Madonna & Guy Ritchie HAVE NOT Reached A Settlement

Contrary to previous reports, Maddy's publicist says no deal has been struck
Monday, October 20th, 2008

This past Saturday we learned that the British newspaper The Sun was reporting that Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reached a settlement in their just announced divorce which led some to believe that the split might be a mostly amicable one. Today we have word from Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, that no such settlement has been reached. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the divorce is gonna turn nasty but it does seem to imply that some wrangling back-and-forth might yet come making the divorce proceedings a bit more complicated than was previously believed:


Madonna’s divorce settlement with her estranged husband Guy Ritchie has yet to be finalized, the singer’s publicist said Sunday. The Sun and The Mail on Sunday reported that the two had struck a deal over their finances and how to split their property. The Mail also reported that they had agreed to a custody arrangement for the couple’s children. In a brief e-mail message sent to The Associated Press, Liz Rosenberg said she would not be commenting on media reports that the pop star and her film director husband had reached or were about to agree on how to share the couple’s multimillion dollar fortune and custody of their children. “I will not be commenting on the various reports regarding the divorce or of the settlement which has not been finalized,” Rosenberg said. A statement from Guy Ritchie’s representatives in London also declined comment.

As much as I hoped that this divorce would be a friendly one, it makes more sense that a settlement would not be agreed upon so quickly. Madonna and Guy Ritchie shared an immense fortune … now that they are parting ways, I’m sure both parties will work diligently to ensure that their interests are protected. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around the legal protection that is in place to safeguard Madonna’s interests. I mean, I’m sure Guy is well lawyered up but you just know that Madonna has got her booty well-covered. Again, I’m still hoping for an un-nasty divorce from these two but these sorts of mega-divorces seem to have a way of getting out of hand.

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Madonna Denies Divorce, Affair Rumors

Sets the record straight
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

In an effort to squelch the rampant rumors surrounding the state of her 7 year marriage to Guy Ritchie, Madonna had her longtime publicist, Liz Rosenberg, release an official statement to People magazine denying that the couple are planning to divorce or that she has been having an affair with Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees (or anyone else for that matter). Here is the full text of Madonna’s official statement to People magazine:


“Madonna’s husband Guy arrived in New York last night to be with his wife and family. There are no plans for Madonna and Guy to divorce. Madonna and Alex have the same manager, Guy Oseary. They have met. They know each other and Madonna took her kids to a Yankees game last week. There’s really not anything to comment on beyond that. It’s nothing new that people are airing tons of dirty laundry Madonna’s way lately – much of it untrue. By the way, rumors of Madonna and Lil Wayne are quite exaggerated as well.

And that, folks, should be that … at least for a little while. I’m glad OPTION C turned out to be the right reason for Guy’s arrival in NYC last night. While I’m sure that the constant divorce rumors are a pain in the ass to deal with all the time, I’m sure a PR savvy svengali like Madonna can at least appreciate the extra press that she is “enjoying”, especially in light of her upcoming world tour.

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