
MADONNA'S manic obsession with her body SHATTERED her marriage to Guy Ritchie, the News of the World can reveal.
As their relationship went into meltdown the musclebound singer insisted on sticking to her strict FOUR-HOUR daily exercise regime DESPITE Guy's pleas they should spend more time together.
It meant the film director went 18 MONTHS without having sex with his wife.
And on the rare occasions when they did make love, he has told pals it was like "cuddling up to a piece of gristle".
A close friend of the couple told us: "He got more and more frustrated as she spent nearly half the day working out. Afterwards she'd be too tired to make love.
"And towards the end Guy wouldn't be there. He'd get fed up waiting for her and go down the pub with his mates.
"He is the one behind the split."
Today, as the couple hammer out their divorce settlement, we reveal how Guy, 40, is RESIGNED to Madonna running off with baseball star Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez-and how she's been BOMBARDING the £12million-a-year sportsman with phone calls.
We tell how Madonna, 50, REFUSED to fight to save their seven-year marriage, keeping her husband waiting FIVE hours to see her at her apartment after he flew to New York to try to patch things up.
We uncover Guy's secret HATRED of her obsession with the mystic religion Kabbalah, which exploded one night with him storming at her: "You think it has made you a better person? It's made you worse, you selfish cow!"
And we reveal that, contrary to other reports, the pair DID have a pre-nuptial agreement to take care of who gets what in the multi-million-pound divorce.
The pal first revealed how Madonna was furious her husband announced the split before her Sticky & Sweet tour was over. "He's sick of taking a back seat and letting her make the decisions-so he took the bull by the horns.
"When the cracks began to show in their marriage, Madonna wouldn't budge. Guy was pleading with her to spend more time with him but she just wouldn't have it.
"She'd insist she did her four-hour workout and that would be half the day gone. He'd ask her whether she'd still be pumping iron at 60 and she'd always reply, 'Sure I will'.
"They've been apart so much in the last two years the times when they could have made love have been pretty limited.
"And they've been in separate bedrooms a lot after rows so there has been no making-up.
"They might as well be brother and sister."
The friend also revealed how Guy poured his heart out to him about his distaste for his wife's bulging muscles.
"After a few drinks one evening Guy said it was like cuddling up to a piece of gristle," said his pal.
"All the soft feminine tones have been replaced by the build of an athlete."
Our source also revealed how Guy-famous for Brit gangster films like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and latest movie RocknRolla-is convinced Madonna will begin openly dating new love A-Rod. Last year the New York Yankees star's wife Cynthia named the singer as one of his string of 'other women' in divorce proceedings.
Just days ago Madonna was spotted with him at a restaurant in New York-where she was spotted yesterday, minus her wedding ring, visiting a Kabbalah centre before flying to Toronto for a gig.
Our source said: "Madonna is getting increasingly close to Alex over several months. They are ringing each other all the time.

"Guy knows what's happening but Madonna doesn't want Alex named in the divorce so she'll keep a lid on things until the financial side of the split is worked out. She's constantly calling Alex and when she's in New York they meet all the time for meals and go back to her place."
After rumours about Madonna and A-Rod reached fever pitch in July, worried Guy flew to New York to see her. His pal said: "Guy wanted to patch things up. He thought his wife would be eager to show solidarity too but he was wrong.
"When he got to the apartment she insisted on doing her workout first. It was five hours before she sat down with him.
"By then he was blazing mad and they had a huge row. That was when he knew it was over."
Another obstacle in their marriage was the hold which the mystic religion Kabbalah has on Madonna's life.
She even insisted one of its rabbis act as a marriage counsellor when communication between the pair collapsed earlier this year. But Guy walked out of meetings in disgust, branding the devotees 'Kabbalah wallahs' when it was suggested that his wishes should always be subordinate to Madonna's.
Our source added: "Guy just thinks it is mumbo jumbo. He was appalled she wanted the religion to intervene."
The one part of the split on which the couple almost agree is money.
Under their pre-nup Guy-already worth £30 million-will receive £10-12 million in cash, plus the 1,200 acre estate in Wiltshire and their London pub, the Punchbowl, in the divorce settlement.
The Punchbowl was at the root of a lot of their rows. Madonna was furious about the amount of time Guy would spend there with his London mates. She hated him eating pies and chips there instead of coming home to her micro-biotic diet of steamed fish and pulses. The cash figure for Guy covers the London properties-a family townhouse in Marylebone, a ten-bedroom property next door and two mews cottages- that Madonna wants to keep.
And the couple have agreed that neither party can have any claim on money made before they were married-in Madonna's case about £300 million.
There have been no rows, however, over custody of their eight-year-old son Rocco. Our source said: "Guy wants 50-50 custody. He's devoted to Rocco and wants him to spend half of the year with him and half with Madonna."
Guy is close to Madonna's daughter Lourdes, 12, and her adopted son David Banda, three, but our source said: "He figures time with them will be limited."
Last night Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone broke his silence on her bitter divorce, branding his sister an "evil queen without any taste".
