(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Madonnas boyfriends are just a distraction for her as her emotional needs are met by her children, her brother has claimed.
The singer famously fell out with her sibling Christopher Ciccone after he released a book titled Life with My Sister Madonna in 2008. The tome included many personal insights about the superstar, such as comments about her dedication to the Kabbalah religion and revelations about how she treated people she worked with.
Christopher also commented about his sisters relationship with her now ex-husband Guy Ritchie when they split, and she has not spoken to him since.
Madonna and film director Guy split in 2008, and she has gone on to have relationships with model Jesus Luz and Brahim Zaibat, both of who are over 20 years younger than her. Christopher insists his 52-year-old sister has no problem with romancing such men, as she gets much of her emotional support from her four kids Lourdes, Rocco, David and Mercy.
I guess if she continues to date all these much younger guys, it could start to look creepy, he told RadarOnline.com. But I think that a lot of Madonna's emotional needs are met by taking care of her children; these boyfriends must really be like a kind of distraction for her.
She certainly isn't following societal values, but then again my sister never has and probably never will either.
Christopher used to work as Madonnas personal assistant, as well as her stylist and artistic director. He remains amazed by the impact she has had on the music industry, and believes stars like Lady Gaga could never dream of emulating her success.
I can see a lot of my sister's influence in what Lady Gaga is doing today. It's like 'Madonna on speed' actually," he said. "I think Lady Gaga is a great writer, singer and performance artist, but sometimes she goes too far with her costumes and persona and it must be hard for her fans to identify with that.
"Madonna was a genius at changing her image into something that her fans could identify with and replicate if they wanted. (C) Cover Media