Madonna's Brother Anthony Ciccone Is Homeless And Living Under A Bridge

"You think I haven’t answered this kind of question a bazillion times — why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I’m homeless on the street?" he responded. "Never say never. This could happen to anybody."

The bizarre interview with Ciccone was part of a spotlight by the local news on the growing problem of homelessness in Traverse City, which is in the northern area of Madonna's home state of Michigan.

The Material Girl's brother's last job was at his father's winery, Ciccone Vineyard & Winery in Suttons Bay, Michigan, where he sold 'Madonna Wine.' He lost that employement early last year.

Since then he has been struggling to survive with no money coming in. “I don’t have any income, I’ve got to go collect bottles and cans, do odd jobs," explained Ciccone, who relies on local churches and Goodwill for food.

Having made his home under the city's Union Street Bridge, Anthony claims he is one of many residents of the street who suffered from cold-related injury during the blistery winter last year.

“You have no idea how gruesome it is," he said. “You get nerve damage. That’s the milder stage, in the severe stage you have tissue damage, that is when you lose parts of your body. I got frostbite on my feet last winter."