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Unlike many of her contemporaries, who are game for saying “I do” thrice, quarce, and even quince, Madonna has been married a paltry two times. But even that number’s too high for Her Madgesty. In a “50 Questions” video posted on her YouTube channel, the pop icon was asked, “What’s a decision you made that, looking back, maybe wasn’t the best idea?” Madge replied, “Getting married. Both times.” Ouch!
This wasn’t the first time Madonna expressed regret over getting married. In a 1993 chat with Interview, she quipped, “I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.” This was in reference to her first ill-fated marriage, to Oscar-winner Sean Penn. As detailed in a 1991 Seattle Times report, Penn was accused of viciously beating Madonna, gagging her, and tying her to a chair — claims that he denied. At the time, Madonna appeared to reference the allegations in her song “Till Death Do Us Part,” which contains the lyrics, “He takes a drink, she goes inside/He starts to scream, the vases fly.” Although the singer later denied that Penn ever beat her, she referred to her ex as an “a**hole” during a concert (via The Mirror) in 2016.
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Meanwhile, she has reflected bitterly on her second marriage, to filmmaker Guy Richie, with whom she had an acrimonious divorce. “There were times when I felt incarcerated. I wasn’t really allowed to be myself,” she told The Sun (via Grazia).
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