LONDON — Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least 50 million pounds ($76 million), the singer’s spokeswoman said Monday.

Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press the settlement was in the range of 50 million to 60 million pounds ($76 million to $92 million) as part of their divorce agreement, a figure she said included the value of the couple’s country home, Ashcombe House in western England, which Ritchie will keep.

Rosenberg said the couple’s west London pub _ the Punchbowl _ would also remain with Ritchie.

A representative for the British filmmaker declined comment.

The couple were reportedly worth some $525 million, the vast majority of which belonged to Madonna. Ritchie had an estimated $35 million fortune.

Their multimillion pound (dollar) settlement is about twice the size paid out in Britain’s latest high-profile celebrity divorce, that of former Beatle Paul McCartney and model Heather Mills.

“I’d assume it’s one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement,” Rosenberg said.

The biggest contested divorce settlement in English history was the 48 million pounds (about $90 million at the time) insurance tycoon John Charman was ordered to pay his ex-wife in 2006.

—->>> HOPE MADONNA DIDNT HAVE HER DOUGH WITH MADOFF !!! OTHERWISE SHE IS FUCKED !!!!!!!!!!

GUY WANTS MORE TIME WITH SONS OVER MONEY !!

GO GUY !!!

ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The show-business marriage that began in a Scottish castle came to an end in a drab London courtroom Friday as Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce.

Papers released by the court said Madonna petitioned for divorce on the basis of Ritchie’s “unreasonable behavior,” but did not elaborate.

Judge Phillip Waller ruled that he did not need to apply family law in the case _ meaning that he accepted an agreement reached by the couple over their assets and children.

Neither appeared at the brief court session, in which “Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S” was one of 17 cases given a preliminary decree. The divorce can become final after six weeks and a day,.

British news media reported, without identifying the sources of their information, that the couple had reached a settlement that would see the pop superstar keep the majority of her estimated 300 million pound ($445 million) fortune and share custody with Ritchie of their two children: Rocco, 8, and David Banda, 3, who was adopted from Malawi in 2006.

Madonna has a 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from a previous relationship with personal trainer Carlos Leon.

Requests for comment from representatives for the couple were not returned.

An agreement on terms would avert an expensive courtroom battle like the one between former Beatle Paul McCartney and model Heather Mills. Mills has said the media coverage of the rancorous divorce had pushed her to the brink of suicide; McCartney compared the process to going through hell.

Madonna and Ritchie, director of “Snatch” and “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

Madonna and Ritchie announced last month they were divorcing. They own homes in London, Los Angeles and New York, and a 1,200-acre (480 hectare) retreat in England.

Sneak Peak into Brits Documentary.. She Talks about her Marriage ( not following her heart ) and how people should Dance more, ( it is more useful then talk therapy ) for her.. She must be doing something right.. She looks betta.. But Dont understand then why her Dad has to be her conservator… Hmm Hmm..

Britney Talks About Her Marriage

Britney : Art is my therapy

The documentary airs in the United States on MTV on November 30

Here is some more Leakage On Britney’s Doc–>

“My trust has really been battered. … Sometimes it can get kinda lonely. … I had totally lost my way. I lost focus. I lost myself. I let certain people into my life that were just bad people, because I was lonely. I really paid the consequences for that. Big time … What the hell was I thinking?

Do I know my life is weird? It’s all I’ve ever known. I don’t see it as being weird…I’m kind of stuck in this place and I’m like, How do you deal? I just cope with it every day…It’s better not to feel anything at all and have hope than to feel the other way…It’s bad. I’m sad. [She breaks down into tears.] Normal is really different for everybody…In my situation, I try to make it as normal as possible for me…It could be a lot worse. There are people out there who have it a lot worse than I do…I used to be a cool chick but I feel like the paparazzi has taken that away from me, like, the way I used to live my life. I used to be a cool chick but I’m not anymore.”

–>Poor Girl.. Just Confront your Issues and Master Them… Confront the Paparazzi issue and Master your Plan to deal with it..

Jennifer Hudson’s family announced a new foundation for families of murder victims Thursday.

Titled ‘The Hudson-King Foundation For Families of Slain Victims,’ the foundation is named in honor of the singer’s mother Darnell Hudson Donerson, Jason Hudson and Julian King.

“The specific purpose of the Foundation is to care for the needs of families who have lost relatives to a violent crime,” the family revealed in a statement. “This encompasses their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter as well as grief counseling.”

