A bitter divorce battle won’t stop Madonna from moving forward with plans to adopt another child. The “Material Mom” has reportedly signed paperwork to adopt a 4-year-old girl from Malawi - the home country of her adopted son David. “She’s hoping to bring the toddler home by early next year,” a source told Star Magazine. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/19/2008-12-19_madonna_to_adopt_a_second_child_from_mal.html
Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie for at least $76 million, the singer’s spokeswoman said Monday. Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press the settlement was in the range of 50 million to 60 million pounds ($76 million to $92 million) as part of their divorce agreement, a figure she said included the value of the couple’s country home, Ashcombe House in western England. Rosenberg said the couple’s west London pub—the Punchbowl—would also remain with Ritchie. A representative for the British filmmaker declined comment. The couple were reportedly worth some $525 million, the vast majority of which belonged to Madonna. Ritchie had an estimated $35 million fortune. Their multimillion pound (dollar) settlement is about twice the size paid out in Britain’s latest high-profile celebrity divorce, that of former Beatle Paul McCartney and model Heather Mills. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D953B1Q01&show_article=1
Santa’s brining a whole sack of awkward for Madonna and Guy Ritchie this Christmas. The pair have decided to spend the holiday in England as a family, despite their nasty divorce. Of course, Madge is making her list of demands and checking it twice. “All the food will be organic at Madonna’s insistance,” says an insider. “[But she’ll] be eating a diffrent meal [than her family] as she will only eat fish. She will also be working out on Christmas Day.” http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/15/2008-12-15_best_of_the_rest.html
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Heavy rain caused Madonna to wipe the f*ck out during her concert in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend (skip ahead to the 38 second mark to watch her eat it like a ball player stealing second!). The best part of the wipeout, though, isn’t the fall itself, but the recovery. No acknowledgment whatsoever that she just ate it in front of thousands of fans
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Guy Ritchie fears his ex-wife Madonna will break their custody agreement and keep the former couple’s children in America with her, according to the moviemaker’s father. The British director and the pop superstar finalized their divorce last month, and are said to have decided to share custody of their 8-year-old son Rocco and 3-year-old David Banda, with the kids splitting their time between New York and London. Madonna’s 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from a previous relationship, will remain in the U.S. with her mother. The children are currently accompanying Madonna on the Latin American leg of her Sticky and Sweet world tour, while Ritchie works on his new “Sherlock Holmes” movie in Britain. But Ritchie’s father, John, admits the star is worried his ex-wife will renege on the custody deal. John Ritchie tells British magazine Closer, “The children are with Madonna at the moment. Our worry is that she won’t send them back and Guy hopes she won’t keep them.” http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=33419
Madonna is removing all traces of Guy Ritchie from the couple’s London home. The US singer - who was granted a decree nisi in her divorce from Guy just over a week ago - has reportedly made plans to get rid of love tokens given to her by the film director and changed the answer phone message at the house they once shared. A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “She’s removed all photographs of the pair of them, leaving only the ones featuring Guy with the children. The joint answering machine message has been replaced with a neutral one. “Many of the presents Guy gave her have been packed up, things are turning ugly.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-23816.html
The quick resolution of Guy Ritchie and Madonna’s divorce came as a surprise to many, but not to those who are close to the Material Girl. “Her head has been in another place for quite some time,” says a source who is friendly with the singer. “It’s not fair to Guy, to the kids, to drag it out for any reason. Luckily Guy has been on the same page and is making this relatively easy for everyone involved.” A fellow Kabbalah practitioner doesn’t see the situation in quite the same positive light, however. “This wasn’t doing Kabbalah any favors — the divorce, the A-Rod relationship — she needed to put this behind her for the sake of Kabbalah, too,” says the Kabbalah source. As for Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez’s involvement in the religion: “He’s been meeting with some of the most important Kabbalah advisors. It’s safe to say if he’s in Madonna’s life, Kabbalah will be a major part of his,” says the source. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27828004/
