Madge's Family Xmas Includes A-Rod

Lourdes' 'WE' scenes ended up on cutting room floor

(NEWSER) - Madonna "dragged" daughter Lourdes into a small part in her new movie WE ... and then cut her from it. "It was quite unfair of me, what I did and what I asked her to do," the Material Girl tells MTV in a recent interview. "But she was really great, and then I ended up cutting her out of the film. Ruthless, I know. I said, 'Sorry babe, you're on the cutting room floor.' She took it like a champ." (Not too surprising, considering Madonna's children reportedly have to schedule meetings to see their mom .) More»

Girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley, 29, due in September

(NEWSER) - It looks like you can mark Guy Ritchie down under the "moved on" category. Two and a half years ago his marriage to Madonna fell apart ; now the director is having a baby with his 29-year-old model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley, the Daily Mail reports. The baby is due in early September and will be Ritchie’s third; he has both biological son Rocco and adopted son David with the Material Girl. Ritchie and Ainsley have been dating for a little more than a year, and a friend says wedding bells are likely in the near future. Click for more on their romance and pregnancy. More»

Material Girl line should have been more '80s, says stylist

(NEWSER) - Madonna’s fashion line, co-designed by her daughter , debuts today—and one celebrity stylist is not impressed. “There are some good pieces but it's a bit one-note,” says Phillip Bloch, who was “underwhelmed” by the Material Girl designs. “I'm surprised Madonna's collection is not more Madonna,” he tells Fox News . “It is very middle of the road, which is interesting for someone who is known for constantly pushing the envelope.” More»

But sorry, still no word on 'You're So Vain' subject

(NEWSER) - Ever wondered who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is really about? Join the club . Fortunately, there are at least nine other songs “secretly” written about someone famous whose identity has since been uncovered. From The Frisky :

• Amy Winehouse: “Me and Mr. Jones” is supposedly about her unrequited love for rapper Nas; it refers to his daughter Destiny and his birthday, Sept. 14.
• Madonna: “Miles Away” was inspired by now-ex-husband Guy Ritchie, she told Elle. She also once dedicated it to the “emotionally retarded.”

Think Tiger's paying a lot? He's still not tops

(NEWSER) - Tiger Woods’ reported $750 million divorce payout is big, but not big enough to top the Daily Beast's list of the 10 costliest divorces (it comes in second—a distant second):

• Michael and Diandra Douglas: She walked away with half his fortune—$45 million—and could still get more. She’s suing for half his Wall Street 2 earnings, since it’s related to a movie he made while they were together.
• James Cameron and Linda Hamilton: The $50 million she won in the divorce didn’t stop her from recently telling the Mail, “He was always a jerk.”