But he also claimed the marriage was doomed from the day they wed at Scotland's Skibo Castle. Gay Christopher, for years Madonna's backstage dresser, said: "It was a bizarre week of hell. And it kind of set the tone." He said he felt sad that she was married to a man who seems "so insecure in his masculinity that he thrives on homophobia".
Interior designer Christopher revealed how Guy asked him to design a cabinet for his cuff links and watches, saying: "Nothing mincey, mate. Nothing twee." Christopher said he had to stop himself from "knocking his front teeth in".
Another source backed up Christopher's claim about the wedding. He said: "When they got married Guy joked to a friend that he'd divorce his wife in seven years and pocket the money.
"It was just a throwaway line-but it turned out strangely accurate."
When the film director realised his mistake he had to dash to a PETROL STATION to buy the superstar a last-minute bunch of basic blooms.
But his desperate gesture ended in a blazing row at her London home.
A source told us: "Madonna is an old romantic at heart and fully expected Guy to do something really special.
"But he turned up late for their dinner date- then saw the huge bouquet her designer friend Donatella Versace had sent her.
"He knew he'd messed up and dashed to a petrol station. But the flowers he brought back were pathetic. You could hear the row three floors away."
Guy's tight-fistedness became legendary in the marriage, according to pals-and when he wanted to take Madonna to dinner he'd sometimes dip into her PETTY CASH to pay for it!
"Despite the millions he made from his gangster films, he'd sometimes scrounge out of the household expenses if she wanted him to treat her," said our source.
"Eventually she found out what was going on. She must have torn a strip off him."
Many of the singer's friends were worried Madonna was just looking for a "sperm donor" when she hooked up with Guy, who's ten years younger.
One said she had asked Carlos Leon, father of her daughter Lourdes, to do it-but he refused.
"Madonna was desperate to add to her family and we felt she was sizing up Guy as a possible dad," the friend said.
"Then they accidentally fell in love-but most of us could see they were too different to last."
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For those who see her as a role model, who her music and life has lead them to engage in casual sex for the sake of "doing it", you might want to rethink your role models. I'm sure she has other things to worry about. Like explaining to her daughter how to not look like a whore.
By Steve.. Posted November 22 2008 at 1:06 PM.
Here is a woman who grew up without her mother.Madonna was one of five children raised by a stepmother.She only had herself and a dream,and fulfilled that dream.How many people would leave any comfort to come to New York alone,living in one room without an income and trying to make it in the MUSIC INDUSTRY!! You go girl she is strong,proud,and deserves the best.She worked hard and puts her heart and soul into her music.In concert she gives U it all.It is not easy to find true happiness.Some have it for a lifetime,some have it for a short period of time,Some have it and death steals it.Some of us will keep searching,and on our journey we will make mistakes,but like Madonna we live life to the fullest and never settle if we are not happy.
"AND AS WE LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. Nelson Mandela
By Madonnas #1 Fan.. Posted November 4 2008 at 1:16 AM.
GROW UP MADONNA , LETS SEE YOU HAVE ABOUT 600 MILLIONS , NO SEX FOR 18 MONTHS , YOU TRASH YOUR FAMILY , THEY HAVE TO BOW TO YOU YES YOU THINK YOUR THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND , YOUR A MEAN BITCH , YOUR HOUSE LIKE A NAZY CAMP , BUT WHAT CAN I SAY , SHE WHENT WITH DENNIS RODMAN THAT SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF , TOO BAD YOUR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO PAY THE PRICE .
By ROMA.. Posted November 3 2008 at 10:47 AM.
So now it will be Ma-rod-da, or Rodonna, or something like that?
By Laproch.. Posted October 24 2008 at 4:27 AM.
Madona is rich but poor.
By patsy.. Posted October 23 2008 at 11:08 AM.
No sex for 18 months and goes to bed covered in creams and wrapped in plastic....hmmm....remind me which one is emotionally retarded?
By Marie.. Posted October 23 2008 at 12:43 AM.
Give the both of them a break. They are just ordinary people like the rest of us, who yes, also make mistakes in relationships.
Madonna is a champion in her own right, and Guy is a champion in his own right. She is not ewe dressed up as lamb, she is a star who has the constant ability to reinvent herself on a creative level. That is what her work is about. If she came out on stage overweight, then she would be criticised for that. So give her a break, and see if any of you who run her down can do the same. Are you out there living out your dreams? Well, maybe you should start focusing on your own life instead of dissing other people's mistakes.
Just leave them alone, and they will work it out for themselves, without your rank advice.
By Robyn.. Posted October 22 2008 at 5:12 AM.
Madonna's narcissism let to her downfall....
Reaching 50 with a nice hubby & Kids.... she should let be happy. Money don't bring love & happiness.... She should be more of a "down to earth" mum rather than be a obsessive egotism about herself....
Life is precious and so is the kids.....
Marriage life is doing thing together, talk, enjoyed with the kids and so forth......
Beside she looks awful and very skinny... And Madonna is Mutton dress as a Lamb for the rest of her LIFE....
Wake up ADONNA, every marriages she attempt, will never be happy.........
By Angel 天使.. Posted October 21 2008 at 10:23 PM.
