Overview

• Speaking on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast published Sept. 29, Madonna said she contemplated suicide during the 2015–2016 custody dispute over her son Rocco.
• She recalled lying on the floor of her dressing room sobbing while on tour and said the ordeal felt like the end of the world.
• The conflict began after Rocco chose to stay in London with his father, Guy Ritchie, and a New York judge initially ordered the teen to return to his mother.
• The case was settled in 2016, with Ritchie’s attorney Peter Bronstein stating that Rocco would continue living in London.
• Madonna said spiritual study helped her survive the crisis, reported being “really good friends” with Rocco now, and described reconciling with her brother before his death in 2024.