Overview
- Mellencamp said she biked to ride horses after being told to return in three hours and was gone for about six.
- She recalled her father picking her up, bringing her to dinner with Penn and Madonna, and declaring, "I'm taking your birthday away."
- She confirmed the story is true in an Entertainment Weekly interview, with details echoed by EntertainmentNow and Geo News.
- Reports note she did not specify when it happened, though Penn and Madonna’s 1985–1989 marriage offers a likely window.
- The anecdote resurfaced via a clue package and the press around her season 14 appearance on The Masked Singer.