram Story along a throwback photo with Anthony and others.
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