OCT 13, 2013@13:00 WIB | 632 Views
Madonna memberipengakuanmengejutkanperihalkeraskehidupannyasaatiamengawalikarirketikausianya baru 19 tahun. Ketikaituiamulaimengikutibeberapapemotretandanmulaiterjundiduniahiburan. Tapisaatpertamakalidatangke New York, Madonna pernahmengalamipemerkosaandiatapapartemenrumahnya. Iamenuliskanpengalamannyainidalamsebuahartikelmajalah.
"New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don't know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time," tulis Madonna.
Kesedihan lain Madonna ialahkalamenjalanimanhligairumahtanggabersamasutradara Guy Ritchie. Kalaitu Madonna pernahmengadopsianakdari Malawi yang bernama David. Namunniatbaiknyatersebutjustrutersandungmasalahkarenaiadituduhterlibatdalampenculikandanperdagangananak.
"I was accused of kidnapping, child trafficking, using my celebrity muscle to jump ahead in the line, bribing government officials, witchcraft, you name it."
Meskipunkesuksesan yang diraihnyasaatinicukupgemilang, ternyatabanyakpengalamanpahit yang dialamipenyanyiberusia 55 tahunini. Namunsemuakejadianituiaambilsebagaipelajarandantetapbertahan. "I was defiant. Hell-bent on surviving. On making it. But it was hard and it was lonely, and I had to dare myself every day to keep going," ujar Madonna.[iam/timBX]