Madonna and Guy Ritchie will be granted the first decree in their divorce in London on Friday, according to new court documents. London’s High Court lists “Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S”, a case for “matrimonial and civil partnership causes for pronouncement of decree,” where a judge is expected to grant the couple a preliminary divorce. Madonna and Ritchie announced their separation last month after seven-and-a-half years of marriage, and the split could be made official in six weeks, if there are no objections to the decree. Madonna and Ritchie are not expected to appear in court. Moviemaker Ritchie is reportedly set to relinquish any rights to his wife’s fortune as part of the divorce deal - in a bid to win access to the couple’s children. http://us.imdb.com/news/ni0610588/
Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s divorce could stop Madonna from adopting another baby from Malawi. “We can’t approve a child to go into a broken home because the divorce could be the result of the behavior of the party trying to adopt,” Malawian official Penston Kilembe told Life & Style. “Madonna should forget this one.” But that might not be so easy for the 50-year-old Material Girl, who adopted a Malawian boy, David, now 3, in 2006. (The adoption became official in May.) “Madonna has been planning this adoption since shortly after she came home with David,” an insider told Life & Style. “Now because of the breakup with Guy, it may not happen. It’s yet another stab in the heart from Guy, in her view.” As this column previously reported, a Kabbalah source affiliated with Raising Malawi, Madonna’s charity, said that she and baseball star Alex Rodriguez were planning a trip to Malawi together just as soon as the post-divorce dust settles. “I’d be surprised though, if she were taking him for any adoption purposes,” the source said. ‘I think she’s just taking him because they have a relationship, and he’s good for the cause.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27667601/
Madonna has been sending estranged husband Guy Ritchie strange text messages. Guy, 40, showed some of the messages to the crew on his latest film ‘Sherlock Holmes’ - which he is currently shooting in Manchester, England - and one of them is believed to have warned “you’re going down”. The director reportedly told a friend: “This is her idea of a joke - but it’s not funny. Imagine what it was like living with her.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-23384.html
Madonna tried to control Guy Ritchie with a “marriage contract”, it has been claimed. The “contract” was drawn up after the couple - who split after nearly eight years of marriage two weeks ago - visited marriage counsellors two years ago. The document gave intimate instructions such as how much private time the couple should have together, how often they were to have sex and how to tackle arguments. According to Britain’s The Sun newspaper the document ordered Guy to “Work to enrich his wife’s emotional and spiritual wellbeing,” and devote time to reading texts related to Kabbalah, the mystical offshoot of Judaism which Madonna follows. On sex, the marriage rules state both of the couple should “devote time to our sexual expressiveness” and “not use sex as a stick to beat one another”. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-23355.html
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Guy Ritchie is planning a tell-all movie about his relationship with Madonna. The British director has reportedly panicked his estranged wife - who was left devastated by a recent book by her brother Christopher Ciccone - with the idea, but he is determined to show his side of their rocky marriage. A source revealed: “Guy has said that most people wouldn’t believe what went on in their marriage and it would make the most incredible dark, twisted sort of movie.” “His idea would be to give it a film noir treatment. It would be fascinating.” http://news.celebritywonder.com/2008/10/29/Ritchie_s_Tell_All_Movie_Plan.html
On the heels of a British report that Madonna has asked her assistant to gather all the items she received from Guy Ritchie so she can bury them, a source close to the Material Girl says that friends are worried Madonna is in “full meltdown mode.” “In recent years she’s really relied on her Kabbalah advisors, but more for big decisions. She’s barely functioning without a consult at this point,” says the source. What does this mean for the singer’s friendship with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez? “Madonna’s going through some tough times, but she’s still planning a trip to Malawi when the divorce is finalized and her tour is over, and she still expects A-Rod to come on the trip with her,” says the source. “There’s very much a deep relationship there, even when she’s going through what she is now.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27392949/
