Madonna recently released her statement on Wednesday regarding the Rocco Ritchie's drug arrest. The singer calls the incident as a family matter in her interview with The Associated Press
Singer and businesswoman Madonna's son, Rocco Ritchie was caught smoking weed in their posh neighborhood with a male friend. The teenager throws something suspicious as the officers approached him. They opened his rucksack and found a small amount of Class B drug. Rocco Ritchie was taken to North London police station but Camden borough's Youth Offending Team eventually bailed him. The incident happened in Primrose Hill, North London, two miles from his dad's home in Fitzrovia. He lives with Guy Ritchie, Madonna's ex-husband.
The drug arrest did not go on Rocco Ritchie's criminal record but the file will remain kept since he was only ordered to complete a drug program. During this time, Madonna remained silent, not until this Wednesday. In her recent interview, she told the The Associated Press that she loves her son very much. Whatever happens, Madonna will give her full support on her beloved son. The singer also asks for media to respect their family's privacy.
Rocco Ritchie witnessed the tension between Madonna and his father director Guy Ritchie as they continued to fight for the custody rights. The couple divorced in 2008. It became more complicated when Rocco Ritchie refused to return with his mother in December after living with Guy Ritchie in London. The New York Supreme Court judge had already ruled that the teenager must live with Madonna, but the side of Guy Ritchie said that their son doesn't want to come back to America. However, just this September they both agreed that Rocco Ritchie will continue living with his father until the incident drug possession arrest happened.