Madonna & Guy Ritchie Are CONFIRMED Dunzo
It’s been about 3 months since the last round of divorce rumors made the rounds about Madonna and Guy Ritchie. Back in July, the word was that Maddy and Guy were planning to divorce after allegations surfaced that she was having an extra-marital affair with New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez. At that time, Madonna issued a statement that denied the affair and also denied that the couple were splitting up (actually, the statement read “there are no plans for Madonna and Guy to divorce”). After the denial came the necessary show of unity from the couple as Guy flew to Madonna’s side in NYC to show the world they were happily attached. Guy was with Madonna in August to celebrate her 50th birthday and she was with him in September for his 40th birthday. But last night The Sun reported that divorce is imminent and reported that word would come from the couple as soon as today that they are, in fact, splitting up. Just now, BBC News posted a report that the couple have, indeed, confirmed the split. It really looks like they are dunzo:
MADONNA and GUY RITCHIE are to divorce, The Sun can exclusively reveal. A statement confirming their marriage is over has been prepared and is set to be released imminently. The couple are going public with their split because they “can’t bear to live with the pretence any longer”. They have had a string of shouting matches about the amount of time each devotes to their careers, and over Madonna’s desire to adopt another child. These arguments smashed through their attempts at reconciliation “like a sledgehammer”. A highly-placed source told The Sun: “It’s very sad. They were a great couple and brilliant parents. They just couldn’t live together any more.” Pals say Madge, 50, initially wanted to wait until next year to announce their separation — after her Sticky and Sweet global tour is finished. But now she and Brit movie director Guy, 40, want a divorce finalised before Christmas — which would have seen the eighth anniversary of their fairytale wedding in a Scottish castle … The source said: “Despite huge attempts to patch things up they both knew deep down that divorce was on the cards. It wasn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’. They tried hard over the last few months but their fighting was getting out of control. “The final straw came before Madonna started her US tour. “Madonna wanted a highly stage-managed separation, with their split being announced when it was convenient for her. She didn’t want the distraction while she is trying to concentrate on her tour. But a series of rows around Guy’s 40th birthday last month were so bad that Madge ended up storming out of the house and Guy’s had enough. Guy said if they were going to split, it has to be now — and their marriage will finally be over in a matter of weeks. Madonna was dithering at first about whether a separation would be best or whether to go ahead with the divorce. She has now agreed with Guy that a divorce is the best thing to do.”
BBC News is reporting that Madonna’s spokesperson has confirmed the couple’s dunzoness:
Pop star Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to divorce after nearly eight years of marriage, their spokeswoman has confirmed. The announcement follows months of speculation that the couple’s relationship was in trouble. In July, Madonna’s publicist denied the pair were planning to divorce, saying their marriage did not “need saving”. They appeared together at last month’s premiere of Ritchie’s RocknRolla in London and posed for photographs.
Indeed, last month’s RockNRolla premiere in London was the last time the couple were seen together in public. I understand that Guy has halted filming of his new Sherlock Holmes movie so that he can break the news to his family in person. Madonna, as we all know, is in the middle of the US leg of her Sticky & Sweet World Tour. You know, as many rumors that have gone around about the couple breaking up over the years, I confess that I am still shocked by this news. I cannot believe that the naysayers are right about these two. Madonna and Guy are dunzo … and it is really, very sad. Did any of y’all see this coming? What do y’all think?
UPDATE: Here is the full text of the official statement from Liz Rosenberg, Madonna’s publicist:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time.
I understand that the statement was signed by both Madonna and Guy and no settlement has been agreed to. It is my sincere hope that this divorce doesn’t turn ugly but considering the vast amount of wealth involved here, it remains to be seen how friendly the couple will remain thru out the course of this monumental split. Wow. Just sad :(
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October 15th, 2008 at 8:05 am
And I’m supposed to be going to see her tonight!
October 15th, 2008 at 8:07 am
The only reason I saw this coming is because it is common practice now a days for these big of stars to spilt. It still is sad but something tells me Madge will be quite alright! I want a piece of GUY!!
