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The Madonna-Guy Split

Started by K Schwartz; Last updated by K Schwartz

The Madonna-Guy Split

Did she force him to keep up on his Kabbalah reading? Did he call her fat? Allegations fly in this oh-so-high-profile divorce.


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  • June 2009
    • Madonna-Guy Nude Painting Sells, Finally

      Madonna-Guy Nude Painting Sells, Finally

      (Newser) - After failing to sell at auction last month, a painting of Madonna in the buff with ex Guy Ritchie has found a buyer, the BBC reports. An anonymous collector paid more than the $24,000 reserve price demanded by a Scottish house. “We were very confident we would find the right buyer for Madonna and Guy ,” an auction-house employee said of Peter Howson’s 2005 oil painting. More »

  • May 2009
    • Madonna Nude Up for Auction

      Madonna Nude Up for Auction

      (Newser) - Want to gaze upon Madonna in the nude? Your chance is coming up when a 2005 portrait goes up for auction in Glasgow Saturday, the Mirror reports. The oil painting shows a naked Material Girl with now-ex-hubby Guy Ritchie. Elsewhere: Rihanna and Chris Brown are both moving on—from just singing, the New York Daily News reports. Both have movie roles in the works. More »

  • April 2009
    • Madonna Drops $40M on NYC Townhouse

      Madonna Drops $40M on NYC Townhouse

      (Newser) - Madonna may be sending her moving van(s) to the Upper East Side of Manhattan rather than Malawi, reports the New York Post. The singer is plunking down $40 million for a Georgian-style townhouse. That’s $5 million less than the asking price, but hardly a bargain; no residence in the area “has ever sold for $20 million, let alone $30 million—or ever will again,” says one broker. More »

    • Smokers Prompt Brit Fit

      Smokers Prompt Brit Fit

      (Newser) - Britney Spears delayed a concert last night in Vancouver because she didn’t like how smoky the arena was, Perez Hilton reports. Brit walked off stage and did not return for almost an hour. She left concertgoers with some advice: “Don’t smoke weed!” A rep apologized, saying crew members had become ill due to poor ventilation. Elsewhere: One has to wonder if Snoop Dogg’s tongue was firmly in cheek when he responded to E!’s idea of a team-up with Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers: “We’ll make some gangsta pop music.” More »

  • March 2009
    • Ed McMahon Alive and Well; Mr. Pitt Goes to Washington

      Ed McMahon Alive and Well; Mr. Pitt Goes to Washington

      (Newser) - Reports of Ed McMahon’s ill health have been greatly exaggerated, Perez Hilton reports, quoting a rep who said the nearly-86-year-old “is alive and kicking, and is in fact amused by rumors of his demise.” More from the crazy world of gossip: Do-gooder Brad Pitt is meeting with Nancy Pelosi today, People reports, to discuss a project aimed at building “affordable and environmentally-sustainable housing” in New Orleans. More »

    • Canseco Slams Madonna Over Baby Beau

      Canseco Slams Madonna Over Baby Beau

      (Newser) - Jose Canseco, that other famous slugger linked to Madonna, slammed the age difference between the singer and beau Jesus Luz, Us Magazine writes. “Oh, my God! Doesn’t she realize she is 60 years old? Come on!” he said. The Material Girl (actually 50) can’t catch a break: Bang Showbiz reports she received 100 DVD copies of It after reports that ex-hubby Guy Ritchie referred to her as “it.” More »

  • February 2009
    • Guy's Name for Madonna: 'It'

      Guy's Name for Madonna: 'It'

      (Newser) - It seems Guy Ritchie can be added to the list of people who think Madonna’s looking a bit well-preserved. Her ex-hubby has taken to calling the singer “it,” the Sun reports, and he did so even before the split. “Guy will say, ‘Oh, it’s in a bad mood today,’” a source says. “He told people, ‘We can’t make it angry.’” More »

    • Meet Madge's New Face

      Meet Madge's New Face

      (Newser) - “When all else fails and you long to be / Something better than you are today.” Sound familiar, Madonna? The Queen of Pop seems to be looking better these days, notes ABC News. Has she had work done? Nothing surgical, say experts, but just about everything else. “It looks like she had a sapphire abrasion or a vibra facial,” says one doctor. That, plus a heap of Botox for her eyebrows and nose. More »

