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Basquiat Took Back His Paintings from Madonna When They Broke Up

March 13, 2015 by Marion Maneker

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Madonna did an hour long radio interview with Howard Stern earlier this week. Here’s a tidbit from that conversation:

Why she broke up with Basquiat: “He wouldn’t stop doing heroin. He was an amazing man and deeply talented, I loved him. When I broke up with him he made me give [the paintings he gave me] back to him. And then he painted over them black.”

Madonna visits Howard Stern: 6 things we learned  (EW.com)

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