Madonna to Gwyneth: Shut Up!

Plus, credit crunch hits Cleese's divorce, and more

(NEWSER) - Uh-oh. Guy Ritchie showed up with a black eye after a night out in London, the Sun reports. No word on where the mystery shiner came from… could this have anything to do with his less-than-flattering nickname for tough ex-wife Madonna? More gossip:

• The recession has hit celebrity divorces. John Cleese successfully halved his $1.9 million settlement after showing that he’s not worth as much as he was in 2007, the Mail reports.

'I'm just here' for Madonna, Gwen says

(NEWSER) - Madonna's marriage may be over, but at least she can lean on pal Gwyneth Paltrow. At a London premiere yesterday, Paltrow called Madge a “dear friend,” Us Magazine reports. “I’m supporting her in all (the) ways that I can,” she said said of the singer, who announced her split from British director Guy Ritchie last week after 7 years of marriage. More»

Sources predict an amicable separation

(NEWSER) - Madonna has asked Guy Ritche, her husband of 7 years, for a divorce, the Mirror reports. After a troubled year for their marriage and consultation with divorce lawyers, Madge decided to make it final, friends of the couple said last night. “It was quite painless but very sad. He's off to the country to get a bit of peace and quiet." More»

From Brad and Jen to Madonna and Guy, these made headlines

(NEWSER) - For better or for worse, this decade will always be remembered as the one in which that homewrecker Angelina Jolie broke up Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s marriage. The Daily Beast comments on that, and nine other high-profile divorces of the '00s. More»

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

(NEWSER) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo of her saying once that he is “emotionally retarded”—“But she's retarded, too.” More»