Friends of Cynthia Rodriguez have told the New York Daily News that the estranged wife of baseball star A-Rod feels he has been "brainwashed" by Madonna and the Kabbalah. There are also claims of the music star using mind-control techniques on Rodriguez to get what she wanted. Rumors have been flying lately that Madonna and Rodriguez have had an affair, leading to problems with Cynthia and Guy Ritchie respectively. However, it seems the truth is still to be found.

This has become a very confusing matter. Madonna and A-Rod share the same manager. Cynthia is spending time with "family friend", Lenny Kravitz, who has claimed he is not having any romantic dealings with the baseball player's wife (confused yet?). Alex's trainer and his wife are with Cynthia and Lenny, Alex's trainer is also the godfather of Cynthia's daughter. Lenny Kravitz has been linked to Madonna in the past. Also, Lenny is A-Rod's third cousin twice removed, Guy Ritchie is Cynthia's long lost step uncle, Madonna had an affair with A-rod's daughter's godfather's business partner's brother once and Lenny really likes to eat ham and pineapple pizza on a Sunday (OK the last part might not be true).

Anyway, surely if Madonna had mind control powers, "Swept Away" would have been the highest-grossing film of all time and not a huge turkey?