Madonna's son David Banda selling songwriting sessions after insisting his mother was 'supportive' following his 'scavenging' for food revelation
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Madonna's son David Banda is selling songwriting sessions for £3,900 ($5,000).
The 18-year-old musician, who has moved out of his mother's home to live with his 21-year-old girlfriend Maria Atuesta, is now making money by selling the opportunity for people to meet him and write songs together, according to The Sun's Bizarre column.
He posted on his Instagram account: 'Write a somg [sic] with me in person, limited time only from 8-28 Sept!'
He added: 'To write a song, excuse my writing.'
David has also been selling virtual guitar lessons online.
Madonna 's son David Banda reassured fans he is 'good' after earlier comments about 'scavenging' for food
It comes after David claimed he had been 'forced to scavenge for food' since moving out of Madonna's house.
Asked how he felt about living on his own during an Instagram Live, he said: 'I love it. I'm not on my own, I've got my girlfriend. But I love it. It's lovely to experience it being nine o'clock at night, me being hungry and realising that I don't have enough money to get food and scavenging. It's fun to be young!'
David also used his brief update to his followers to confirm that the Material Girl hitmaker - who was initially married to Sean Penn from 1985 until 1989 and then to Guy Ritchie 2000 until 2008 - is not currently single and is seeing someone, but did not reveal his identity.
He said: 'Truth be told, she's not single. She's dating a guy . . . That's her life. She'll do what she wants to do.'
Banda's 'scavenging' comments prompted him to subsequently clarify he was 'good' and not struggling to make ends meet since moving out of his mother's Upper East Side apartment.
'To all of those concerned, my mother is very supportive of me, she has always been supportive of me,' the artist began in a later post. 'I am very happy in my life and I am not living out on the streets, starving!'
He concluded, 'Please stop worrying everything is good.'
The 18-year-old musician - who is dating rising model Maria Atuesta, 21 - recently took to his Instagram to correct the narrative that he is struggling to make ends meet since moving out of The Material Girl's Upper East Side apartment
The guitarist notably joined the Material Girl hitmaker - who is worth around $600 million - on her Celebration Tour, which came to an end in May with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro.
He notably accompanied his mother on stage to play the guitar in front of live crowds as Madonna belted out lyrics to hit tracks.
Back in 2022, the songstress previously gushed about David during an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
'You know he makes music now, too,' she expressed to Fallon, and sweetly added, 'He's going to end up being one of your guests.'
After listing off some of his talents, which also includes humor and athleticism, Madonna talked about her son's eye for fashion.
'He'll put on any outfit and look swag as you know what. It's really irritating. He wears my clothes and looks better in them.'
While talking to British Vogue in 2019, she also said of Banda, '[He's] the one I have the most in common with. I feel like he gets me; he has more of my DNA than any of my children so far.'
Last year, the singer notably faced a 'near death' health scare caused by a bacterial infection. In April on Instagram, she reflected on David and her five other children 'saving' her during the health crisis.
He added, 'It's lovely to experience it being nine o'clock at night, me being hungry and realizing that I don't have enough money to get food and scavenging. It's fun to be young'
To bring in extra funds, David notably gives guitar lessons online, and prospective students are able to book lessons off his main Instagram page - which currently boasts nearly 52k followers
The guitarist notably joined the Material Girl hitmaker - who is worth around $600 million - on her Celebration Tour, which came to an end in May with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro; seen in October 2023 in London
'On the day before our 80th show of the Celebration Tour I need to acknowledge my incredibly talented children who carried me through this Journey each of them bringing their own unique talent to the stage,' she penned.
'Rehearsals began over a year ago with almost a 2 month break waiting for me recover from a near death experience. They never stopped practicing… they never stopped cheering me on and supporting me.'
The star added, 'There enthusiasm kept me Going!!!' she wrote of her children. 'They were also going to school and rehearsing every night. !! . am so very proud of all of them.'
'I think what my children learned the most this year of rehearsing and performing is that if you who to follow your dreams, you have to work hard for them.'
Madonna - who is back to writing her biopic - concluded, 'And if all of them choose something different later in life, they will never forget this year of blood, sweat, and tears. Nor will I. It's a CELEBRATION!'
He notably accompanied his mother on stage to play the guitar in front of live crowds as Madonna belted out lyrics to hit tracks
'You know he makes music now, too,' she expressed to Fallon, and sweetly added, 'He's going to end up being one of your guests'
According to The Sun, Banda also confirmed that his mother has a new romance in her life during an Instagram Live - but did not name the mystery man she is dating
Along with Banda, Madonna is mother to Lourdes Leon, 27, whom she welcomed with Carlos Leon, and also son Rocco, 23, whom she shares with Guy Ritchie.
She also adopted David, Mercy, 18, and twins Stella and Estere, 11.
According to The Sun, Banda also confirmed that his mother has a new romance in her life during an Instagram Live - but did not name the mystery man she is dating.
