Overview

• In a newly released episode of Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast, Madonna calls the 2015–2016 fight over custody of Rocco one of the most painful periods of her life.
• She says she contemplated suicide during the dispute, describing the fear of losing her son as a pain she felt she could not bear.
• While continuing her Rebel Heart tour, she recalls lying on her dressing room floor in tears each night after performing.
• The conflict began in late 2015; in March 2016 a New York judge said then‑15‑year‑old Rocco should remain and attend school in the UK with his father, and the case formally concluded by June 2016.
• Madonna says she has since made peace with the outcome and is now very good friends with Rocco, who at 25 works in London as the artist Rhed; no new legal action is reported.