Pop icon Madonna has opened up about one of the darkest periods of her life, admitting she contemplated suicide during the bitter custody battle over her son, Rocco Ritchie. “There were moments in my life I wanted to cut my arms off… I actually contemplated suicide,” she said. READ ALSO: Singer Madonna slams Donald Trump over anti-trans executive orders“Even though my marriage didn’t work out…I mean a lot of people’s marriages don’t work out. Someone trying to take my child away from me was like, they might as well just kill me. After the couple’s 2008 divorce, the custody dispute was ultimately resolved, and it was agreed that Rocco would continue to live with his father and go to school in the UK.