I strongly feel that Madonna should hang her hat very soon here. Of course she's not going to have a sex drive, the cow, she's increasing the amount of testosterone in her system by constant muscle and cardio. I honestly think she is freaking out cause she's a has been. She is arrogant and self-centered. Guy should get a load of cash for putting up with that crap.
By Tammy.. Posted October 21 2008 at 10:50 PM.
No wonder she fell for the hot-blooded Dominican A-Rod after years of the emotionally unavailable British Guy.
By Hmmm.. Posted October 21 2008 at 5:47 PM.
Medona and her husband both are not so important for discuss.There are lot of issues we can discuss.as for example social,cultural and economical.They are totally rabush for this society.We need to discuss or comment some thing fruitful.Thanks
By unknown.. Posted October 21 2008 at 8:36 AM.
she had a loving husband and family and she has blown it , there is no need for her to carry on performing , (i feel a equal abhorrence at the rolling stones performing at their ages too) these celebrities dont know when to stop
she has houses money and everything she could want why couldnt she be content with what she had its her own selfishness which has ended this marriage
performing and adulation is more important to her than family, husband and children which are beyond price and the most valuable things this world has to offer,
silly deluded woman to swap genuine love for a pumped up ghastly male appearance , the sad spectacle of a 50 yr old performing to a younger generation ,
even if she is capable of standing on her head and wearing a leotard it is grotesque to be mutton dressed as lamb
Madonna is one stupid person and her religion has taught her NOTHING
By baz.. Posted October 20 2008 at 9:48 PM.
TO - Ali Sichilongo we are all entilted to our say we are not morons just because be say something negative about madonna she is a selfish woman. poor kids hope they are alright
By alex.. Posted October 20 2008 at 8:20 PM.
good one madge
all us queens still love you
dont love em
just hump em
then dump em
By bette lee prozakk.. Posted October 20 2008 at 7:50 PM.
Am siding with Mr Ritchie more and more on this one - I think he's had a lucky escape..
By Lisa Williams.. Posted October 20 2008 at 3:15 PM.
Good luck Guy, you are a gorgeous hunk.
By amanda.. Posted October 20 2008 at 1:40 PM.
madonna shld grow up she is not getting any yonger
By Gelly Machakwa.. Posted October 20 2008 at 1:00 PM.
GRISTLE....lol Guy liking you more daily!!
By sarah.. Posted October 20 2008 at 12:50 PM.
it is nice to see almost everybody here are marital experts and know Madonna and Guy Ritchie so well personnally that they can comment on their private live ... get an own life a
By dirk (belgium).. Posted October 20 2008 at 12:39 PM.
Madonna has always been selfish, which although has made her sucessfull as a singer, it means she has no ability to share herself with anyone. She sees something she wants she does whatever she can to get it, then she gets bored and is looking for the next thing.It's about time she grew up. it's all very well keeping super fit but she looks like a freak, I was hoping she would grow older with class but instead she looks and behaves cheap and trashy. What a waste!
By cath.. Posted October 20 2008 at 9:42 AM.
oh Gosh...
Madonna is really a selfish cow ...
she deserves that!
By cla.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:43 PM.
in the above photo poor guy looks like lester burnam in american beauty
By anne marie heelan.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:57 PM.
There lives should be of no consequence to anyone else, it wont affect you what ever they do.
By maria.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:18 PM.
Hiya, This Is between Guy & Madonna....meaning the people Involved at the time...
EVERYBODY MAKES MASTAKES & I GEUSS NAN OF YOU ARE PERFECT...THIS ONE GETS MY GOAT ALL THE TIME...
Madonna will always be stage present & excerise till her bones drop out ...cause that the way she's always been...
So who was trying to change who???
It's sad...but then you can't live a lie!
Madonna's always got time for her children..
bare in mind I'm not putting Guy down cause I don't know him but I know what It's like to watch your fella get so **** ...that you can't get any sense outta of him & It's not nice when their friends become more Important than your relationship...but these Issue's get brushed under the carpet...
anyway I could go on but I don't think I will
goodnight XOX
By Sexy bitch.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:03 PM.
The documentary 'Let Me Tell You A Secret' was a funny and delightful window into Madonnas private and career life. She and Guy were clearly two mature and understanding people who seemed to care for one another very deeply, they seemed to get on like a house on fire and seemed together for the right reasons. They modelled strong values and seemed to care as a family for the people who they worked with and who shared their lives. Sometimes, despite Madonnas strong character in many areas...I also find some of what she does...kind of confusing...and some of the messages which are sent out by her artistic work.I can't say I like some of what she does. However, in the documentary...she was clearly someone who was surprisingly soft-hearted to the point of being abit of a push-over and she was deeply concerned for the people who worked for her. She seemed a very balanced person and she and Guy seemed really accepting of one another. I think it is very sad they have split up. They seemed to have alot going for them...what the public got to glimpse of their lives, anyhow...They are obviously two mature individuals who have cared deeply for one another & besides looking good together they were capable of making marriage look attractive-although the public didn't get to see too much. Marriage is not easy for anyone and for the great rewards it takes sacrifice. It's really sad that Guy and Madonna have gone their seperate ways.