Revealed after a prayer vigil in Chicago, the foundation’s launch followed Jesse Jackson, who spoke at the vigil.

Speaking about the family Jackson said “This family knows triumph, and they also know tragedy.”

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for any contributions to be sent to the newly created Hudson-King Domestic Violence Protection Fund, care of Seaway Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 19522, Chicago, IL, 60619.

VERY DETAILED UPDATE FROM KAT GIANTIS AT MSN ENTERTAINMENT..

Please Say a Prayer for the Children of Madonna and Guy, this is very Traumatic for us and especially them, as children to see and hear their parents go through this divorce. I personally believe Madonna and Guy should be DOING WHAT is in the BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN !!

Madonna & Guy: Insults Fly Amid New Romance Rumblings

The split saga continues, with allegations of slapping, poking, weeping and name-calling; plus, Lindsay’s ‘Ugly’ gig has everyone’s panties in a twist, third time may be lucky for Clooney, and more …   

Posted Oct. 23, 2008

Dignified is not a word that will be used to describe Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s parting of ways. A week after their divorce announcement, the bad blood continues to spill into the tabloids, several of which feature the backbiting former flames (he’s rumored to have called her a “granny” and likened her to “a piece of gristle”; she’s apparently labeled him a “gold digger” and “emotionally retarded”) front and center on their covers.

The latest chapter in their increasingly acrimonious split involves a possible new love interest for Ritchie, a child-centric settlement bonus, sports-related tears, a Christmas kerfuffle and allegations of mistreatment on both sides. Here’s a rundown:

 

Madonna’s bulging quads take center stage during a performance in Boston earlier this month. (©AP) More photos

Us Weekly touts the “real story” of the “lies, cheating and abuse” that did in Madonna and Guy’s seven-year, supposedly intimacy-lacking union.”She would taunt Guy, saying, ‘I should have married someone like me: strong, hot-blooded, intelligent, ambitious, spiritual,’” a Ritchie confidant tattles to the magazine. “Their fights would often get heated. A few times Madonna slapped him or poked him.”

In retaliation, he supposedly struck out at Madonna’s most vulnerable spots: her age, her preternaturally pumped-up body and her vocal stylings.

“Guy called her old, fat, ugly and wrinkled and said that she was stupid and couldn’t sing,” counters a Madonna insider.

That sure makes Ritchie, 40, sound like quite the catch, and it turns out there are already whispers that he’s been caught by a stunning redhead.

Seems he’s been spotted in proximity to British actress Kelly Reilly, who co-stars opposite Robert Downey Jr. in the director’s flick in filming, “Sherlock Holmes.”

 

Guy and Kelly Reilly attend a “Sherlock Holmes” press conference in London on Oct. 1. (©Hogan/Getty Images)

The Chicago Sun-Times says they were “looking very cozy” while breaking bread at a London eatery a few days back.

“It didn’t look like they were having a simple business dinner,” an eyewitness conclusion-leaps to the paper. “There was lots of hand-holding, looking longingly into each other’s eyes … and they were sitting side by side on a tiny banquette.”

An Us spy also noted their body language as they shared lunch on the set, recalling, “Kelly touched Guy’s arm and leaned in to him when she spoke.”

Ritchie’s rep, however, scoffs to the mag that the romance speculation is “absolutely untrue.”

Reilly, for her part, told the Times of London last month that she’s been flying back and forth between London and New York in order to be with her fiancé, Israeli actor Jonah Lotan.

As for Madonna’s connection to A-Rod, Us hints that there could be other factors involved in her adamantly denied “affair of the heart” with the New York Yankees star, who may be nearing a deal to buy a New York penthouse located just a couple of blocks away from the Big M’s pad.

“[Her manager] Guy Oseary knew Madonna and Guy were splitting and didn’t want this 50-year-old lady without a man,” snipes a source. “So he brought her together with Alex. He may be infatuated with her, but it was never this outrageous affair that ended the marriage.”

Life & Style believes that Madonna and Rodriguez, who has supposedly pledged to help her spread the word about her beloved Kabbalah, plan to make their well-muscled debut by the end of the year.

“She and Alex are definitely aiming to get together before Christmas,” asserts an insider.

But an Us source disagrees, insisting, “They will not be stepping out publicly. Maybe not ever. But they’re definitely romantic.”

