News: Madonna Stirs Controversy With Pic Of Son Rocco, 13, Holding Liquor

Madonna sparked major controversy while on vacation in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve when she posted a pic of her 13-year-old son, Rocco Ritchie, holding a bottle of gin. The photo, captioned, “The party has just begun! Bring it! 2014,” lead to serious backlash from her millions of followers, who found the photo to be a tasteless joke.
Madonna and her four children spent their New Year’s Eve skiing in the Swiss Alps, where the legal drinking age is 16. Many fans of the singer were outraged, going so far as to say she is a “terrible parent” and “underage drinking is never a joke.”
Madonna later responded to such comments with another Instagram pic on Jan. 5 with the caption, “No one was drinking we were just having fun! Calm down and get a sense of humor! Don’t start the year off with judgement!”