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Madonna Says She Contemplated Suicide During 2016 Custody Battle Over Son Rocco

In a rare two-hour podcast interview, she credits her spiritual practice with helping her survive the ordeal.

Overview

  • The disclosure came on the Sept. 29 episode of Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast, her first long-form interview in nine years.
  • She tied the suicidal thoughts to the period when her teenage son refused to return to New York and chose to live in London with his father, Guy Ritchie.
  • Madonna described collapsing in tears on her dressing-room floor while still performing nightly on her Rebel Heart tour.
  • The cross-border custody fight ended with a September 2016 settlement allowing Rocco to remain in the UK, and reporting notes she dropped certain legal claims.
  • She says she is now on good terms with Rocco and cites years of Kabbalah study, including a newly launched Zohar course, as key to her recovery.