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Madonna Divorce Details To Go Public

Pop star "dreading" public hearing of child custody deal

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 20, 2009 2:40 PM CST

(Newser) – The messy details of Madonna’s divorce from Guy Ritchie could be aired in public next month, the Daily Mirror reports. A New York judge will likely approve the child custody deal reached in the UK during open-court proceedings. “She is dreading it,” a pal told the Sun. “Their idea of hell is to have their differences laid bare.”

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A New York judge is expected to rubber-stamp the child custody deal struck in the UK between Madonna and Guy Ritchie, but will do so in a March 2 hearing open to anybody. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)

Madonna performs during a concert, part of her "Sticky and Sweet" tour, in Buenos Aires, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

In this Sept. 1, 2008, file photo, Madonna arrives for the world premiere of his film "Rock n Rolla" in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)

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The new hearing will just be a case of reiterating what was decided in Britain.
But it could still prove embarrassing for Madge to have to contend with private information being aired in such a public way. - Legal source, the Mirror

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