October 15th, 2008 at 8:13 am
It happens, not just to celebs. It seems to be the norm these days. I’m sure they both will be fine.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I said I wouldn’t believe it until I heard the official statement, and I still can’t believe it. I really liked them together. I hope they stay friends for the sake of their kids. Very sad.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I can’t say I’m surprised but I am disappointed. Madonna is a very strong personality and while they’ve been making it work for 8 years, I’m sure being on tour and having the mentality she has has taken a burden on their marriage. Too bad, and yes, I hope they stay cordial for the sake of their children.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Hooray, GUY is FREE :)
October 15th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I have high doubts.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:33 am
I knew for months this would happen. To all of you who think it’s great that Guy is free, I have a feeling he was not so easy to ‘deal with’ either. I am sure Madonna was difficult, and I wonder what her brother thinks about this. I have a feeling Rocco will be at the center of the storm–Lourdes is her child and David was more Madonna’s son, too. But Rocco is Guy’s bio child. So it comes down to money and Rocco. I am sure it will be tough for M to tour as usual now and to not mention anything to her audience.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Madonna will tour and remain professional and not mention a thing without thinking it through first. Whatever agreement they reach will be favorable to both, I am sure. As Madonna is a very good parent, I am sure she will retain the majority of custody rights. It’s sad, but I am glad Madonna is a single gal again.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:01 am
It is really sad…they seemed like such a strong couple and never would have thought the rumors to be true!!
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October 15th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I’m wondering when Demi and Ashton will be calling it quits.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:17 am
It’s a bummer..It was nice to see M settled down and in a real relationship..I do feel bad for the kids, though..Guy and Madonna will move on with new mates, but the kids have so much to deal with..With 2 busy parents separated, how can they have any sense of a healthy home life? It just seems like it’ll be chaotic..I’m sure it’ll all work out in the end though..
October 15th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Noooo!!! :(
Celebrity marriage should be outlawed. Proposition 69.
It’s true… she’s a bit too much woman for one man. And that’s why we love her.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I definitely agree re: Demi and Ashton. I am sure their offspring would be gorgeous unlike Rumer Willis. Mean, I know. But I think it’s odd when 2 good looking people (Demi and Bruce) have a not so good looking child. Who knows, maybe she’ll look better with age…From what I read (and I’m a massive Madonna fan, though she annoys me now more than ever), it seemed like Guy REALLY loved her. He was always protective of her and seemed a bit overbearing. It must have been very tough being married to the world’s most famous woman. I can’t imagine. Maybe Sean P will dump Robin Wright and Madge and Sean will re-marry. Wait, scratch that. Please God, no.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:51 am
The worst part about all of this I think is that yesterday was Lourdes’ BIRTHDAY!! Happy Birthday kid – mommy and daddy are getting divorced. What horrible timing! Makes you wonder if something went down…….I can’t imagine that they would purposely plan to announce it the day after her Bday…
October 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am
i’m so sad. i never believed any of the rumours and i really thought they had it going on.. with ups and downs like any relationship. i’m sad for the kids too, it will probably be really tough on them.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Really sad for them and their children. Hope they manage to keep things amicable – don’t really want a repeat of the McCartney/Mills divorce.
Not really that surprised though – think they were just too different and must be tough being married to Madonna!
October 15th, 2008 at 10:24 am
So obvious.
If I were Guy, I wouldn’t want to be with Madonna, no matter how famous she is for having a mediocre singing talent, but a talent of reinventing herself. She looks gross these days, mustaches etc, looks gaunt. Not attractive. Doesn’t act her age and rolls her hips on stage.
Smart woman, but she needs to just quit this business now, I think. She’s freaking loaded, it’s not like she needs money, and her daughter is at that age where she’s going to need her most.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I’m sad about this. She has been my idol for over 20 years! I loved them together! I am SURE she is and will be fine b/c she is a MACHINE but I’m going to send her some love and support today.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Random thoughts:
Good for him. He can do so much better – looks wise, mind you. Next thing we know he’ll be tapping the ass of some 20-year-old blonde.
They’ve never looked *that* happy together to me anyways. He always looked kinda whipped. I was suprised to learn that their marriage actually lasted 8 years!
She can focus on her career now. Adopt some more children.
