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Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reportedly agreed to end their seven-year marriage.
A friend said last night: “They were both very calm. Madonna told Guy: ‘I’m sorry, I want a divorce’. And he agreed. It was quite painless but very sad.”
One disclosed to the Daily Mirror: “He’s a bit down in the dumps, and who can blame him. He’s off to the country to get a bit of peace and quiet.”
Madonna, 49 reportedly has begun seeking advice from divorce attorney Fiona Shackleton, who represented Paul McCartney in his divorce. Ritchie, 39, is believed to be consulting with Forsters, a lesser-known London law firm.
The couple apparently did not have a prenuptial agreement which could potentially lead to a 50-50 split of assets.
Madonna is believed to be worth about $600 million.
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Sadly I am not surprised. I do wish the best for the children
Im not really surprised either. I feel that it has to do with her fame and him being kind of unknown to people.
really? how sad for their son…..
Divorce is usually a sad affair.
http://www.BehindTheLateShow.com
SAD SAD SAD.
BUT IT’S REALITY. PEOPLE GROW APART THAT WHY I DONT UNDERSTAND THE OBSESSION OF SOME FANS REGARDING SOME DIVORCE THAT TOOK PLACE OVER FOUR YEARS ALREADY.
GROW UP LOONIFERS. PEOPLE GROW APART AND IT LEADS TO DIVORCE.
She doesn’t strike me as someone who is particularly easy to live with or be married to, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors. I wish them the best, especially the children. Divorce is never fun.
poor girl, it’s her time now to pull through …
seems like between britney spears , aguilera and her , only aguilera can hold her husband …
she may worths 600$ but she is lonly now ..
sad for her
Guy is way too good for Madonna.
I hope he can find someone who truly loves him, and who won’t overshadow him.
There’s no solid evidence yet that the Ritchies are breaking up.
she seems like a pain the aS$ . she needs herself someone like mark anthony, who will make her feel like a queen. he seems like he wanted to just be husband and wife
‘a friend said’…i wont believe this until an official statements released, which has not
is this actually true? if the source is a “close friend” and the daily mirror, i don’t think we can really believe it. rumours about their divorce have been going around for awhile, and they’ve denied it.
no surprise. everyone knew this was coming for awhile. blah, i guess he got tired of dating he-woman. it aint cute when your girl can do more push-ups than you.
What’s the source of this “report?” I mean, there’s probably some grain of truth in it, but it’s not real news, is it? Not at least a reputable news agency reports it.
i really can’t believe MADONNA would not have signed a pre-nup?? is this true?
I agree with cali…how can Madonna not have a prenup??? That was a STUPID move
totally agree with cali, if she hasent she’s an idiot,, sorry… But she is…
I love Guy though,, his a good man..
Terrible news. Especially when children come into the equation.
What a shock: narcissist, ever self re-inventing Madonna wants to be free and single again before she gets to old to act like a hottie. WHO ever thought Madonna might turn out to be a flake? Huh!
She could not get enough attention becoming a British duchess and no one paid as much attention to her as she hoped when she adopted a third world child. They keep focusing on Jolie, dammit! You will see a spectacle now!
That’s sad but not surprising. I love Madonna but have always thought she could be a handful. I hope Guy get everything he deserves.
That’s sad but not surprising. I love Madonna but have always thought she could be a handful. I hope Guy get everything he deserves.
YOUR SO OLD MADONNA WHO IS GONNA MARRY YOUR OLD ASS NOW!!! plus he’s nice looking ,soft spoken what’s wrong with him?
don’t you just wanna grow old together think about the children!!!!
oh how sad i suppose they just grew apart.
thin lizzy-
you need to grow up. seriously…
I find it hard to believe that she doesn’t have a prenup-no way. She’s too savvy for that!
Maybe grinding on JT gave her the idea that she’s still hot and get some young stud. I must say, I found it to be a sad spectacle. Act your age. Her poor children.
