Fire at Madonna's childhood home called suspicious



ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Arson Unit and the Rochester Hills Fire Department are investigating the Friday night blaze.

A passer-by had noticed flames coming out of the unoccupied house in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills and called the fire department.

Rochester Hills Fire Chief Ron Crowell told The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press the fire appears to have started in the living room area. He said it caused extensive smoke and fire damage throughout the two-story brick house.

The 49-year-old Madonna, known then as Madonna Louise Ciccone, spent some of her younger years as one of six siblings living in the home.

I've been reading Madonna Unauthorized. It was a lovely home!

Cinnie said:

Tony made decent money he was an engineer, and if i remember correctly he kept pressuring her to go back to college up through i think the Like A Prayer era.
[Edited 6/30/08 18:13pm]

ehuffnsd said:

Well, that's a slap in the face. Was she not rich by then?

Cinnie said:

Yeah, Madonna's dad at first didn't appreciate the fact that she did what she did. Reminds me of Diana Ross' father neglecting her offer to buy a car or a house and him refusing because he still wanted his second eldest daughter to go to college. I think he accepted her faster than Madonna's father did tho.

Cinnie said:

I'm telling you - that piece of trash is good reading!

RipHer2Shreds said:

Every paragraph has something juicy in it!!

Cinnie said:

Pretty much. I remember it was pretty scandalous at the time that Anderson alleged she had many abortions. If I'm not mistaken, in Norman Mailer's interview with her, he asked her point blank "Have you had several abortions?" and she answered that she had. Pretty ballsy to ask that I thought.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yeah I'm at the part where she is dating Jellybean, filming Desperately Seeking Susan, and releasing Like A Virgin.

Cinnie said:

Ah. You're already past digging in the trash for fries.

RipHer2Shreds said:

She was eating next to nothing for years!

Cinnie said:

Yeah, tough times, dude.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I'm sick of popcorn just READING about it.

Cinnie said:

Where was Teddy Riley?

Alasseon said:

lol.....