By Jo.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:09 PM.
Too much money and not enough dignity or human kindness. Whatever happened to old fashioned values. Seems that money is the root of all evil for them they can't take it them when they go. You enter the world naked and you sure as hell leave it in the same way. Problem is it usually takes these heathens a lifetime of greed and selfishness and they are usually in a wheelchair before they realise this. Your relationships are all you take with you through life and to the grave, so think on love! Yes it will be the Beckhams next, money doesn't bring happiness or basic human standards. Anyone with that much money must have stood on so many people to get it, they are not that talented after all. Our society rewards these people richly yet pays nurses, firefighters and paramedics so little. What values do we have in our society to look up to these people, surely we don't teach our children to become like them. The politics of greed seem to reign in Britain today and that is why the society is so fractured and sick from within.
By Angela.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:08 PM.
she is grose for godness sake woman YOU ARE 50!!!! and you look like a bloke Guy had a lucky ecape me thinks!!!
By hayley.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:59 PM.
This is the first and last time I waste energy on a self -icentered clownlike woman who belongs in a circus as the ringmaster.
I feel sorry for any man who hooks up with her. She's a glutton.
By Marie.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:33 PM.
Personally I like them both and thought they made a great looking couple. He was well grounded and she was exciting so suited each other's karma. Age has nothing to do with it nor do ego's. This is a personal crisis for both of them and they need to be locked up together for a week so that they can work it out. Love does not fly out through the window just because you haven't had sex for 18 months or because your hubby prefers pies to fish! Its still lurking in their hearts but now each is trying to save face! People in love are allowed to fight - and they are allowed to say screw you I am off.. but they should be allowed to come back to earth and realise they don't really want to lose each other. My message to Guy and Madonna is have time out and work it out! As for A-Rod.. now there is a guy who is really looking for a wife who can help him shine in the public view. Who is this man? A no one.
By Shuiiz.. Posted October 19 2008 at 7:27 PM.
well i think what ever madonna wants madonna gets , i think shes bored now of her man and reaching 50 shes getting scared that she cant get anyone else,but if u aint got ur health uve got nowt madonna !!
By jannie.. Posted October 19 2008 at 7:11 PM.
I feel sorry for Guy Ritchie as he should of never married Madonna at all, but thinking about that Rocco would never have been born either and Guy Ritchie loves both Lourdes and Rocco to bits as you can see in pictures in magazines.
By Helen Tomkinson.. Posted October 19 2008 at 7:04 PM.
Madonna met her match when she married Guy Ritchie. Unfortunately for her, she met a chap who wasn't going to jump at her every whim, be totally obsessed with her, be dominated or be controlled or orchestrated. Her life is a ridiculous circus, full of her own selfishness & Guy Ritchie was not going to be a part of that any longer. She seems to lack an understanding of family life & relationships in general as she is obviously used to calling the shots whenever she wanted or demanded a man, however when children come into the equation, they are NOT handbags to be dragged around, they need stability, love, security and a healthy environment to blossom. I doubt she will be approved to adopt any more children with her pathetic "tours" & globe trotting & "trying to keep up with the young artist's" style of attitude. It's painful as a former fan to watch an icon who is so out of fashion, who looks bloody terrible & unattractive at 50 (trust me, she looked amazing in her early days), trying to recapture youth, making rubbish music & dancing like a "stiff ironing board" absolutely make a fool of herself and sacrifice her familly happiness to be glorified by the younger generation who don't really respect her at all. Unfortunately for Madonna, my teenage daughter thinks she's rubbish....bring on the Ting Ting's & Katie Perry and maybe Madonna should think about quality & not quantity....time to put it away and put your family first I say.
By Londoner.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:55 PM.
Marriage is hard work, and in this case they both have to take their fair share of responsability for theirs not working out. Something tells me that there is a lot of truth to the stuff written about Madonna and Guy in her brother's book. Another point is that Madonna doesn't read newspapers or watch television. She doesn't have a clue about the stuff that's written about her and it's probably just as well. She is surrounded by a lot of YES people, who always cater to her needs and desires. She married someone who just won't put up with her crap, and this A-Rod person probably will... for a while. I do understand how she wants to hold on to her youth... but she has streched it a bit far. She just isn't very feminine anymore, and there's a lot of muscle there. So.. my conclusion... they fell out of love with each other, and since Madonna is Madonna.. she just didn't feel the need to work on it. This woman just won't see that SHE actually has to do some work because people do that for her.
By Kristin.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:32 PM.
NYC is a dump...That's all you can say about it. People there think they are the center of the world, but they're the center of an armpit. I'd live in London anyday over NYC. -Steve, Los Angeles
By Steve.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:25 PM.
I like guy ritchie and think he is sexy.... he has never spoken out about Madonna until now -he tried his best to make the marriage work but it was too late to save it -Madonna wanted to follow her own path = and was obsessed with the gym and her career -she should have paid more attention to her husband and children.
By liz.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:14 PM.