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Guy Ritchie wants daily contact with his children to stop them becoming “oddballs” like their mother Madonna. The British film director doesn’t want his eight-year-old son Rocco to inherit his wife Madonna’s quirks, and has been secretly treating him to ‘normal’ meals rather than the strict dietary regime Madonna has reportedly imposed. A friend of Guy’s told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “He would see Rocco being fed this macrobiotic stuff and would take him out after for pie and chips to keep him normal. “He doesn’t want to feed them solely on pies and chips. He just wants to show them not everything in life is about steamed fish and rice.” Guy is also said to make a concerted effort to appear ‘normal’ to the children he raises with Madonna, which also includes Lourdes, 12, and adopted David Banda, three. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Guy+Ritchie-23320.html
If recent reports are to be believed, marital life stopped being lovey-dovey between Madonna and Guy Ritchie long before they announced their divorce plans. In fact, according to Us Weekly, the pair made a habit of exchanging verbal low blows. “She would taunt Guy, saying, ‘I should have married someone like me: strong, hot-blooded, intelligent, ambitious, spiritual,’” a Team Ritchie source explained. “Their fights would often get heated. A few times Madonna slapped him or poked him.” While there have yet to be any claims that Ritchie laid a hand on the queen of pop, a source close to Madonna says her soon-to-be ex-husband gave as good as he got. “Guy called her old, fat, ugly and wrinkled and said that she was stupid and couldn’t sing,” the Madonna insider revealed. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27329489/
Guy Ritchie claims Madonna is spying on him during their divorce battle. The ‘RocknRolla’ director is said to be furious his estranged wife is watching his every move and couldn’t believe she even knew of a private family dinner he held to discuss the couple’s impending divorce. Guy has compared Madonna’s intrusive actions to “something concocted by the KGB”, the notorious former Russian security service, and has allegedly told her “this is a divorce, not the cold war”. A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Any hopes Guy had of their divorce being private and dignified are out the window. She’s a control freak and there’s so much at stake. “When Guy found out she knew about the dinner he lost the plot. He said, ‘How can you set fire to our whole world? Why go to such lengths to destroy me?’ ” Since the announcement of the couple’s split last week, Madonna has accused Guy of “emotionally abandoning” her, while the 40-year-old filmmaker claims the pair broke up because of Madonna’s controlling nature and her devotion to the mystical religion Kabbalah. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-23243.html
Meanwhile Madonna, 50, is hoping she can have a natural child with Rodriguez, despite her age. The singer is planning her future with the American baseball player, it emerged last night. There is no suggestion that Madonna has to date had a physical relationship with Rodriguez. However, a friend said: ‘She thinks he’s physically a great specimen. And if she is going to have another child, he would be the ideal man to bring one to her.’ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1078951/A-Rod-set-buy-40m-New-York-pad-door-Madonna-relationship-heats-up.html
A story has been circulating that Madonna has struck a deal with Guy Richie — a story published in The Sun. If true, the pain Guy may have felt over the marriage may be buried in cash. According to the paper, Guy will get a cool $60 million, in addition to a country estate and a London pub. He’s already got millions, but this really would set him up. We can’t confirm the settlement, but based on what we know it’s no surprise that it could have been a done deal before the ink was dry on the divorce papers. Back in July, we were told the marriage was over and the couple planned to string out the announcement to coincide with the release of her movie and concert. The plan was for news to leak out in dribs and drabs, pushing Madonna back in the news and then the big announcement would come around November. It certainly played out that way. http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/19/guy-gets-richier/
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Guy Ritchie will get nearly $18 million from Madonna in their divorce settlement, according to a new report. Their agreement also binds Ritchie to a gagging clause, preventing him from speaking publicly about his marriage to the international superstar. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/20/2008-10-20_report_guy_ritchie_will_get_18_million_i.html
