It was the moment the world was watching Madonna.
And while the singer was supported by her toyboy boyfriend on stage as she headlined at the Super Bowl halftime show, her estranged homeless brother was in the car park outside.
Anthony
Ciccone, 55, made his way down to the stadium in Indianapolis with a
group of people from Michigan, where he normally lives in a homeless
shelter.
Spectacular show: As Madonna was performing at
the Super Bowl in Indianapolis her estranged brother Anthony was outside
in the car park
Out in the cold: Anthony,55, made his way down to the stadium with a group as part of a radio competition
KTL radio station organised the
trip which saw regular on-air personalities make their way down to the
game, with the opportunity to win money along the way.
Ciccone regularly appears on the rock station and was just one member of a group labelled The Misfits.
A
source from the show told Mailonline: ‘They were just sent down to do
different tasks to raise money for their trip we didn’t supply
anything.’
Anthony and his group made their way to the Lucas Oil Stadium and took part in the pre-game activities outside on Sunday.
In the car park: The 55-year-old seen in a cap and glasses at the back of the group, outside the stadium in the car park
When asked if Anthony spoke about his
sister, who was preparing for the biggest gig of her life inside the
area, the source said: ‘He didn’t mention her.’
Ciccone
earned himself $183.75 completing challenges along the way to the
stadium, but it is not clear how much the group spent on transport, which
they had to pay for themselves.
Madonna,
who is one-of-eight, has distanced herself from her older brother in
recent years mainly due to his issues with drink and drugs.
On the road: Anthony was part of a group called
The Misfits, who made their way down to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl
and won money by completing challenges
Madonna has repeatedly offered to help by paying for him to go into rehab.
His father has offered to give him his job back if he gets professional help.
But ask Anthony whether his sister and their 80-year-old father, Tony, have helped him and he is immediately riled.
In
an interview with the Mail last year he said:‘I’m a zero in their eyes;
a non-person, an embarrassment,’ he tells me, his voice rising.
In happier times: Madonna and Anthony (circled) with their six brothers and sisters
‘If I froze to death, my family probably wouldn’t know or care about it for six months.’
Anthony,
who has considerable reserves of self-pity, but little capacity to be
honest about himself, says he doesn’t need rehab, which is ‘boring’. He
just needs a job, he says, and to meet the son he hasn’t seen for ten
years.
‘My family seem to think rehab is some kind of magic panacea for life’s ills.’
Anthony will be co-hosting the morning show on KTL tomorrow for which he will be paid a $45 appearance fee for the four hour stint.
