9:05 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Madonna (50) and Guy Ritchie (40) married in Scotland in 2000, after their first and only biological child, Rocco. They later adopted baby David from Malawi in 2006, receiving mixed responses from the media and public alike over the quick adoption process. Throughout their marriage the couple have mainly resided in their £13 million London Marylebone home, where Guy also owns a local pub called The Punchbowl. But they also own homes in NYC and Wiltshire.
Today the couple confirmed they were divorcing by releasing a joint statement after months of speculation. The statement reads: "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."
This will ultimately be the second failed marriage for the pop sensation, having also divorced Sean Penn in 1989, claiming her career needed to come first. It was sometime after this Madonna fell pregnant with Lourdes, after a brief love affair with her personal trainer Carlos Leon.
Madonna is reportedly worth over £300 million and it's beleived she has already called in Fiona Shackleton, the same lawyer that Sir Paul McCartney used to fight his high profile divorce from Heather Mills. The media are now left wondering how generous Madonna will be with her wealth, having not signed a pre-nup agreement with Guy. They also bought a £3.6 million building in London's West End used as a Kabbalah headquarters, plus a £1.6 million house also used by the spiritual group. Plus luxury cars: £47,000 Audi Q7 4x4, a £35,000 Mercedes Benz and a £58,000 Range Rover 4.2.
Ritchie of course has his own wealth from his various films including Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, but many have speculated he will claim he has had a deserving affect on Madonna's career over the last eight years.
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8:29 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
In further Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorce developments, website DateTheUK has offered the soon-to-be-divorced couple completely free memberships to "find new love once their divorce is complete." Since rumors are flying and there's a lot up in the air, it probably wouldn't hurt much at this point. I wonder if Madonna or Guy will take DateTheUK owner Max Polyakov up on this offer?
Polyakov released his condolences for their rough personal life to the press along with his offer, saying that "I really feel for Guy and Madonna, and they must be going through a tough time. We want to be there to help them through this and think that they should get out there and play the field for a while until they each find a new love in their lives."
Well, it's definitely one way to cope!
At Least They Don't Need To Look So Sheepish Anymore. . .
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8:28 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie's split plans were confirmed in a statement from Freud Communications today, in which they asked us to respect their privacy while they deal with the heartache-- and resultant drama-- that comes with a break-up after almost 8 years.
In other Madonna-related news,
Star magazine has reflected on
Madonna's cryptic message during her October 6th concert in New York City. Concert goers got to hear Madonna tell the audience that "In exactly 29 moves, the Queen will dump the King!" She coincidentally had 29 stops left on her U.S. tour-- but it looks like she couldn't wait.
The
stakes are high, and we'll be watching every move here at Splash.
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6:47 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Early this morning is appeared Madonna and Guy Ritchie were doing nothing to dispel the rumors surrounding their marriage. But finally the singer has announced she WILL be divorcing her director husband of eight years. Click through our gallery for reminder of the good times.
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6:46 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
As it is LA Fashion Week, it was only a matter of time before at least one Kardashian was caught by our photographers, but we actually managed to get two of them together, Kim and Kourtney. The siblings were at LA Fashion Week day three at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles. Kim was wearing a low cut dress to show off her ample cleavage whilst Kourtney went for a more refined look in black and white.
Kourtney is the oldest sister out of the Kardashians and generally keeps a lower profile than the fame-hungry Kim. She has won fans from the reality show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" simply because she tends to be a bit quieter and more spontaneous than the rest of her family. Fans have nicknamed her "The Unassuming Firecracker", which has got to be better than some of the nicknames Kim has been given by some of her "fans".
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6:46 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
It seems Richard Carpenter, formerly half of The Carpenters, has decided to hurl himself back into the music business. Carpenter, who is 62 years old, enjoyed an incredible amount of fame in the 1970s and 1980s alongside his sister Karen Carpenter. Sadly, Karen died in 1983 from heart failure, leaving Richard to work alone. Carpenter announced at a press conference, which was held in Japan today, his birthday, what his plans were for his comeback.
Amongst Richard Carpenter's plans are the re-release of a Carpenters Christmas album, a tribute album featuring cover versions of Carpenters songs performed by artists from various countries and a book chronicling the amazing career that Karen and Richard had. Considering The Carpenters sold over 100 million albums and singles, it seems Richard can expect a surefire success with his new work.
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