    • Madonna Divorce Details To Go Public

      Madonna Divorce Details To Go Public

      (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.” More »

    • Madonna, Boy Toy Get Ready for Oscars

      Madonna, Boy Toy Get Ready for Oscars

      (Newser) - Madonna's Oscar night outfit will include one top-of-the-line accessory: 22-year-old model Jesus Luz. “Madonna and Jesus have spent all week planning their outfits," a friend told OK! Despite their 28-year age difference, "Madonna and Jesus’ romance is real," the pal added. "Madonna is planning on using the Vanity Fair party to introduce Jesus to the world as her new boyfriend." More »

    • Madge-Jesus Fling Is—Get This— a Sham: Pals

      Madge-Jesus Fling Is—Get This— a Sham: Pals

      (Newser) - How did Madonna score a Brazilian model less than half her age? His parents cried “kidnapping,” but pals claim the whole thing is a well-played publicity stunt typical of the Material Pentagenarian, the Mirror reports. “Taking Jesus to Kaballah is a masterstroke as she always historically introduces her lovers to the religion,” one insider pointed out, adding that ex-hubby Guy Ritchie—whom Madonna is trying to annoy—“saw the pictures and laughed out loud.” More »

    • Madge Sizzles With Boy-Toy Foursome

      Madge Sizzles With Boy-Toy Foursome

      (Newser) - A sizzling-hot Madonna is about to hit newsstands in an eye-popping spread of simulated sex with a foursome of Brazilian boy toys, reports the New York Daily News . One of the beefcake hotties prominently featured in the 45-page show-all in W is 22-year-old Ford model Jesus Luz, a key rival with A-Rod for Madonna's attentions. "I'm told they're kind of friends," said Madge's spokeswoman. More »

    • Madonna's Boy Toy Ticks Off A-Rod

      Madonna's Boy Toy Ticks Off A-Rod

      (Newser) - Madonna has a new boy toy, and Alex Rodriguez isn't happy about it. The 50-year-old pop icon has been spotted in New York with 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz, the Daily News reports. "It's embarrassing for him because he and Madonna have been so publicly linked," a source says of A-Rod, 33, "and now it looks like he's been dumped for a younger stud." More »

  • January 2009
    • Madonna Will Move Kids to NYC

      Madonna Will Move Kids to NYC

      (Newser) - After a battle over residency with ex-husband Guy Ritchie, Madonna has emerged victorious and will take her two sons to live in New York, the Sun reports. Rocco, 8, and David, 3, will join forces with their sister Lourdes, 12, in the Big Apple. It’s a temporary move but is expected to be made permanent. More »

    • Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away

      Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away

      (Newser) - There’s at least one person truly happy about the Madonna-Guy Ritchie divorce: Guy’s dad. John Ritchie told In Touch magazine he’s glad Madonna has “lots of boyfriends” to keep her from pulling her ex-hubby back into her clutches, Perez Hilton reports. The protective parent added, “The worst thing would be if they reconciled.” More »

    • Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge

      Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge

      (Newser) - More than gloves came off for Madonna during her divorce, and it seems no amount of pleading can stop the 50-year-old’s “forced erotica,” Jan Moir writes in the Daily Mail . Madge’s crotch shots for her new Hard Candy album are “the death rattle of a freshly divorced diva desperately seeking assurance that she can still make the grade as a sex goddess.” More »

    • Madonna Searches for Softer Side

      Madonna Searches for Softer Side

      (Newser) - The Material Girl is in therapy, reports the Daily Mirror . Madonna has started counseling sessions with—of course—a Kabbalah center rabbi, in an effort to “tweak her tikkun.” In English? The famously controlling pop star wants to be “less domineering.” Along those lines, she had ex Guy Ritchie over Tuesday after daughter Lourdes begged them, “Please don’t be mean to each other,” the New York Daily News reports. More »

  • December 2008
    • Guy Ritchie Cozies Up to Hugh Grant's Ex

      Guy Ritchie Cozies Up to Hugh Grant's Ex

      (Newser) - British tabloids are alert to the possibility of a romance between freshly divorced Guy Ritchie and Jemima Khan, millionaire heiress and recent Hugh Grant fling, the New York Daily News notes. The pair “got along like a house on fire” at two London dinner parties earlier this month, the Daily Mail adds. More »

    • $92M? That's a Lie!