Guy wasn’t all that great to begin with. His movies suck.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Yeah, I knew this was coming down the pipeline..as soon as those rumors started about her and Alex. Even if they weren’t true, I can’t imagine what seeing divorce and cheating all over the papers would do to a marriage. If everybody around you said you were getting a divorce all the time, god that would suck, it’d be like..well might as well :(
I don’t think Guy was ever into her really, he seems a bit egotistical (love his movies), but I think he always felt overshadowed, and that does put pressure on a marriage.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:42 am
There had been a report in the British press at the beginning of the year that said they would split in 2008, but that Madge and Guy had promised each other they would stay together through her 50th, his 40th, his movie and her tour. Well, I guess it’s three out of four. It seemed like they struggled for so long you’d hear he didn’t want her to tour, and that he felt her career overshadowed his. Then you’d hear she felt that he was too controlling, and that he urged her to become more muscular because he liked that tough look.
I hope their split won’t be full of rancor and they can reach a financial settlement quickly, If her post-divorce relationship with him as as good as hers with Carlos, the kids will be okay.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Who’s really surprised by this?
October 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I’m sad for kids who get stuck in the middle of this kind of crap.
I went to see the Bodyworlds exhibit a few weeks ago and then I saw a picture of Madonna in her concert fishnets – honestly, except for the fact that she has skin she looks exactly like the bodyworlds bodies. She’s got no flesh, no softness, nothing warm and inviting about her. Just a specimen. Where’d her soul go?
October 15th, 2008 at 11:41 am
If she were nicer and more gracious and didn’t believe the hype and praise she receives, she’d have longer lasting relationships. I don’t like her at all to be honest. she seems cold and a mean mom to boot.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:49 am
LOL good! I am so glad Guy is finally dumping the tired old bitch! Now he can go look for a young pretty thing that doesn’t have an over-worked stretched out pussy like Madonna’s. Guy always said, fucking Madonna, was like fucking a glass of water.
October 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Oh, please – you had to really have your star-struck glasses on to not see this one coming. I am a little surprised her great Kabbalah “faith” couldn’t save her marriage. Now she can whore around with A-Rod in public and he can go back to making good movies, thank god. Oh, and btw Madonna – shut your freaking mouth about politics – it just makes you look like some pathetic old woman trying to sound like an edgy 20 something – people go to your concerts to hear you sing (gag) – nobody gives a f*ck about your opinion of the world. I wonder if she’ll give up the ridiculous “british” accent now?
October 15th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I am surprised. I thought those two would be stubborn enough to get past it. I had hoped Madonna really did find a way to work it out in a relationship. And foolishly I thought that celebrities at some point stop divorcing and stay married. For all other readers: don you put that curse on Ashton and Demi!
And what the heck about not letting your kids watch television or eat crap but you divorce the day after their birthday? They better be civil in this divorce for those kids.
October 15th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Like most everyone said, the only surprising part of this story is that they lasted as long as they did. Maybe something in the pre-nup gave Guy a lot more $$$ if he stuck around past the 7 year mark. It would be nice to return to a time when people – celebs or not – felt at least some obligation to make marriages work, or at least to find people they’re actually compatible with, not just people they want to be seen with.
October 15th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I really wanted this story to be false- just another rumor like the others. Now that it’s confirmed, I’m sad. I really wanted them to make it work. It’s sad news.
October 15th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Aww poor Madge. Maybe the old crone will realize her high and mighty ‘tude doesn’t help her relationships.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
weird how all the rumors are suddenly proven to be true…are the tabloids credible now? omg. pigs must be flying…
October 15th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
It was going to happen. I knew it once the magazines reported her so called affair with a-rod back in July. So sad!
October 15th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I give Guy credit for hanging in there, all those years (and I’m a Madonna fan) – it can’t of been easy. It’s obvious she had an affair. Why can’t people just end their marriage with some class? – before they canoodle with someone else!
October 15th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Because celebrities aren’t held to any sort of standard, Joanne! Sad, isn’t it??
October 15th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Saw it coming, but unfortunately true.
Can I keep the house?!?
October 15th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
finally.
October 16th, 2008 at 3:47 am
I was actually shocked by this :( These two were sooo cute together. IF she is leaving for this A-rod-dude… He’s just uglybugly and her husband is zexy.. AND has a personality. So sad for the kids too. I kinda hope they get back together, but I guess not. Too bad.
October 16th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes! Why can’t the silly shallow followers of this women see the narcissistic selfish piece of work that she really is? there’s more to life than following the lives of these silly people. Get a life.