Even if they don’t have a pre-nup, the poor guy should receive danger pay after being married to her for 7 years….
Well, in all fairness, when they got married, Guy’s career was quite promising and on the rise. It seems like in a way his marriage to Madonna ruined his career. He became known more to people as the guy who married Madonna.
I agree with a lot of the posters here, Madonna doesn’t seem easy to live with in the first place. I won’t be surprised if this story is true, but I do wish it isn’t.
i feel so sad….like when my parents get divorce
they used to be look so happy together and now this…
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I’ve never liked her although I like some of her songs. She’s too much a sex exhibitionist. Seeing her at forty something in hot pants and sexually provocative poses just leaves bad taste in my mouth. But without all these antics she would not be the great entertainer that she is.
I hope Madonna didn’t have a pre-nup (although I find that really hard to believe) because Guy deserves to get half of everything for putting up with this narcissitic selfish b*tch for seven years. She f*cked up when she insisted on that adoption against Guy’s wishes…..I think she only did it because she wasn’t getting the attention that Angie, George, and Don Cheadle were getting. She is going to end up like Cher…..65 and still trying to look and act like 25….it’s so pathetic.
why did madonna adopt a small child and then seek a divorce from hubby is it a grab at the attention she craves. when she adopted david some said she was copying brad and angie. could this be true. i think so madonna never did anything that was not a pr stunt it must be sad to be so phony i feel sorry for her children.
mico
What you mean by their SON all 3 children have bonded with Guy.
I pray it’s not true!
# 30…what a stupid and childish comment!:
“I think she only did it because she wasn’t getting the attention that Angie, George, and Don Cheadle were getting”
Please..Madonna is the most famous woman in the world!…im from Chile an here the people looove Madonna more than other american artist, in latinamerica she is admire like in the rest of the world.
she dont need more attention.
also…adopting a child just for attention??…please, what a stupid comment.
She didn’t have a prenup? That is really hard to believe.
Sad situation for those kids :(
“CALM, BUT VERY SAD”??
GUY DOESN’T CARE IF THEY GET A DIVORCE.
HE ONLY MARRIED HER FOR HER MONEY.
OF COURSE, HE PROBABLY DIDN’T DO MUCH TO MAKE MADONNA HAPPY! BECAUSE HE WANTED THAT DIVORCE. HE PLAYED HER WELL IF SHE AGREED NOT TO SIGN A PRENUP.
I DON’T CARE HOW MUCH MEN OR WOMEN CLAIM THEY LOVE YOU… IF YOU MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE PERSON YOU’RE WITH… THEY’RE PARTLY WITH YOU BECAUSE OF THAT MONEY! IT’S THEIR SECURITY…
AND SHUT UP WHEN YOU SAY “IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD” TO SUPPORT THE ONE YOU’RE WITH. THEY ARE JUST AS HUMAN AS YOU… THEY CAN LEAVE U EVENTUALLY. U NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY DON’T TOUCH THAT MONEY.
ALOOOT OF PEOPLE, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN… DO ALOT OF THINGS TO GAIN YOUR TRUST. THEY WILL GO OUT OF THEIR WAY FOR YOU. AND YOU BELIEVE IT’S LOVE. NOPE! YOU BREAK OUT INTO A FIGHT OR YOUR RELATIONSHIP DIES… AND IT ENDS. THEY WILL NEED SOME OF YOUR MONEY. YOU ARE DOING THEM A FAVOR BY ALLOWING THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT AND TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES WITH THEIR OWN MONEY.
MARRIAGE TAKES WORK! IT’S NOT ALWAYS FINE AND DANDY. IT IS ANOTHER JOB, WHICH YOU NEED TO WORK AT EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. NEVER GIVE UP. BUT IF YOU MADE A MISTAKE FROM THE BEGINNING BY BEING WITH THAT PERSON OUT OF YOUR OWN STUPIDITY… THEN IT NEEDS TO END. BUT IF IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE… THEN YOU HAVE WORK AT IT.