      $92M? That's a Lie!

      (Newser) - Madonna's mouthpiece is full of it, the singer says. Liz Rosenberg told the AP this week that the Material Girl would give ex-hubby Guy Ritchie up to $92 million in “one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement.” The couple denies the figure, the New York Post reports, and Rosenberg isn't talking. More »

    • Madge's Family Xmas Includes A-Rod

      Madge's Family Xmas Includes A-Rod

      (Newser) - Madonna agreed to her ex-hubby’s request that she bring the kids to Britain for Christmas—as long as Alex Rodriguez can come along, the Sun reports. Madge offered the Yankees star first-class airfare and a room in a top hotel in London because “she wants to treat him,” a source said. “She wants the kids to be with their parents but wants time with A-Rod, too.” More »

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Grammy award winning pop star Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie exit after visiting a church in Mumbai, India. Today, Madonna dispelled rumors her marriage is on the rocks.
Grammy award winning pop star Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie exit after visiting a church in Mumbai, India. Today, Madonna dispelled rumors her marriage is on the rocks.   (AP Photo/Rajesh Nirgude)
Director Guy Ritchie and Madonna attend a special screening of
Director Guy Ritchie and Madonna attend a special screening of "Revolver" hosted by the Cinema Society and Piaget at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Madonna and director husband Guy Ritchie announced yesterday they're divorcing after more than 7 years of marriage.
Madonna and director husband Guy Ritchie announced yesterday they're divorcing after more than 7 years of marriage.   (AP Photo)
Happier days: Madonna waves to the crowd as Guy Ritchie holds their son Rocco after his baptism at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland eight years ago.
Happier days: Madonna waves to the crowd as Guy Ritchie holds their son Rocco after his baptism at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland eight years ago.   (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, file)
Madonna, wearing a sling, arrives with hubby Guy Richie for the premiere of his fiim
Madonna, wearing a sling, arrives with hubby Guy Richie for the premiere of his fiim "Revolver" in London's Leicester Square in happier days three years ago.   (AP Photo/Max Nash, file)
Madonna is using tactics likened to the KGB by soon-to-be-ex Guy Ritchie.
Madonna is using tactics likened to the KGB by soon-to-be-ex Guy Ritchie.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Madonna recently split with husband Guy Ritchie.
Madonna recently split with husband Guy Ritchie.   (AP Photo)
Madonna arrives alongside Guy Ritchie for the launch party for her album
Madonna arrives alongside Guy Ritchie for the launch party for her album "Music" in Los Angeles, Sept. 19, 2000.   (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield, file)
Guy Ritchie and Madonna attend a special screening of
Guy Ritchie and Madonna attend a special screening of "Revolver" hosted by the Cinema Society and Piaget at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York., Dec. 2, 2007.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Kabbalah leaders are said to fear that a drawn-out, ugly divorce between two of the sect's top adherents, Guy Ritchie and Madonna, will damage its public image.
Kabbalah leaders are said to fear that a drawn-out, ugly divorce between two of the sect's top adherents, Guy Ritchie and Madonna, will damage its public image.   (AP Photo)
Madonna, Guy Ritchie, son Rocco, and daughter Lourdes arrive at the premiere of the film
Madonna, Guy Ritchie, son Rocco, and daughter Lourdes arrive at the premiere of the film "Arthur and the Invisibles" in London Jan. 25, 2007.   (AP Photo)
Guy Ritchie was instructed to devote time to sexual expressiveness with wife Madonna.
Guy Ritchie was instructed to devote time to sexual expressiveness with wife Madonna.   (AP Photo)
Madonna says Ritchie emotionally abandoned her and has turned into a gold-digger.
Madonna says Ritchie emotionally abandoned her and has turned into a gold-digger.   (AP Photo)
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