As Madonna announces her divorce from husband Guy Ritchie, a source close to the singer tells Usmagazine.com she and the New York Yankees slugger “are definitely romantic.” “Guy is not involved in this equation,” the insider tells Usmagazine.com. “With or without A-Rod, Madonna and Guy haven’t been ‘together’ for over a year - they have been privately separated. Madonna, however, wanted to finish her world tour before divorcing.” An A-Rod source tells Us, “A-Rod and Madonna are more involved than ever. “Alex has really missed spending time with Madonna. However, he understands the position Madonna’s in.” Look back at Madonna’s loves through the years. The source tells Us six days ago that Madonna — who dined with Rodriguez Oct. 2 at Dos Caminos in NYC — “has agreed to be discreet about her relationship with A-Rod until her tour ends and a divorce is announced.” http://www.usmagazine.com/news/source-madonna-and-alex-rodriguez-are-definitely-romantic
Madonna’s divorce from Guy Ritchie is set to be the most expensive in showbiz history - dwarfing those of Sir Paul McCartney and Phil Collins. The Material Girl hitmaker and her filmmaker husband have an estimated combined fortune of $525 million, the bulk of which belongs to the singer. The couple also owns properties in New York, Los Angeles, London, and the English county of Wiltshire. And, although Madonna earned the majority of her wealth before she married Ritchie in 2000, experts speculate she faces a costly settlement with the RocknRolla director. Madonna and Ritchie are rumoured not to have signed a pre-nuptial agreement before they wed and it is believed the eventual figure could smash the $46 million singer-songwriter Collins paid to third wife Orianne Cevey in August, and Beatles legend McCartney’s $45 million payment to Heather Mills. Leading British divorce lawyer Ayesha Vardag, of London-based Ayesha Vardag Solicitors, says: “While clearly Madonna has been the bigger hitter, arguably Guy Ritchie has had to take a back seat in his own career in order to back her up and support the family emotionally during her demanding work. “The law doesn’t discriminate between breadwinner and home maker - it doesn’t in most circumstances matter who earned the money if they were married and therefore a team. One way or another, this divorce should result in a huge payout for Guy Ritchie if properly handled.
“While a lot of Madonna’s wealth will have been acquired before the marriage, a sizeable amount of wealth will have been built up during the marriage as part of their partnership, which will mean this is not just a case of meeting financial needs. “There will be a huge amount of forensic accounting work relating to what was acquired when and how, and a lot of legal argument about how and indeed how much to differentiate between marital property, which is up for sharing, and non-marital property, which can to some extent be shut out, as the law on that has become somewhat woolly lately.” http://us.imdb.com/news/ni0584544/
Guy Ritchie was flustered at the premiere of his latest movie, “RocknRolla,” after his superstar wife Madonna left him waiting on the red carpet for over an hour. The British moviemaker was left to greet fans by himself at the red carpet event at London’s Leicester Square on Monday night after the singer failed to make the premiere on time. The Material Girl star, who is currently touring with her Sticky and Sweet show, had rushed back from Switzerland to put on a united front with her husband of eight years. The pair have recently been dogged by rumors of a potential split, which they have both vehemently denied. However, Ritchie was seemingly left infuriated by Madonna’s tardiness. He tells Britain’s Mirror newspaper, “She told me she was half an hour away. She better had be otherwise I am going to be really embarrassed. “Whatever happens, she’ll be late. Take her time and double it.” http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=29786
Madonna’s ‘Sticky and Sweet’ touring crew are threatening to quit. Some of the 250 staff on the tour claim they are being treated like “second class citizens” after being given cheap hotel accommodation - while Madonna stayed in an $22,000-a-night castle after her recent show in Nice, France. A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Everyone is absolutely furious with her and some of them want to walk out of the tour. They feel they are being treated like second-class citizens, despite all their hard work over the last few months. “To make matters worse, they are being forced to stay in horrible places and fly on cheap low-cost flights, while she has the lap of luxury. Several are already talking about walking if things don’t improve.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-22511.html
Madonna is furious that her explicit love letters may be made public. The ‘Give It 2 Me’ singer has reportedly instructed her lawyers to stop the organisers of new exhibition ‘Simply Madonna: Materials of the Girl’ from displaying the racy notes. Madonna sent the 17 letters - which include photographs - to her then-boyfriend James Albright in the 90s and signed some of them Spanky, said to be a reference to her fondness of being spanked during sex, while others include a lipstick kiss. A source said: “Who would want private sentiments to someone they loved revealed? Lawyers sent a warning. She hopes it will work.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-22447.html