I have loved Madonna for as long as I can remember.
I think she seeks out attention because as any good business person knows, it’s important to stay relevant. She might do a lot of things people don’t approve of and not everybody has to like her music but I sincerely doubt she filed for divorce in an attempt to get attention and media coverage. I’ve read numerous books about her and the one thing that always gets mention over and over is her lifelong search for love. She was devastated when things didn’t work out between her and Sean Penn and always viewed that as her biggest failure. (”Take a Bow” and “This Used to be my Playground” were all about him.) I can’t imagine having to live through another failed marriage is something she would stage for publicity, especially after expressing so much hurt and sorrow over her first one.
Stay strong Madonna, LOVE LIVE THE QUEEN!
this cant be true.last week on a enterview madonna daid that loves her guy and their are fine .how this persons that are they friends could afirm things like this.they still married and happy
She is the wizard of re-inventing and marketing herself ~ for someone who has minimal vocal talents, you have to hand it her, she made herself a “brand” if you will.
Doubt if not having a prenup will hurt her much. How long will it take to spend $600 million ? ? People get divorced every day and don’t know how they are going to pay the bills, feed the kids, etc. Her life won’t change that much…maybe some more PR and she parades around her new men.
She just doesn’t have the “buzz - ability” that she used to. We’ve seen her for too long and she can’t reinvent her youth, and sad as it is, we are a society fixated on youth.
I’m sorry but I don’t feel sorry for Madonna. I think this is freedom day for Guy Richie because he doesn’t have be Madonna “beard” anymore.
He’s gone to the country so he can finally say, I got rid of that awful woman, her fake religion and her “bought” child,. I think that was one of the major reasons for the divorce- Guy was not going along with this fake Africa “movement” Madonna was doing.
Not because Richie is anti-African or racist, but he’s a man and men aren’t always open to such things as foster care and adoption. I don’t think Madonna consulted him at all. She just does what she wants and everyone has to do along with it.
Well, not anymore. Welcome to freedom, Guy. Betcha win an Oscar in a couple of year once you are free of that old bag.
Wow - this is very sad. I cannot imagine being married to Madonna. I feel very sorry for Guy and for the kids.
they divorce everyday.
Linda,
I find your post funny.
Marriage takes work, this I agree. And indeed there are men/women (more women than men, a lot more) who stay in marriage because of the financial security or lifestyle their spouses can provide.
But how do you know that Guy is this type of men. According to news outlet, he wasn’t a pauper. He was said to have come from an aristocratic family in England. Could Madonna have married him to get in his aristocratic circle? Common people with load of money often want to be in the blue blooded crowd. Surely Madonna wasn’t stupid. It ‘d fairer to say that they used each other to get what they wanted though there’s no evidence that he had used her for any climbing. He hasn’t been reported to go on outrageous shopping spree, hasn’t been pictured in the latest and hottest fashion like Katie Holmes, hasn’t made movies with her money. I wonder what financial security you think he wanted.
But all this isn’t what stirred me to comment on your post.
What stirred me is the fact that you seem to evaluate your men on money and yet you say marriage needs work. So if your husband happened to hit a tough period in his life where he couldn’t earn equal to your an amount of income, you’d belittle him, chastise him for failure and kick him to the curb? And if after you have been such a ***** of a wife he wanted a divorce, you’d go about telling people he’d planned for the divorced and you’re a free of blame? I feel for your poor husband or boyfriend. Let’s hope he never hits a slump while he’s with you.
He bet not get any of her money.
And this AFTER they adopted a kid from Africa??? So you know who will be raising him—a nanny. Why can’t people stayed married ??????
Madonna was definitely like the man in the relationship. I’m sure she has always considered Guy inferior to her. I thought it was a rumor, but surprisingly, I feel like I understand. A woman who loves control as much as her and is confident, bordering on arrogance, probably thinks she deserves a “better” as in hotter, younger, more in the public husband. He was a good man, never heard any cheating rumors, and I love his films. Too bad.
