Madonna paid tribute to her brother Christopher Ciccone following news of his death, revealing that prior to his passing, the two had reconnected following a long estrangement. Christopher, who was close with the pop queen before releasing a tell-all book about their relationship more than 15 years ago, died Oct. 4 after a cancer battle .
"My brother Christopher is gone," Madonna wrote on her Instagram Oct. 6, alongside several photos of the two. "He was the closest human to me for so long.
It's hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo." The 66-year-old continued, "We took each other‘s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood.
In fact dance was a kind of superglue that held us together." Madonna said that discovering dance saved both her and Christopher and that her ballet teacher "created a safe space for my brother to be Gay, a word that was not spoken or even whispered where we lived." Christopher had passed away "peacefully" with husband Ray Thacker by his side, his rep had said in a statement to multiple outlets Oct.
6. Madonna, who was raised with her seven siblings in Michigan, wrote that when she moved to New York in the late '70s to become a dancer, Christopher followed. "And again we took each other's hands, and we danced through the madness of New York City!" she said.
"We devoured Art and Music And Film like hungry animals. We.