Neither scenario is likely to lessen Ritchie’s ostensible angst over son Rocco, 8, sporting a Yankees T-shirt Monday in New York.

 

Guy and Madonna walk their last red carpet together at the London premiere of “RocknRolla” on Sept. 1. (©Retna Ltd.)

“He’s actually been crying over it,” an on-set “Sherlock” mole exaggerates totells Us. “He’s in a terrible state but is doing his best to be on form at work.”

According to the snitch, Guy was “in pieces” over photos of Rocco unwittingly making the loaded fashion statement, even though the tyke wore the same shirt while out with his dad in July, just after the A-Rod rumors surfaced.

“He said she is the ‘lowest of the low,’ and is even more determined to fight for his side now,” adds the source. “Madonna has hit the wrong button. He won’t sink to her level, but she better watch out because it seems he has a lot on her.”

Still, Ritchie may not be the only one shedding tears.

“She cries a lot,” a spy maintains to In Touch. “She thought the marriage would be for life.”

But now that happily-ever-after is off the table, the on-tour pop icon is apparently trying to make sure she’s able to pull the strings when it comes to Rocco, Lourdes, 12, and David, 3.

The London Daily Mail claims Madonna, whose fortune is estimated in the half-billion-dollar range, has offered to increase Guy’s cash settlement from around $25 million to $32 million in exchange for full kiddie control (he’s also expected to keep their country house and the London pub he co-owns).

“Madonna has said to Guy that if she ups the money, then would he agree to her setting out the access for the children until they turn 18,” says an insider. “Basically she is offering a cash incentive to him to encourage an amicable out-of-court agreement over the children … Madonna is keen to give Guy good access to the children — but on her terms.”

Terms that may not include jolly old St. Nick.

 

Madonna carries son David in New York on Oct. 1. (©WireImage.com)

The London Daily Mirror contends that Madonna is digging in her stilettos over his wish to treat the tykes to their “first traditional Christmas,” something their Kabbalah-devoted mom is said to be firmly against.

“What he wants more than anything, though, is to actually be with the kids at that time of year, and he just hopes Madonna can compromise,” explains a snitch, who points out that Ritchie has no grudge against the red string-festooned religion. “Guy has taken a lot from Kabbalah, and any talk of him being against it now is rubbish. But he’s also very much a British traditionalist, and he would love to pass on some of the flavor of a traditional Christmas to his kids.”

Speaking of Kabbalah, the Daily Mail believes it was at the center of a bitter argument that finally made Ritchie realize the marriage was irretrievably broken.

“Madonna had been moaning about his lack of support and lack of interest in what she has doing with Kabbalah,” blabs a source. “She told Guy she did not understand why she was ridiculed by the press for what she was doing with the religion. But Guy just reacted quite sarcastically and told her to ‘get over herself.’”

The insider says that’s when things “got a bit surreal,” with Madonna supposedly pointing out how she had been “chosen” to be a “spiritual guru.’”

Guy’s ostensible response: “Listen, love, you’re just a singer,’” to which Madonna — and take this with a biceps-size grain of salt, people — is said to have channeled aBeatles-era John Lennon by replying, “Listen, baby, I’m bigger than Jesus.’”

“Guy was dumbfounded,” relays the mole. “At that point, he realized that he really had lost her to the Kabbalah. From that point on, Guy felt totally alienated from Madonna.”

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Keeley Hazell and her naturally giganic breasts are back in some new photos that absolutely deserve your full attention! Keeley has teamed back up with Lynx deodorant to sell… well, deodorant. And the idea of using Keeley to sell deodorant makes sense. Just looking at her right now is starting to heat me up. Time to get more deodorant because if I smell good and happen to bump into Keeley Hazell, then I have a chance,right?…. From Newstoob.. 

Is this this Gal? Never heard of her. Nice pics.. Nice boobs too..

Sorry.. Just had to put these UP.. SHE is just SO BEAUUTIFUUUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TMI.

Just have to say that this guy.. Forget Abawt it.. The 20 yr needs to get a pair of glasses or something. If we are talking billions here I could understand.. but a few mill.. not worth it babes.. ewwwwww

Ronnie Wood faces a £50million divorce pay-out after his wife Jo called in lawyers in exasperation at his continuing relationship with a Russian 20-year-old.

Friends have revealed how humiliated Jo has taken legal advice about the break-down of her 23-year marriage and is understood to have been told she is in a ‘terrifically strong position’.

