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Michael Madsen's dark past full of trauma and the agonizing heartbreak that tortured him until his death
Actor Michael Madsen was best known for his tough-guy roles in films like Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, but his final years were marked by turmoil, legal troubles, and tragic loss. He died Thursday.
Sources close to the late star told the Daily Mail that his childhood was marred by abuse at the hands of his father, Calvin Christian Madsen, a World War II Navy veteran who was reportedly left traumatized after he killed a thief with a shotgun during a gas station robbery as a boy. Sources close to the late star told the Daily Mail that Maden's childhood was marred by abuse at the hands of his father, Calvin Christian Madsen (left), a World War II Navy veteran In the tragic aftermath, Madsen declared war on the US Army, demanding a full investigation into Hudson’s death and accusing his son’s superiors of ‘shaming’ him for seeking therapy and other treatment for mental health issues he’d been privately battling.
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