<p>A local newspaper published a conversation with 55-year-old Anthony Ciccone, in which he claims to have been living under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan, the Hollywood Reporter said.<br /><br />"My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time. You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I'm homeless on the street?" he said.<br /><br />That's the only reference he makes to his famous family. Ciccone's last job was at the family winery, Ciccone Vineyard & Winery in Suttons Bay.<br /><br />Before losing his job there a year and a half ago, Ciconne peddled the family collection, which at one point included five varieties of 'Madonna Wine'.<br /><br />Since losing his job at the winery, Ciconne has slept under a local bridge and relying on a network of local churches and Goodwill Industries to get by.<br /><br />He said that the city's surprising effort to help the homeless, the reason for the population boom, still isn't enough to spare them all from the elements.<br /><br />Last winter, Ciccone suffered from frostbite on his feet. He also spoke of a friend who lost all of his toes and several more who have died of hypothermia.<br /><br />Anthony is not the only sibling of Madonna's to cause a stir for the singer. Their brother Christopher Ciconne, once one of Madonna's confidants, published an unflattering tell-all book in 2008, 'Life With My Sister Madonna'.</p>
<p>A local newspaper published a conversation with 55-year-old Anthony Ciccone, in which he claims to have been living under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan, the Hollywood Reporter said.<br /><br />"My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time. You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I'm homeless on the street?" he said.<br /><br />That's the only reference he makes to his famous family. Ciccone's last job was at the family winery, Ciccone Vineyard & Winery in Suttons Bay.<br /><br />Before losing his job there a year and a half ago, Ciconne peddled the family collection, which at one point included five varieties of 'Madonna Wine'.<br /><br />Since losing his job at the winery, Ciconne has slept under a local bridge and relying on a network of local churches and Goodwill Industries to get by.<br /><br />He said that the city's surprising effort to help the homeless, the reason for the population boom, still isn't enough to spare them all from the elements.<br /><br />Last winter, Ciccone suffered from frostbite on his feet. He also spoke of a friend who lost all of his toes and several more who have died of hypothermia.<br /><br />Anthony is not the only sibling of Madonna's to cause a stir for the singer. Their brother Christopher Ciconne, once one of Madonna's confidants, published an unflattering tell-all book in 2008, 'Life With My Sister Madonna'.</p>