Madonna is set to adopt again, it has been confirmed. The singer has renewed her bid to care for three-year-old Mercy James now that her marriage to Guy Ritchie is stronger and Malawian officials say she is “on the cusp” of completing the process. Penstone Klembe, Malawi adoption minister, told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Madonna’s representatives have been visiting the girl.” “The adoption is now advanced - all the government is waiting for is Madonna to forward the petition of adoption formalities.” “Then Mercy will be able to leave the country for a new life.” http://news.celebritywonder.com/2008/08/13/Madonna_to_Adopt_Another_Malawian_Child.html
Despite denials from Madonna’s publicist, a source close to the singer’s plastic surgeon says that the Material Girl has indeed had plastic surgery, as recently as this spring. The procedure? “A mid-face lift,” says the source. “It’s meant to make the cheekbones more prominent.” That isn’t entirely what’s to blame for Madonna’s increasingly haggard look, however. The source confirms that Madonna has lost a bit of weight, thanks in part to the stress induced by constant media coverage of the singer’s supposed relationship with Yankee Alex Rodriguez. A Madonna pal says friends are worried that her upcoming tour will take an additional toll, and would like to see her gain some weight. But if Madonna insists on the medical route to youth (not a stretch, since she’s been known to carry vitamin B-12 shots on her person) Dr. Tahl Humes (who does not treat Madonna) of Vitahl Medical Rejuvenation Spa in Denver says she “would recommend using dermal fillers to restore her look.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26127626/
Despite repeated claims from Madonna’s rep that everything’s hunky-dory between the queen of pop and husband Guy Ritchie, rumors of marital woes continue to swirl around them. But things may be looking up for the power pair. The New York Post reports the couple plans to bury the hatchet and make their relationship work — at least for now. The arrangement, which the paper claims is a one-year commitment to try to mend the rift, means big compromises from Madge and her man. For instance, both of them must find extra time in their busy schedules to spend with each other, and for Madonna that means cutting back on those daily four-hour mega-workouts. And if the soon-to-be-less-buff Madonna had any ambition to adopt another child, that’s out of the question under the new agreement. Apparently Guy isn’t looking to become one half of the next Brangelina. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26045193/
While Madonna’s said to be suffering from stress and exhaustion, in part, due to the release of her brother’s tell-all tome “Living with My Sister Madonna,” Christopher Ciccone seems downright pleased with himself and the familial dirt he’s dished. During an impromptu interview with The New York Observer, Christopher confessed his scandal-packed volume doesn’t even contain everything he wanted to reveal about the Queen of Pop. “There are plenty of things I left out of the book,” he told the paper. “And things that the lawyers and editors took out.” Without revealing the nature of the forbidden tidbits, Madonna’s little brother opened up on his celebrity sibling’s reaction to the book and the delight he took in it. Christopher claims Madonna sent him an e-mail simply stating, “Call me,” when she got wind of the unauthorized biography. Deciding not to engage her (“I don’t respond to commands anymore”), he enjoyed Madonna’s rare, powerless position instead. “I will admit to a guilty pleasure in watching her squirm,” the younger Ciccone confessed. As for his reaction to finally releasing the book, that was more like “a giant f—— orgasm,” Christopher said. “Therapy I already had; this was pure sex.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25823312/
The Queen of Pop needs a break. According to The Sun, Madonna now suffers from stress and exhaustion thanks to her busy schedule, alleged marital woes, and the release of her brother’s tell-all biography. “Madonna is doing less than OK,” an insider told the paper. “She has been rehearsing for the (Sticky & Sweet) tour and she is totally miserable. She’s down physically and mentally.” The source claims the “situation with (her husband, Guy Ritchie) is very, very tense,” and Madonna feels that she lacks support from those around her. “She feels nobody has taken her side,” the source said. “One of her closest pals says she has never seen Madonna so low. She has been feeling low and looking really gaunt.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803140/
