Madonna Says Goodbye To Guy

It's Splitsville For Singer And Director Guy Ritchie, Spokeswoman Says

(CBS/ AP)  Madonna's spokeswoman said the singer and her husband, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, will divorce after 7½ years together.

A statement e-mailed to The Associated Press from spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg says the couple has agreed to divorce, and asks the media to respect their privacy.

The statement, co-signed by Ritchie's representative, says the couple had not agreed to a settlement.

The months-old rumor of an imminent announcement heralding a divorce resurfaced, CBS News correspondent Richard Roth reports from London.

Wednesday morning it came from Britain's biggest daily newspaper, The Sun, which has a reputation for surprisingly accurate scoops - sometimes.

"I think in the last three weeks in particular they've had so many arguments that it's just come to the stage where they've decided to finish with the pretense," said Gordon Smart, The Sun's show business editor. "I think there will be an announcement imminently about their marriage being over."

Last June, Madonna denied rumors her marriage was on the rocks.

But the celebrity circuit has been abuzz for months that the couple is no longer getting along.

Madonna and Ritchie have three children, several huge houses, hundreds of millions in assets and, reportedly, high-priced attorneys have already been hired.

[maggg1]

REALLY? she gave him warts? what a ***

[dontbasucka]

This is typical CBS News that no one and I mean no one gives a flying f#ck about. Who the f#ck are these editors that give us this CR@P? Worst news ever on the Communist broadcast System

[maggg1]

Can I give Guy my phone number? He is so much better than her and 10 years younger!

[gmond]

Aww.

[honestabe8]

Does she keep the pretentious British accent? After all, she is from Rochester, Michigan.

[marcosis78]

I agree

[bikeboy49]

Getting divorced? The only surprise to that is that she got married to start with!

[airboatboy1]

Remember the book with all the naked and perverted pictures she put out? I wonder if she reads it to her kids at bedtime?

[davidy007]

Have you ever seen a pic of madonna without her makeup? Good God that woman is ugly. If you had as much money as Ritchie why you want a wife that is not only hideous to look at but lays down for every Tom, ***** or Mary that comes along?

She''s a walking STD factory...

[juansaga1]

Have you ever seen a pic of madonna without her makeup? Good God that woman is ugly. If you had as much money as Ritchie why you want a wife that is not only hideous to look at but lays down for every Tom, ***** or Mary that comes along?

[juansaga1]

This is news???? I don''t care that Madonna isn''t sleeping with Guy Ritchie anymore, and I don''t care who the next 5-600 guys she''ll be with. Madonna is like McDonalds, she has served far more men than she could ever count.

[hypnotoad72]

beader, one other thing:

"Sinners have a future and saints have a past."

Warren Buffett said that, but I''d rather listen to saints. They often tell what oughtn''t be done in the first place. :o

[hypnotoad72]

Still...what of bunch of cranks. There is no more wrong with Madonna than just about any other celebrity out there. Get a clue. At least I am not naive to think any star is free of garbage in their lives. And to the comment about free speech...it goes both ways.

Posted by beader59
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Well, madonna can say anything she wants about me. So what?

I disagree with your argument that all celebs are the same (sounds hollywoodphobic if you ask me...)

[jsklinemn]

Everyone who absolutely obsesses with these kinds of people has issues themselves for one. But then there is also the fact that she (Madonna) just typifies the "modern" female in that she professes all the catholic stuff; God, faith, and such, and yet has no issue with divorce or family breakage. Like a lot of them out there, they''ll stomp on you and squish you like a bug. When they bore of you, you get tossed out like the trash because they found a new boy-toy to play with.

Good thing for me I found one of the rare types that is willing to and still has (19 years) ride it out with me. Both in the summer sky weather, and the storms. Friends in the beginning, and friends to the end.

So tragic Madonna and the others, but not unexpected.

[wakeup60]

" Whoooooooooooooo Caresssssssssssssssss"

Hope Mr. Richie..........gets a good settlement!

[hypnotoad72]

"Madonna asks the media to respect their privacy."

She shoves a crucifix up her _ss in public, and now she needs privacy?

Posted by DeckardBr
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I''m compelled to agree; her whole "entertainment" history was about being as brash as possible. She used filth as means to become successful. She has quite the nerve to ask for privacy after everything she''s done - consistent, without falter, for 20 years.

[beader59]

Still...what of bunch of cranks. There is no more wrong with Madonna than just about any other celebrity out there. Get a clue. At least I am not naive to think any star is free of garbage in their lives. And to the comment about free speech...it goes both ways.

[questionnews]

Well, this will give her more time to market her new perfume line.......
"***....Because I deserve four men at the same time"

[deckardbr]

"Madonna asks the media to respect their privacy."

She shoves a crucifix up her _ss in public, and now she needs privacy?

[lambofgoth]

Wow. Bunch of old f*rts on here complaining. I wonder how much porn is on their hard drives...