Despite the drama, Madonna gave a meaningful tribute to her brother following his death in October. “My brother Christopher is gone,” Madonna said in a statement at the time. “He was the ...

Madonna also lost her older brother Anthony Ciccone last February. Madonna and Christopher were very close but then went through a rough patch before eventually re-establishing contact while ...

Since his death, Madonna has credited her brother with introducing her to Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Buddhism, Taoism, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac and "expansive thinking." ...

Her work has previously appeared in digital publications like Paper Magazine and TV Insider. Ethan Miller/Getty; Slaven Vlasic/WireImage Madonna’s younger brother, Christopher “Chris” Gerard ...

Madonna wrote that discovering dance in their small Midwestern town saved them both, and that their ballet teacher created a safe space for her brother to be gay. A dancer since his youth ...