I really doubt he’s going to try and snatch all her money. He DOES have a his own film work and he has probably made his own investments and created his own assets. Not everyone is singing and dancing and acting to make money. Anyway, I never saw this guy running around trying to be glitzy and get attention. It would seem strange now.
Bella @ 06/27/2008 at 2:22 pm
And this AFTER they adopted a kid from Africa??? So you know who will be raising him—a nanny. Why can’t people stayed married ??????
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I really think it’s a “she” adopted, because she does what she wants. She tried to circumvent the Malawi adoption system the same way she probably adopted without really thinking it through with her husband. I really do think she was just caught up in the “novelty” of adopting an African child because it seemed like her “humanitarian gift” to Africa
This woman is almost 30 years older than Angelina–when did she give a f*** about Africa before or other countries in devastation?
you hear me GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!! - his lack of talent ruined his career; I jack on Madonna giving me a shot in the ass on regular basis. This GUY wasn´t worth the QUEEN´s effort, just a bad sucker !!!!!!
I’m really sad about that, but its reality.. and I just wish all the best for both of them. Cause i know they worth it.
Some of you need to grow up.
So much for commitment and working through the seven-year cycle; obviously, she tried to immerse herself into a traditional British culture with a traditional guy, and long-term it didn’t work.
It seems the Americans who seek out relationships with those in other countries and make their great exodus for greener pastures abroad eventually head back to the United States no matter how challenging life might appear since 9/11. Madonna will find some very good schools on the East Coast for her children, immerse them into the East Coast culture, rebuild a single life as a mother, and discover more expansive career opportunities for herself.
She has lost big time with having to give up a huge part of her fortune to someone far less successful, and I cannot begin to imagine how much she has been “taxed to death” by the British Government. The fact that she did not have him sign a pre-nuptial agreement may sound like an ignorant thing to do, however it demonstrates her heart intentions were honorable for a lifetime marriage.
Americans need to embrace Madonna and her children as a family of our own. Good luck, Madonna….protect yourself and your children!
re Linda my God do you have issues????? Guy did not marry her for her money. He is from a wealthy family, blue blood in fact and well educated. She wanted to be part of that with her constant reinventing of herself, she wanted act like Lady of the manor with her fake British accent. She has always said she finds British people more intelligent and better educated than her fellow Americans and reading some of these posts I can understand why.
Here we go again. Why don’t these stars get prenups?
Ehh, I don’t believe this yet. I’m waiting for a report from a reputable source, not someone who wants their 15 minutes.
I don’t know what to believe! People have been reporting the end of their marriage since the beginning of their marriage. The rumors are getting more frequent, but it’s hard to know what to believe.
I agree with others…I’ll wait for the official statement.
I’m sorry to hear this. I hope Guy can reinvent his career. I know Madonna will continue her career in some direction. She’ll probably start directing movies herself.
probably a publicity stunt…
both have stuff coming up and just want to create some buzz. besides these two fakeries, her with her faux brit accent and him with his mockney stance, are made for each other. it would have been more believable if you said Guy was anxious for the divorce and madge wasn’t. honestly who wouldn’t want to be rid of this pretentious muscle bound menopausal 50 year old with a few mil thrown in for good measure?
Aw, I thought they seemed quite solid. But I wish the best for both of them.
never believe whatever you read in newspapers until it is confirmed and official
Who care’s about this old slag anymore? Her fans are all HIV positive gay guys who have sex with each other in bath houses. Say what you want about Mariah, but she is still on the top of the charts and has STRAIGHT fans.
never believe whatever you read in newspapers until it is confirmed and official
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Tabloids + Magazines do not = reliable newspapers. The terms are not synonymous, and newspaper journalist actually hate the tabs and consider that an insult. NY Times is no synonymous with Us Weekly
#61 may be one of the most uneducated people on here. That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
Mariah Carey is just as dumb as Madonna - not getting a pre-nup with a guy more than 10 years younger than her. I can’t wait until I see her money get stripped away from her when they divorce.