Madonna is reportedly at the centre of a sex tape scandal. A cameraman claims to have a video of Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez romping on a sofa. He is trying to sell the tape - allegedly shot with a hidden camera in an apartment owned by a friend of the cameraman which was used by the couple for secret liaisons - for $2 million. The unnamed owner of the tape claims he visited the property and hid a camera, pointed at the sofa which captured the X-rated footage two months ago. A legal source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper that the implications of the secret filming could be dire for the cameraman, saying: “If footage was obtained in this way it would be an outrageous invasion of privacy. But more than that he would not have had his friend’s consent to install the camera and must have entered the apartment without approval to hide it. “He would be guilty of voyeurism. Instead of making a million he’d be going to jail for a few years.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-21909.html
Madonna has had a facelift, says her brother Christopher Ciccone. Christopher, who has written a book entitled ‘Life With My Sister Madonna’ alleges the singer - who turns 50 in August - went under the knife in a bid to maintain her youthful appearance. When asked if he still recognised Madonna from the girl he grew up with, Christopher replied: “Not after the facelift.” He added to US TV show ‘Good Morning America’: “I do recognise her in some ways, but I think ultimately she is a lonely person. It is truly lonely at the top.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-21825.html
Madonnna is “loving” the attention she’s getting from the Alex Rodriguez scandal, friends said - and as of Sunday, she was planning on ramping up the rumors by cheering on her close friend during today’s All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. “She, [manager] Guy Oseary and some friends have tickets and are planning on going,” said a spy. “She doesn’t care about the press it will get - she loves it. It just gets her more publicity for her upcoming Sticky and Sweet tour.” Madonna and hubby Guy Ritchie have been acting like a very strong couple ever since news broke that not only was A-Rod’s wife, Cynthia, divorcing him, but that she claims he’d had an “affair of the heart” with the singer. Madonna, who has been actively trying to get A-Rod into kabbalah, denies any affairs with the slugger. “Cynthia’s claims don’t bother Guy,” said a pal of the couple. “He and Madonna have an unconventional marriage and are fine with it. He is obsessed with his work and so is she. They are not planning on divorcing.” Ritchie just signed Robert Downey Jr. to his next movie about Sherlock Holmes, and is said to be in LA now with the actor. But while Madonna can blow off the bad C-Rod press, she is not pleased with the press that her brother, Christopher Ciccone, and his book, “Life With My Sister Madonna,” are generating. Madge is said to be furious with Ciccone, who describes his sister as a petty, mean pennypincher who stiffed him out of tens of thousands of dollars. A source told Jossip that although Ciccone was on “Good Morning America,” his interviews with “The Insider” and “Entertainment Tonight” were canceled after Madonna’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, made calls implying that if Ciccone appeared on the shows, they’d lose access to Madonna. A rep for the shows said, “That’s not us.” http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/gossip/pagesix/madge_eating_up_a_rod_buzz_119977.htm
Alex Rodriguez isn’t the first athlete Madonna has pursued. In the new issue of Us Weekly, former Oakland A and onetime Yankee Jose Canseco details how the singer, 49, tried to romance him in 1991 even though, like baseball nemesis A-Rod, he was married at the time. (He first talked about the incident in his 2008 biography Vindicated.) “She wanted to get married and have a child with me — she wanted a Cuban child,” he tells Us. Canseco recalls: “We went downstairs [at her house in the Hollywood Hills] and she came over and said, ‘What would you do if I kissed you?’ and then sat on my lap and kissed me.” Madonna even offered to support him if he split with his wife. “She said, ‘I have lots of money. Don’t worry about that,’” Canseco tells Us. http://www.usmagazine.com/exclusive-jose-canseco-madonna-begged-me-to-impregnante-her
Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on newsstands tomorrow, that Madonna’s seven-year marriage to Guy Ritchie has stalled out – and the singer has been hosting late-night visits from New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez at her Central Park West apartment in New York City. A ringless and grim-faced Ritchie, 39, arrived in New York City from London yesterday after several weeks apart from his family. A source tells Us that the $28-million-a-year Rodriguez, 32, has made numerous solo nighttime visits to Madonna, 49, at her spacious home and would sneak out “as late as midnight.” Says the source, “All the doormen are talking.” Rodriguez attended Madonna’s April 30 NYC concert; the singer sat in his seats at a Yankees game on June 22 (it was the first time she ever was photographed at a Yankees game). Her son Rocco, 7, also sported Yankees gear on June 25 while playing in Central Park. Rodriguez, married with two young daughters, has already faced speculation about cheating: In 2007, he and a stripper were reportedly spotted in Toronto, Miami and Dallas. Complicating matters: Former Yankee slugger Jose Canseco – who once dated Madonna – wrote in his book Vindicted that he “hates [A-Rod’s] guts” because he once hit on his wife. http://www.usmagazine.com/exclusive-ny-yankee-making-late-night-visits-to-madonnas-apartment
