Madonna's brother spills the beans

Updated 07.11 Tue Jul 15 2008

Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has penned a tell-all book about his famous sibling.

Life with my sister Madonna has just been released and it dishes the dirt on his relationship with the superstar, including details about her marriage

Life with my sister Madonna has just been released and it dishes the dirt on his relationship with the superstar, including details about her marriage

In the book, Ciccone says Kabbalah was helping to keep her and director husband Guy Ritchie together, despite rumours the pair are heading towards a divorce.

He also claimed he became distant from his sister after she married Richie, who he described as "an oaf", in December 2000.

Ciconne used to work as her personal assistant and dresser, before becoming her interior designer. He was also the artistic director of her world tours.

He says before their fallout, she treated him like a 'serf' but their relationship came to an end after they clashed over the fee for design work he did in her Los Angeles home.

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