I REALLY THINK SHE IS AFRAID OF NOT BEING IN THE LIME LIGHT ANYMORE SHE IS FIFTY SO WHAT I AM FIFTY BUT STILL YOUNG AT HEART SHE WILL GO AGAINST ALL THE CRITICS AND PROVE TO THEM SHE WILL STILL BE DOIN HER MUSIC WHEN SHE IS SIXTY AND SHE WILL STILL GET AWAY WITH IT SHE HAS A MIND OF HER OWN AND SHE IS DEFINATLY USING IT
By WENDY .. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:02 PM.
First, to Darren Welsh: NYC is cleaner and safer than London. I know both cities well. Sure, Engand has a whole history and a richer culture, but you must remember that America is a fairly young country made up of people from different cultures, including English.
As for Madonna, I admire the artist (although some of her stuff, including her last album, is crap) but cannot stand the person. No, I don't know her personally, but my fellow journalist colleagues have interviewed her enough to unanimously agree that she simply is not a pleasant person. As for her brother, whom I also met, he's just after a bit of the spotlight. Revenge is an ugly thing. And it seems to be running in the family.
By Mermaid.. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:30 PM.
I like Madonna. Her husband is just an idiot
By caterina.. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:16 PM.
to the person below.....whats so good about new york...its a pigstye...full of garbage and crime ridden streets....britain has culture something usa will never have?
By darren welsh.. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:41 PM.
she is suppose to be arranging to view another child to adopt if true how sad for her other kids to lose their dad and have to acept another child in their lives i hope all the adoption agencies will now view her as totaly unsuitable material and just not capable of providing a stable home
By rita fullick.. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:37 PM.
It's about time she acted her age not her shoe size,Women who want to make a go of their marriage must try harder than she has.Marriage and kids need more time together and sharing time with all the family together.How can you get close to a women who sleeps in a special suit covered in creme.Madonna has only got time for herself.I think she does not look good at all and needs some real flesh on her body.Besides it is about time she called it a day and consentrated more on family life.
By Anne Brookner.. Posted October 19 2008 at 4:34 PM.
What on earth does Madonna see in A-Rod? Guy is much more handsome, and I can´t wait for him to find a woman closer to his own age. Madonna, eat your heart out.
By kannie.. Posted October 19 2008 at 3:33 PM.
Not surprised. She is the most self-obsessed person ever and it looks like he just wanted a more normal marriage when possible. I feel sorry for the kids-I am sure lourdes said once in a documentary that she would just love to see more of her mother. The 2 older kids should get to stay with their fathers where they can have a more stable life.
By claire.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:44 PM.
Why Ritchie married a woman 10 years older?
Would have he married her if she had no fame and fortune? Then why on earth Madona wanted to live in England for? What England has to offer more then New York or L.A?
I find Ritchie insipid, unattractive and a cheap gold digger and Madona shoul accept that we all grow older and need dignity to come rto terms with!
Ask them both to pay more taxes,.. Unfortunately we live in a society where mediocrity is reigning !
By miss_sun.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:59 PM.
Okay, Madonna has always been known for her bitchiness and we Americans are pretty much used to hearing stories about her bad ass attitude. However when it comes to the father of your children the worst thing she could do is trash him in front of an audience. Madonna, you just made me realize that you are not at al mature and grown up. Not that you give 2 ***** about what I think. Still I will say that you disappoint me and you are truly what they say you are a selfish cow and a soar loser you will never find happiness and as far a Kabbalah, give it up and stop giving that faith a bad name, you are a child of the heathen world so accept it. From your fellow American!
By TobeyInDallas.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:50 PM.
they are as bad as each other.
at the end of the day its all about money money and then more money.
each have no respect for each other or there children ,its who can say and do the most hurtful things .she should not be allowed to have any more children from a broad ,to screw up there little minds.
do the children want to read what each have said about each other in the papers .go and have some repect.
By Irene .. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:34 PM.
Typical Hollywood style marriage....they both to blame, but when you hear that an American wants to move to England as they like going for a pint, then you know there is something wrong.....I feel sorry for their son.....
By Vik.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:15 PM.
If you want to understand Madonna, then read her brother Christopher's book. She's a humorless egomaniac who hates to spend money. But looking at the children, they seem surprisingly to have turned out okay so far. The three children seem to be a lot happier than the Jolie-Pitt gang....much more fun it seems to be in the Madonna household. You also have to ask yourself, why Guy would have put up with this sour relationship for so long!
By Garibaldi.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:20 PM.
The selfish cow needs to grow up and stop bitching about Guy in public or the biggest losers in this will be their kids. Seeing their mother make potshots at their daddy will hurt them intensely, and in the long term they will hate her for it. I hope this doesn't turn into a circus like the McCartney's divorce for the sake of the little ones. I had little respect for her before, but even less now.
By Kim.. Posted October 19 2008 at 2:03 PM.
I don't care from either of them from what I've seen in the press but I don't KNOW either of them either. I doubt anyone here that commented knows them. Who cares about celebrities lives anyway? Don't you think that they're just like your lives but usually involve more wealth? Take away Madonna's gym and she'd be at Bally's with the rest of us. Guy likes pie and chips....so do I!