Apart from taking half of Wood’s £75 million fortune in the split, Jo, 53, is also believed to be angling for a portion of the Rolling Stones guitarist’s future earnings since she has consistently saved his career from disappearing into a haze of drink and drugs.

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Comedian Chris Kattan’s estranged wife, Sunshine Tutt, has filed for divorce just three months after tying the knot.

Kattan and Tutt separated after eight weeks of marriage and he filed for a legal separation. At the time, his publicist, Jill Fritzo, insisted that the couple had just “separated for the moment” and there were “no plans for divorce at this time.” Tutt filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday seeking dissolution of their brief marriage. She cited “irreconcilable differences” for the reason for the split, but it has not been revealed the real reason for the sudden break-up.

Kattan, 37, and Tutt, 31 were married on June 28 in Yosemite Valley, California in an intimate ceremony. They met at a birthday party in 2005 and began dating. Kattan has called Tutt, a model, “kind, sweet, and very beautiful” on his website in August 2005. He also said that they were very alike and that she made him happy. He popped the question in 2006 at her grandmother’s home in Gainesville, Texas on Christmas Eve.

Kattan was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995-2003. Kattan appeared in movies such as A Night at the Roxbury, Undercover Brother, and Corky Romano. He voiced the character of Walter Melon in 2007’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Most recently he wrapped the pilot episode for “Game Show in My Head,” a new game show in which the contestants given a small earpiece in which Kattan gives them outrageous tasks to complete on the street in front of total strangers. The tasks get wackier and harder as the game goes on and people are competing for $150,000.

IT PAYS TO GET A GOOD LAWYER.. GUESS IT HELPS WHEN YOUR MAKING 275mill over 10 years.. HELLO.. I THINK THE WIFEY SHOULD BE GETTING A GOOD PORTION, YOU HAD TWO KIDS WITH YOUR WIFE AROD… HELLO.. THE MOTHER TO YOUR CHILDREN… YOUR LEGACY !!…..  

A-Rod, wife reach divorce settlement

By CURT ANDERSON – 2 hours ago

MIAMI (AP) — It’s over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years. With a prenuptial agreement in place, lawyers for the couple confirmed Friday that a settlement was reached less than three months after Cynthia Rodriguez first filed for divorce from New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Terms were not disclosed, but attorneys for both sides said the paramount concern was the welfare of the couple’s two daughters — 3-year-old Natasha and 5-month-old Ella.

“This was and remains a personal family matter for both of them,” said Maurice Kutner, attorney for Cynthia Rodriguez, reading from a statement approved by the couple. “All of their decisions were based upon and guided by the best interests of their daughters.”

Allegations of repeated infidelity were at the root of Cynthia Rodriguez’s divorce filing. Not mentioned in the legal papers but hovering over the matter was an alleged liaison between A-Rod and pop star Madonna, both having denied a romance.

Because Florida is a no-fault divorce state, a showing of unfaithfulness or any other cause doesn’t factor into the outcome. The 33-year-old third baseman repeatedly said in court papers the divorce should be governed by the couple’s prenup signed about a month before their marriage in Dallas on Nov. 2, 2002.

A-Rod promised in his divorce reply that he would continue to support his daughters and he hoped for a custody deal so the couple could “co-parent their children together.”

It’s not known if that means his ex-wife gets the couple’s $12 million waterfront home in the Miami suburb of Coral Gables. Rodriguez lists a Park Avenue apartment in New York as his residence in the divorce papers.

Rodriguez, baseball’s highest-paid player, is in the first year of a 10-year deal with the Yankees that will pay him at least $275 million.

Cynthia Rodriguez, 35, most likely would have lost if she’d tried to fight the prenup, said Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin, former chair of the American Bar Association’s family law section and an attorney in Philadelphia.

“It saves him legal fees, and it saves him publicity, and it saves the kids,” Gold-Bikin said.

Rodriguez, a perennial All-Star, is batting .304 this season with 35 homers and 101 RBIs.

(This version CORRECTS UPDATES with details of divorce filings, background, comment from family law expert; corrects A-Rod age to 33. Moving on general news and sports services.)

In a statement, Brad Pitt explained his stance by saying, “Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn’t harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8.”

As for his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, she’s probably just laughing at Brad’s sudden interest in the institution of marriage. What? That’s right, failed relationship BURN!

But seriously, if someone tries to put this adorable union asunder, I will hurt a bitch.

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