If they divorce, I hope Madonna doesn’t get married again. If she couldn’t make it with Guy, she probably can’t make it at all - w/anybody. In the beginning of their romance, Madonna was crazy in love with Guy like she was with Sean Penn. That’s like a true love feeling. If it died with Guy, it will just die again. Madonna is so creative that she must keep going. I think she is better off pursuing creative ventures and continually climbing new mountains or she will become too bored and antsy.
freedom for guy.
Guy is a good man and has been great assistance to her. Although he is behind the scene he has probably helped her alot. How much more fame Madonna wants ? She was ok to have a baby with her personal trainer in the beginning and now she divorces Guy because he is unknown and quiet?
It is sad. The other day there was picture of her children together, it was perfect.
I hope they will rethink about the divorce and try to sort things out for the sake of the children at least.
Thats sad. He’s so handsome. I don’t think anyone could be married to her. Shes to controlling and dominating for him. I can’t wait to see her in concert! BTW….I call dibs on him…..he’s so handsome!
I feel bad for them but there’s always been something just a little weird about this marriage. She’s fallen off horses and bumped into doors an awful lot since she married him. I like Madonna a lot so I wish her the best and the same for her children. I think divorce is probably even lonelier when you’re older than when you’re 20-something.
I hope it is not true. I always liked the idea of them staying married. But, I guess if it is true - it would seem to me that it is because he is boring and she isn’t. Just not a good match. Oh well. -
She tries stuff. She tried marriage and family. That’s gotten boring now. She needs a new life, hmm, what next? What will her new identity and accent be? Do you think she will impregnate herself with twins? Nah,done with the mommy thing. Time for Hollywood again. Lots of press.
Madonna’s Husband’s Wandering Eye
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/madonnas_marriage_mess.htm
Whats wrong with looking sexy at 50. Madonna does.
Not surprising! They didn’t make a good couple at all!
he couldn’t handle the ***** anymore…always treating him like a baby
MADONNA IS 50 NOT 49
What is all this sad crap about Madonna??!!! She’s screwed a lot of people in more ways then 1 to get where she is. That is a very self-serving woman and she’ll be just fine. Everybody seems so shocked that rumors are she didn’t have a pre-nup. Look @ what happened to sir paul mccartney… I would think he’d be a helluva lot smarter than madge. The only thing I feel sorry for are the kids, they’re innocent in all of this. Madonna only married guy to clean up her image, but she grew bored of that gig and I’m surprised it last this long. Everytime I see them both together…she’s always taking his balls away from him & gives off a nasty attitude. And that fake british accent she likes to use at times is just sickening. I’m sure Guy’s tired of her and ready to move on. From what I hear he was a good father and when he’s gone ole madge will just let the nanny take care of the kids on overtime, so she can get back to her hedonistic lifestyle. Don’t feel sorry for Madonna, she’s selfish enough to survive without anybody’s violin playing and she’ll still be a RICH bytch!
whats sad about Madonna getting a divorce..she created a few divorces along the line and climbing the ladder cold heartedly as she did anly culminates in trouble
He probably just wants to get away from all the Kabalah BS. Why do celebrities even bother getting married when it’s a guarrantee they’ll get divorced?
I highly doubt that madonna will be sad…she just wants publicity out of it i guess…but i m not the one to judge…(never really cared abt her neways)
but these celebs, they can hardly stay with one person for the rest of their lives…
poor Guy…he’s probably the one who will suffer…
ah well…wish them all the best with everything…
Madonna Hires Divorce Lawyer. Madonna and Ritchie announce their divorce. Ritchie Won’t Take Any Money From Madonna.
http://www.iwebie.com/madonna-divorced-guy-ritchie
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