Sean Penn has publicly refuted longstanding rumors that he hit his ex-wife, Madonna, with a baseball bat during their tumultuous marriage in the 1980s. The actor, known for his candidness and passionate nature, addressed the allegations during a recent interview, emphasizing his enduring affection for the pop icon.
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| Hollywood actor Sean Penn and singer Madonna were married from 1985 to 1989 |
Despite their troubled past, actor Sean Penn expressed fondness for Madonna, and reflected on the challenges of repairing friendships after divorce.
Hollywood actor Sean Penn was married to Madonna from 1985 to 1989. Now, in an interview with The New York Times, the actor spoke about the long-standing rumours about his marriage to the pop star, quashing all the accusations of physical abuse. (Also read: Sean Penn opens up on brief, influential interaction with late Matthew Perry)
In his recent interview, Sean Penn unequivocally denied the accusations, describing them as baseless and harmful. "I did not hit Madonna with a baseball bat," he stated firmly. "She is someone I love and respect, and these rumors are not just false, but deeply upsetting."
During their divorce, it was reported that Sean had hit his then-wife using a baseball bat. However, he has denied any such claims.
Sean slams the claims
Looking back at his previous relationship, he said, “I had a freaking SWAT team come into my house”.
He added that Madonna had told police she was worried about guns in the house. “I said: ‘I’m not coming out. I’m going to finish my breakfast.’ The next thing I knew, windows were being broken all around the house and they came in. They had me in handcuffs,” he added.
No hard feelings
Despite their turbulent past, Sean admits that he still has a soft spot for his former wife.
He said, “She’s someone I love. It turns out it’s a lot quicker to repair a friendship after divorce if there are not kids involved. It took [ex-wife Robin Wright] and I quite a while. There was a lot of drama. Much more important to repair it if there are kids involved, but no easy swing, right?”
About their relationship
Sean, 63, and Madonna, 65, were married from 1985 to 1989. The Like a Virgin hitmaker first filed for divorce from Sean in 1987, however, she withdrew the papers before filing again two years later. At that time, several reports claimed that Sean had physically assaulted the pop star, including beating her with a baseball bat, and in fact, tied her to a chair for hours.
Madonna's Statements
Madonna herself has addressed these rumors in the past, defending Penn and denying any such incident occurred. In a 2015 court declaration during a defamation lawsuit Penn filed against director Lee Daniels, Madonna stated under oath that the allegations were "completely outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false."
She further clarified that while their marriage was troubled, Penn never struck her with a baseball bat or any other object. This declaration was a significant step in clearing Penn's name, but the rumors have nonetheless persisted in the public imagination.
The Relationship's Legacy
Sean Penn and Madonna's marriage was one of the most talked-about relationships of the 1980s, marked by intense passion and frequent public disputes. Despite their divorce in 1989, the two have remained on amicable terms, occasionally seen together at public events and expressing mutual respect for each other's work.
Their relationship has often been cited as an example of the pressures and challenges faced by celebrity couples, where personal struggles are magnified by relentless media attention.
However, Madonna has denied that there was ever physical abuse in her marriage to Sean.
“While we certainly had more than one heated argument during our marriage, Sean has never struck me, ‘tied me up,’ or physically assaulted me, and any report to the contrary is completely outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false,” she wrote in a 2015 statement while testifying on Sean’s behalf in a defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels.
The actor had filed a $10 million lawsuit against Lee at the time after the Empire co-creator referred to Sean when discussing domestic violence in Hollywood. The lawsuit was settled in 2016.
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