Madonna breaks down in tears during emotional song dedicated to son Rocco while dressed as a clown

Emotional: Madonna performs on stage as a clown
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Jennifer Ruby11 March 2016
The Weekender

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Madonna broke down in tears during a song dedicated to her son Rocco during her latest concert.

The pop icon was dressed as a clown as she performed Intervention in Melbourne on Thursday night.

After reportedly showing up three hours late to the concert, the 57-year-old then gave an emotional tribute to the teenager.

She sang lyrics including: “I know that love will keep us together / I know the road looks lonely / And either way my baby, we'll never be the same."

The dedication was clearly planned ahead of time as an array of photos of the 15-year-old, who now lives with his father Guy Ritchie in London, flashed up on screen behind her.

While Madonna shed a few tears during the emotional performance, she was upbeat for much of the show, which included skits and comedy routines.

Apologising to the crowd for her lateness, she said: “I’m not making any money on this tour because of all my late fines.”

As the superstar was performing on her Rebel Heart tour in Australia, her ex-husband and son were in court in London as they pushed on with legal proceedings in their custody battle.

The teenager was in court for six hours on Thursday as lawyers as Mr Justice MacDonald began to oversee the dispute at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court.

Mr Justice MacDonald is due to hear more legal submissions from lawyers representing Madonna, Mr Ritchie and Rocco on Friday.

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