By Bubba.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:43 PM.
quite honestly who gives a dam? couples parting happens every day. i do feel for the children involved. they never asked to have to 'cuckoo crazy' parents!
By glynis.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:44 PM.
It seems a man is a good business man a woman is just self obsessed.
I am curious what he was even doing with her in the first place. It was hardly a secret that she was going to put her career very high on in her list of priorities or that she was into Kabbalah.
Perhaps he thought his career would soar and as we all know it didn't.
By s... Posted October 19 2008 at 1:50 PM.
Not! everyth is Madonna's Fault...!!!
I am foreign and married to an english guy,so i know Exactly what she is talking about ,when she said that "HE IS TYPICAL OF EMOTIONALLY-STUNTED BRITISH MAN"!!!
By JANE.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:53 PM.
I think Madonna looks amazing and she can do much better than that ginger Brit. A Rod is hot and that's what Madonna deserves. You go girl, you are an inspiration to all of us.
By Hakan.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:40 PM.
Madonna to be blaim for this. She didn't play her part as a mother and a wife. She put her family to be the second thing and her career to be the first which is completely wrong, feel sorry for the kids they are the one who suffer the most. Guy Ritchie is a lovely gentleman and I wish him well for the future.
By Queen.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:30 PM.
who the heck cares, what they do .if they cant live together ,clear the hell off
By mu.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:27 PM.
I agree we don't know what goes on behind closed doors so we can only go on the facts of what we see and hear. She has gone on stage and made comments on him as well as Sarah Palin a music concert should not have politics but she feels a status to do this which is pathetic so I judge her by that. She is obsessed with herself, whoever marries Madonna will not have the same income so as couple once married it should be shared. I see nothing wrong with him wanting money from account. Do you blame him going to the pub. I am so sure things will back fire on Madonna and rightly so. She should be asked what is a relationship and I bet she doesn't give the answer that you and I would give. Yes she has a lot of money and so what in a relationship it's shared the most important is communicating, time together etc...
By Rita.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:16 PM.
none of us know how much of these reports are really true. noone can really know what goes on behind closed doors between two people. and i would beleive anyone 100% who i dont know in my own life.
that being said, when madonna went on stage and decided to openly dig at guy, she did so at the expense of her own children, especially the one they have together. at the end of the day i dont care what happened between those two, but i have zero respect for madonna for making comments publically about the father of her son. i would say the same about any parent who did the same.
i would also say that if her religion was so important to her, and the answer to all the worlds ills, how come it didnt give her the strength the keep her trap shut so as to save her child from the upset a bitter public divorce will cause. if she couldnt put her own ego after her own child then what good has all the kaballah classes in the world done her?
poor parenting madge. poor parenting.
By charlotte.. Posted October 19 2008 at 1:04 PM.
**** Madonna, I Think Guy Is Too GOOD For Her. You Can See He Tried To Save The Marriage, For What Reason I Don't Know. He Should Just Move On. I Hate When I See Good Men That Don't Get Appreciated. She'll Find Out One Day.
By Elita.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:59 PM.
Madonna, beware of Scots bearing gifts
By michael campbell.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:53 PM.
looking like a dude is NOT attractive!
By nathan.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:47 PM.
sad old cow...
By nathan.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:46 PM.
My friends and close family don't know what goes on behind my closed door so how on earth can all you people judge on what went on behind Madonna & Guy's closed door???
Marriage is hard work, and it has to be worked on everyday but they both have successful careers in their own right. It's very probable that both were at fault in some respect or another, and not that one person was to blame.
Divorce happens, it's sad but in this generation we don't work at our relationships like our parents and grandparents did, I know, I've been divorced twice before, and have learnt so much for my new relationship, it's about commitment, compromise, and sometimes giving up something to make the other person happy, but the rule is for both parties not just one, and if it fails it's both that's at fault 99% of the time.
I would say only in cases of violence is it down to one person.
A divorce is a hard thing and they don't need people intruding and making assumptions. Leave them be to ensure that they can do this with as little acrimony as possible
By Donna Wood.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:43 PM.
When Guy got married to Madonna, he knew she was obsessed with her FOUR-HOUR daily exercise.
Madonna has not changed, but now Guy told a friend that when he made love to her like "cuddling up to piece of gristle".
I think Guy went into that marriage for both, money and wider cercle of connections.
Good luck to both of them they have used each other.
By OSSAMA ELMASRI.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:33 PM.
I am not trying to condone Madonna, but living with a tight-fisted partner does take the biscuit! In a marriage, you seek equality and that should include financial commitments. Money is indeed a very crucial matter, and although at first you may try to deny it, over time it makes you resentful if your partner does not take their responsibilities and you are the one always forking out (talking of my very own experience!)
By Nathalie H.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:03 PM.
Are you sure that is a picture of Madonna on page 5 in todays edition of the News of the World? The sinewy old hag in the picture looks more like a man in drag. Its no wonder that Guy Ritchie wanted out. Are you sure sure that Rodriguez is a still a baseball star or has he gone blind? if so, someone should take his white stick and guide dog from him, o he will soon become her lap dog.
