Madonna: 'Sean never hit me,' submits declaration to court
Madonna Submits Declaration in Court That Sean Penn Never Assaulted Her
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On Thursday, Sean Penn filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against Empire co-creator and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels. The court documents now come with a declaration under oath from pop superstar Madonna that Penn never hit her during their relationship in the 1980s.
Given a couple decades of salacious stories about the Penn-Madonna marriage, which lasted between 1985-1989, the singer speaking up about this topic under penalty of perjury marks a remarkable development from at least a social standpoint.
"I am aware of the allegations that have surfaced over the years accusing Sean of incidents of physical assault and abuse against me," she states in her declaration. "Specifically, I am aware of the allegations concerning an alleged incident that occurred in June, 1978, whereby (according to tabloid reports), Sean allegedly struck me with 'a baseball bat.' I know the allegations in those and other reports to be completely outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false."