Madonna Talks about being Raped and Dating Tupac on the Howard Stern Show

By Cheri Cheng - 12 Mar '15 13:20PM
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Pop queen Madonna talked without any restrictions Wednesday on the Howard Stern show and she revealed some pretty interesting stories of her past.

The Royal Heart singer opened up about her experience in New York City as a young girl who was trying to make it in the music industry. Madonna talked about how she had mistakenly trusted the wrong man when she was just 19. The seemingly nice man ended up raping her in his home. The 56-year-old pop star first talked about this horrific experience in 2013.

"I was going to a dance class and the door was locked and I needed money for the payphone. [A man] gave it to me... he was a very friendly guy. I trusted everybody," she recalled. "I was raped. The first year I lived in New York was crazy."

When Stern and co-host Robin Quivers asked Madonna if she ever filed charges, she explained that at the time, telling the police was not worth it for her.

She said, ""I was told if I wanted to press charges, I would [need] a physical examination and they were going to ask [me] all these personal questions. You know, you've already been violated... It's just not worth it."

Despite the early hardship, Madonna said that returning home was not an option for her, especially if she wanted to accomplish her goals.

Throughout the interview, Madonna also shocked many when she revealed that she had dated the late rapper, Tupac Shakur. When she was asked about her behavior during one of her appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, she explained that she was very riled up at the time because of her boyfriend.

 "One time I was mad at him-when I said the f-word a lot. But... well, I was in a weird mood that day. I was dating Tupac Shakur at the time and he got me all riled up about life in general. So when I went on the show I was feeling very gangster," she said.

Madonna also talked about experimenting with ecstasy in the eighties.

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