By Richard Sims.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:03 PM.
All the morons that are slagging Madonna off are nothing but envious..yes...envious - and I must say some of the comments are tinged with a hint of mysoginy! I've always thought she was too good for Ritchie. He's an arrogant, pseudo cockney who's made only one good film and tried to make the same film with different actors ever since! And the cheek he has to be dipping into her petty cash - when he's got his own money? She's better off without and smartly made that idiot sign a pre-nup...no wonder he exclaimed "I don't want a penny of her money"...because he already knew he wasn't going to be getting much of it anyway! And yes - I'm also inclined to agree with her assertion about certain British ("geezer") men - they are "emotionally retarded" and stunted (which people interpret as being down to earth and non pretentious), not very intelligent, think they're hilarious and lack any sense of drive - other than driving themselves and their mates down to the nearest pub! Yes Madonna gurl - you've done the British "thing" and I coulda told ya gurl from the get go that you'd be wasting your time - you go get yourself some one that will love you for who you are and will be sensitive to your needs....
By Ali Sichilongo.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:46 AM.
I don't like Guy Rictchie but it's Madonna's fault. We all knew it wouldn't work out. The surprise is it lasted for so long. I'm sure they both tried hard but she ruined it. The kids are the ones that suffer though. Maybe she'll grow up one day instead of turning into a freak. Elvis and Jackson cocked it up. Madonna's a true legend but is in danger of cocking it up too. Poor girl is going to get stung for the rest of her life.
By David Brown.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:41 AM.
I think what is clear is that she is so obsessed and self centred and she probably doesn't see it. I think her body looks so unattractive and she doesn't realise it. The time she spends on herself of course it's less time on those who want to be with her as they can't be important to her. Clearly Madonna will be a lonely old selfish cow as she can't go on forever and at some point her career will die down. Then who will she have to hold her and be attentive to her clearly Rodriguez won't be it. So I think you move on Guy your too good for that deluded 50 year old of a mental age of a young woman in her twenties because those on stage with her are under 30. But at the end of the day we all go home so she's neglecting homelife. She'll learn, the hard way...
By Rita.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:17 AM.
What a selfish pair, particularly Madonna, this couple seem to be. But then I suppose they lost touch with reality years ago and now live lives are largely ego driven filled with imagined slights.
By Simon Marshland.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:11 AM.
guys better off, shes one of the smelliest mingers i've ever seen
By shortty.. Posted October 19 2008 at 11:07 AM.
Surely her working out is just part of her job. If it was an ordinary woman going out to work for 4 hours you wouldn't be saying the same things. For a lot of us women, going out to work is the normality. GivopMadonna a break people.
By Emma.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:44 AM.
All that money....wether your rich or poor....life is always the same....I've just been through a divorce..and I'm glad it's finished...not really for myself...but for the kids....come on Maddonna stop putting down Guy in public....it will only come back to haunt you..just have some self-respect....whatever happened it's not really anyone's buisness...I wouldn't have liked my divorce spread round the world(ok not so glam) but it is the princaple....just think of your children....and if you do love Mr rodreguz??? then at least WAIT till your legal, not parade round NY with him..It'll only give Guy more ammo!!!!
By nic.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:42 AM.
This bad news for kids more especially David. We thought this was his chance of growing up with both parents at his side-after losing his real mum,now it's the dad.
By Gibson mwakhwawa-Malawi.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:20 AM.
guy is well rid of that crone she looks like a prune without all that make up. get a young girl guy and live it up.
By J lowes.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:21 AM.
All this is so sad,
the sad thing is that they still love each other,
in madonnas own words at the end of her documentory she said that she is destant to be single and sad,
When will she wake up,and guy should fight for madonna she is a special person who is slightly lost,
By pat,scotland.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:21 AM.
I can't say I am surprised about this situation. Madonna is an egotistical, selfish individual, who has always taken what she wants when she wants it (including her last child). I wish Guy Ritchie all the best in his future.
By John M.. Posted October 19 2008 at 10:07 AM.
all that "poor Guy" talk is rubish. he is far from poor, he's just mean. and selfish as much as she is. but i don't blame her for ditching him; she'll get more respect, attention and sex (finally!) from A-Rod, than she ever got from 'emotionally retarded' Guy. Go on Madge & A-Rod, you are sooo hot!
By donnaxkl.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:55 AM.
This goes to show that money can't buy you happiness just power but who wants power if your not happy?Now madge at 60 that will be interesting!
By Tom.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:58 AM.
RE Amanda's post. Working out 4 hours a day when you have a husband and 3 children shows how SELFISH you are, not how determined you are! Guy is well rid of Madonna. She looks hideous. She's 50 for crying out loud! Regardless of how much she works out and how much surgery she has, her body will still age on the inside and we all end up the same - in a box.
By A Wood.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:46 AM.
Probabley be the Beckhams next !
By Paula.. Posted October 19 2008 at 9:16 AM.
None of us really know what happened in their marriage and it seems the claws are out for Madonna. I think shes great and to work out for 4 hours a day shows how determined, focused and hardworking she is. I mean shes Madonna. What did he think he was marrying a wee mammy that will have the steak pie in the oven for him getting in from work !!! ????
