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Work Eases Madge's Tough Times

Music steadies Material Girl through divorce from Guy Ritchie

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 24, 2008 3:10 PM CST

(Newser) – Madonna is saddened by her impending divorce, but work motivates her to soldier on, she tells the AP. Though her split with husband Guy Ritchie weighs heavily on her, touring and promoting a new movie “provides a distraction that keeps me going,” the... Read full story »

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