"There were moments in my life I wanted to cut my arms off... I actually contemplated suicide. I would say probably one of the most painful moments in my life where I honestly couldn't see the forest for the trees was when I went through a custody battle [for] my son. I actually contemplated suicide. And that probably sounds really weird coming from me because I'm not... I'm not emo, you know what I mean? But I was like, 'I can't take this pain anymore.'"
"The 15-year-old decided to stop travelling with Madonna while she was on tour, and opted to move to London with his father. For the following nine months, Madonna and Ritchie engaged in a public battle to have Rocco in their respective cities, New York and London, before reaching a custody deal in September 2016, when Rocco was 16."
"Opening up about that time to Shetty, Madonna said she struggled to "see the forest through the trees" and would lay on her dressing room floor "sobbing"."
Madonna endured severe emotional turmoil during a custody dispute over her son Rocco after he stopped touring and moved to London with his father, Guy Ritchie. The disagreement lasted about nine months and concluded with a custody agreement in September 2016, leaving Rocco living in London. Madonna described profound anguish, saying she sobbed in her dressing room and felt unable to see beyond the pain. She revealed moments of self-harm ideation and that she actually contemplated suicide, expressing that the prospect of losing custody made life feel unbearable.
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