Sean Penn has recalled a SWAT team forcing their way into his house during his marriage to Madonna. The 63-year-old actor was wed to the 'Hung Up' hitmaker from 1985 to 1989 and at the time, there were rumours of tension in their relationship, with the 'Milk' star filing a defamation lawsuit in 2015 over allegations he was physically abusive. And Sean has now discussed their turbulent relationship, including an incident where Madonna, 65, had told police she was worried about guns in the house.
He recalled to the New York Times newspaper: “I had a freaking SWAT team come into my house. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “I said, ‘I’m not coming out.
I’m going to finish my breakfast.’ The next thing I knew, windows were being broken all around the house and they came in. "[Then] they had me in handcuffs.
” And it was only years later that the 'Mystic River' actor learned there had been stories he had Madonna "trussed up like a turkey". He noted: "I didn’t know what ‘trussed up’ meant, first.” Sean dated one woman who, after a "lovely night" together, confronted him about the rumours the next morning while he was outside smoking.
He said: “She’s looking at me like I killed her dog, [asking] about this hitting Madonna in the head with a baseball bat. “Now I think it’s fair to say that I’m not the biggest guy in the world. But if I hit Mike Tyson in the head with a baseball bat, he’s going to the .