Lourdes Leon says her mother Madonna is 'a control freak' who has controlled her for her 'whole life.'
The oldest daughter of the pop icon, 25, chat in an Interview Magazine piece Thursday with Madonna's longtime confidante, actress Debi Mazar, about her upbringing.
'My mom is such a control freak, and she has controlled me my whole life,' Leon told Mazar in the interview. 'I needed to be completely independent from her as soon as I graduated high school.'
The latest: Lourdes Leon, 25, says her mother Madonna, 63, is 'a control freak' who has controlled her for her 'whole life' in an Interview Magazine Thursday with Madonna's longtime confidante, actress Debi Mazar, about her upbringing
The model said that she gained a sense of independence by paying for her college and apartment, going into detail on her upbringing.
'We don’t get any handouts in my family,' Leon said, adding that she 'obviously ... grew up with extreme privilege.'
She explained of Madonna's parenting philosophy, 'I think my mom saw all these other kids of famous people, and she was like, "My kids are not going to be like this." Also, I feel like if your parents pay for things, then it gives them leverage over you.'
Leon said that her mother has encouraged her to branch out in her career from modeling.