By AMANDA.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:50 AM.
She doesn't even have time for her kids, and pestered him to adopt another, this is where money makes no difference in adoption, kids grow up thinking their misfits after the adoptive parents split.
No one does kn ow what goes on in a marriage with all nonsense reports, I don't think Guy was in it for the money, but Madonna is just a workaholic obsessed in staying young and worry of losing her fans
By Graham.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:57 AM.
Well like i said how can someone like Guy marry someone who once dated Dennis Rodman. I mean do you really need someone like Madonna, if Rodman couldnt handle her who else can.
By Clement Dirawu.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:27 AM.
That is one sad situation for all of them.
Guy's naivete, Madonna's self obsession and the poor kids stuck in the middle made it a recipe for disaster. I don't think Madonna could ever have a normal healthy life with anyone. The fame and power will always mean more. I hope they don't mean more to her than her own children or this divorce will be the least of her problems.
I don't know if anyone is strong enough to give Madonna a reality check but she needs one. Madonna and her millions of dollars sounds like a lonely existence to me.
By Karen.. Posted October 19 2008 at 8:15 AM.
i just wonder where she 'fits' her kids into her day if she cant make time for her own husband? And when she is spending time with them, wheres Guy then? Its alright all these celebs wanting to adopt, however i wonder if they werent rich and famous would they really pass the tough process for adopting? I think its the nannies that need to be assessed, after all they are probably the ones raising the children, celebs just fund it.
Poor Guy, but most of all, poor children.
By suzy q.. Posted October 19 2008 at 7:34 AM.
Me me me me me that's all it is with Madonna, She seems like one selfish individual, that wants everything all her own way. It's the children I feel sorry for, dragged from pillar to post, when what they really need is a stable homelife. It's a shame the woman has no feeling or thoughts for anyone but herself - or so it seems if you believe everything thats written about her, Her obsession with her body is OTT, it's now time she acted like a grown up with children and not like a child.
By Trisha.. Posted October 19 2008 at 7:02 AM.
To marry madonna, isn't going to be an easy thing to do. Her marriage to sean Penn was a disaster, so looks like could be third time lucky. I don't get the body obsession, as im 10 years younger, and never go to gym or have surgery, and look 20 years younger, no one ever believes my age. I do eat balnced diet, but it isn't controlled by any faddy eating. I think also money wise Guy's money would run out if he followed Madonnas lifestyle, she is far wealthier than him. He's sensible not a sponger.
By Lisa S.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:57 AM.
I wonder if Madonna will stop talking in that fake English accent...
By Hmmmmmmm.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:57 AM.
Good for Guy! Why waste time in a pretend, rotten wedding when you're only 40 years old and can gan another £10 million? She's already over the hill and hasn't made any decent music since the 80's. It's the poor kids that I feel sorry for especialy the youngest two. It's not as if Madonna ever spends any real time with her kids, they are aways at school or with nannies. Rocco and David should have definately grown up to be British rather than having bratish American accents.
What's the next news? Madonna pregnant with A-Rod's kid. She loves to shock so I am sure this will be true. She should know better, getting involved with someone who has had several affairs is just asking for trouble!
Good luck to Guy. He's been an angle for putting up with the selfish madam for so long.
By Sarah.. Posted October 19 2008 at 6:02 AM.
Alex Rodrigez is West indian, from the island of Dominica. He's more Madonna's type which is exotic.
By Jane.. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:29 AM.
It's true. She has so much money! Buy money doesn't buy you love and happiness. But it buys you power. She is one powerful woman, and that can't be denied. Madonna is too in love with Madonna to see straight. We will never know what goes on behind closed doors, but in public, it was excruciating to watch the circus which surrounds her. She really is gonna just end up Mutton dressed as Lamb for the rest of her days. She will probably look back on her life with a million regrets!
By Jasmine.. Posted October 19 2008 at 5:18 AM.
madonna sadly will never get it right. she comes first in everything it seems. what about her children? before she knows it they will be all grown up and she wont know them and they won't have time for her. what goes around comes around. as for her husband, he has been more patient with her than she deserves. there comes a time when enough is enough. having a beautiful, healthy and loving family is priceless. lets hope maddona realises it before it is far too late.
By julie the rockchick.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:48 AM.
to be quite frank...A Rod is more hotter lol
By gee.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:59 AM.
******* hell?! 18months without sex?!........HAHAHAHA
By swayne.. Posted October 19 2008 at 12:09 AM.
She has so much but in reality she has so little
By Bristol Girl.. Posted October 18 2008 at 11:24 PM.
Who really knows what goes on in any marriage. It really seems a pity this one did not work out. Guy Ritchie seems such a lovley gentleman and great Dad , where as Madonna seems to be self obsessed. This relationship was probably the most real Madonna has or ever will have
Poor Kids and Guy , some people seem to be able to get the mix right with stardom fame and personal lives . Other people like Madonna seem to thrive on media attention and there own inflated egos. I think her popularity will now start to dissapate
By vonnie.. Posted October 18 2008 at 11:33 PM.