Madonna and Guy Ritchie enjoyed a three-day break in Italy - but slept in separate rooms. The couple - who this week have been dogged by reports their marriage is on the verge of collapsing - left their children, Lourdes, 11, Rocco, seven and two-year-old David with a nanny while they visited Milan at the end of last week. However, the pair reportedly slept in separate rooms and are said to have spent very little time together. A source close to the couple told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “They had completely separate rooms, schedules, everything. It was all very well organized but it’s not a marriage the way most people understand it. “They have this attitude like, ‘We’re not really a couple but we’re friends and we love each other and raise our kids.’ But the truth is they annoy each other, don’t agree on anything, don’t see each other or live ‘together’ as they did.” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Madonna-21541.html
Madonna will split from husband Guy Ritchie at the end of her forthcoming world tour, it has been claimed. The “4 Minutes” singer and the film director have reportedly decided to end their seven-year marriage but will not make an announcement until her “Sticky and Sweet” tour finishes in Mexico on November 29. A source close to the couple – who raise three children together, Lourdes, 11, Rocco, seven, and two-year-old David – told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Although the marriage is coming to an end, they don’t want to say anything until the tour is over.” “They live like brother and sister rather than husband and wife and thought it best to call it a day.” “There’s been speculation about them having furious rows, but they have just grown apart.” “They’ve decided they’re better off as friends. It’s sad, but they’re determined to keep it amicable.” Madonna, 49, is said to be planning to split her time between her properties in London, New York and Los Angeles after the separation. http://news.celebritywonder.com/2008/06/24/Madonna_Set_to_Split_from_Ritchie.html
Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, has blindsided her with a tell-all memoir. Simon & Schuster just announced a 350,000-copy first printing of the book, due out next month. For months, the publisher would tell book sellers to expect only a celeb bio while Christopher scribbled away in secret. Madge and her bro were once supertight: He directed her early tours and decorated her homes, but the relationship became strained. Madonna’s rep had no immediate reaction. “She hasn’t spoken to him much lately,” one friend told us. “God knows, she isn’t going to now.” http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/06/12/2008-06-12_side_dish_madges_bro_spills_beans.html
One of the greatest stars in the music work, Madonna, is divorcing director Guy Ritchie after eight years of marriage. Holy Moly sources reveal that the singer has paid a visit to famous British divorce attorney Nicholas Mostyn, to start a case. According to sources, the singer is afraid Guy might get half of her assets because they have not signed a prenuptial agreement. Last year alone, Madonna has earned 70 million dollars. Allegedly, their love ended because they could not agree where the family will live and about the children. The spouses` representatives still have not responded. Madonna chose Mostyn because he is one of the best British divorce attorneys. He secured a favourable outcome for Sir Paul McCartney in his divorce case with Heather Mills, saving him 100 million pounds. http://www.javno.com/en/lifestyle/clanak.php?id=155185
Madonna has revealed her husband Guy Ritchie lost his sex drive while he was on a cookie diet. The pop superstar - who pays tribute to her “incredible” love-life with Guy on her forthcoming album ‘Hard Candy’ - was not happy when the British director’s libido took a nose-dive after he substituted breakfast and lunch for low-calorie biscuits. She said: “My husband went on that cookie diet and it was such a turn-off because he didn’t want to have sex. He’s not on it anymore, thank god!” Despite her complaints about the side effects, Madonna admits the 800 calorie-a-day diet - which also counts Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson among its followers - was a success. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Guy+Ritchie-20511.html