Madonna’s new album Confessions II features veiled reference to ex‑husband Sean Penn

Pop icon Madonna released her fifteenth studio album, *Confessions II*, on Friday. One track, titled “Bizarre,” contains lyrics that fans and media interpret as a pointed nod to her former husband, actor Sean Penn, who she was married to from 1985 to 1989. The song mentions a “movie star with deep blue eyes” and references a Shelby sports car that Madonna once gifted to Penn as a wedding present.

The lyrics describe a conflicted romance and hint at Penn feeling threatened by Madonna’s fame, echoing past public comments the two have made about their turbulent relationship. While the track does not name Penn outright, the allusions have sparked discussion of the couple’s history and the lingering dynamics between the former spouses.