Originally from the United States, Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958. Madonna, known as the “Queen of Pop,” is renowned for constantly reinventing herself and for being versatile in her songwriting, music production, and visual presentation.

Who is Madonna’s first husband Sean Penn? Children and cause of divorce

After less than four years of marriage to actor Sean Penn, Madonna filed for divorce (through The Things) a second time on January 5, 1989. The Material Girl ended a marriage that was plagued by insecurity, envy, and even jail time by citing irreconcilable differences (via Cheat Sheet).

Madonna and Penn first crossed paths on the set of “Material Girl” in January 1985 while filming the music video for the second song from her seminal album “Like A Virgin.” Song Facts claims that Penn visited Meegan Lee Ochs, a former aide of his who was then working on the music video set.

According to folklore, Penn first saw Madonna dressed in the outfit that Marilyn Monroe made famous in the movie “Gentlemen Like Blondes.”

The couple fell in love right away and decided to be married barely six months later on the singer’s 27th birthday (via Cheat Sheet). Love was in the air when the pair co-starred in the 1986 film “Shanghai Surprise” and Madonna dedicated her album “True Blue” to her just wed fiancé. Yet it was obvious that things were not as they had appeared to be in public.

Penn received a 60-day prison term in June 1987 for two probation breaches (via People). The pressure on the relationship was too much, even though the actor only served 33 days of the sentence.

In December of that year, Madonna filed for divorce but ultimately decided against it. And even though there were several reports of physical violence during their marriage, Madonna firmly asserted that all of the claims were untrue (via Cheat Sheet). Yet the harm had already been done.

Madonna sought a divorce from Penn for a second time in January 1989, and this time it was granted. Both have stated that they were still in love despite the fact that she cited “irreconcilable differences” as the cause for the divorce.