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Now that they’ve reached a settlement, Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been granted a preliminary ‘quickie divorce’ per proceedings in the High Court of London earlier today (November 21).
People magazine reports that the “Papa Don’t Preach” songstress and her director soon-to-be-ex-husband were granted the motion, though neither of them actually appeared in court this morning.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been granted a preliminary divorce decree by a London court, says the Daily Mail.
Madonna petitioned for the divorce, citing "unreasonable behavior" as the reason for the split.
Neither were in court for the brief session listed on court records as "Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S." The divorce can become final after six weeks and one day.
Various British media have reported unconfirmed stories that the couple had reached a settlement that would allow Madonna keep the majority of her estimated $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 and Ritchie announced last month they were divorcing. They own homes in London, Los Angeles and New York, and a 1,200-acre estate in the English countryside.
Talk about a quickie!
Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s divorce is final
Madonna and Guy Ritchie finalized their divorce today at a court in London. The two were granted a so-called “quickie divorce.” Madonna listed the reason for the split as Guy’s “continuing unreasonable behavior.” Whatever bitch. You want to know what’s unreasonable? Five hour workouts every day. Muscles aren’t supposed to develop muscles. You want to know what else is unreasonable? Level Five on Contra. Seriously, how do you beat it without the spread gun?
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It had the potential to become a messy public affair, but to their collective credit, Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reached a settlement in their divorce case.
According to the BBC, the soon-to-be-ex-husband-and-wife have been granted a preliminary divorce decree at the High Court in London. After six weeks and one day, the divorce will be final.
Make it stop!
London’s Evening Standard is reporting that Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed on settlement. In exchange for split custody of his two sons Rocco and David, Guy will agree not to go after any of Madonna’s $400+ million in assets. Under English law, Guy — himself worth $40+ million — was entitled to as much as half of Madonna’s assets. A source told the Evening Standard:
“It will be all over by the end of the month. I am sure it will be announced by then. The priority for him has always been the children. Ritchie has not wanted her money. He has done exactly what [English singer and actress] Billie Piper did when she divorced Chris Evans. She walked away without any of his money, much to her credit. Guy Ritchie has done the same.”
The source said a compromise had now been reached which will see the two boys - Rocco, eight, and three-year-old adopted David - dividing their time between Britain and the US. Madonna’s daughter Lourdes, by another relationship, will continue to live with her.
A second source said: “Ritchie could have taken her to the cleaners. He is a very honourable man to have walked away.” (Source)
If you think Guy is doing the right thing by not taking any of Madonna’s money, just remember that one of the Ten Commandments actually says, “If thou should marryeth a woman of manly stature, crazed religious beliefs, and with a vag large enough to park a VW Bug inside, thou should take her ass to the cleaners.” Not my words. God’s. Don’t upset the all mighty, Guy.
Wow! That was fast!
Divorce proceedings are scheduled to start Friday for Madonna and Guy Ritchie in the UK, according to Reuters.
The case is listed in London's High Court as "Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S" in the family division.
Both are entitled to attend the court, but neither Madge nor Guy is expected to show up.
After an initial divorce decree is issued, the split will be finalized in about six weeks.
It's expected that Guy will not accept any financial settlement from Madonna, but that the two will share custody of their sons, Rocco and David.
Maybe this one isn't going to be as ugly as we thought!
Do you really think Guy won't take any of Madonna's money?
The UK Daily Mail claims that a divorce settlement has been reached between Madonna and Guy Ritchie, and an announcement will be made any day now. And according to sources Madge will get to keep all her cash. Guy Ritchie has opted out of wrestling any money from the Material Girl. Guy who is worth an estimated $45 million himself, could have filled his pockets with up to half of Madge’s $450 million fortune but he’s reportedly done the saintly thing and is voluntarily walking away with nothing but his dignity and his boys.
The one thing Guy fought for and apparently won, is joint-custody of his two boys, Rocco and David. A source said that the two boys will split their time between London and New York. Lourdes will stay in New York with her mom. Richie, who is currently looking after their sons, took them both to the London set of his film Sherlock Holmes.
A source told the Daily Mail: “It will be all over by the end of the month. The priority for him has always been the children. Ritchie has not wanted her money. He has done exactly what Billie Piper did when she divorced Chris Evans. She walked away without any of his money, much to her credit. Guy Ritchie has done the same.”
Guy Ritchie’s last few weeks
Guy Ritchie must be kicking himself for not divorcing Madonna sooner. His new life kicks some serious ass. Wake up. Get drunk. Wake up. Get drunk. Wake up. Get drunk. He’s basically going to college without the classes. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say he has the best life in the history of the world.
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It’s been a hectic time in the Ritchie family with Madonna and Guy going through a messy divorce. But earlier today the “RocknRolla” director was reunited with his two sons in an emotional moment.
Ritchie arrived with a security guard to London’s Gatwick airport where he collected Rocco and David, who were said to have flown out from Las Vegas earlier in the day.
Guy Ritchie drunk again in London (11/6)
He’s happy. Wow, who saw that coming? Oh that’s right, everybody. His dad John told In Touch Weekly:
“He’s been in a very good mood. I wasn’t upset that they split. I am very pleased for Guy that it is over.”
“Guy is finally starting to socialize in a way that we haven’t seen from him in years,” explains another source, adding that Guy’s desire to see his friends was a big reason behind his divorce. “Madonna had heard that Guy attended a bachelor party, and she became really upset,” says the source. A heated phone argument between the couple prompted Guy to demand an immediate legal separation. “He said, ‘I need to get this divorce going so I can live again.’”
I love being right all the time. Does anyone still believe that Madge isn’t a manipulative, ball-busting, succubus of a woman? The Material Whore is what I call a “happiness vampire.” What this Kaballah freak does is whenever she detects the slightest hint of enjoyment or moment of levity, her vampire vice clamps onto your nutsack until you become as miserable as she is. Thank goodness for Guy that the only antidote is in plenty of supply: young hot chicks with no sense of morals and an eagerness to please. The good thing about happiness vampires is that they sometimes move on to other victims before complete destroying you. Enjoy, A-Rod. You more than any current or former Yankee deserve to have your soul eaten, you stupid choke. I lost $500 because of you in last year’s playoffs. Pussy.
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In the wake of a very messy and public divorce, Guy Ritchie is relying on his work to get him through the day. And earlier today (October 29), the English director was spotted out in Manchester with a few “Sherlock Holmes” colleagues.
The “RockNRolla” stud was on his way out of his Manchester hotel on the way to the set of his new film, looking a bit bleak as he passed the paparazzi.
While Guy Ritchie and Madonna have called it quits and settled with a divorce, none are really at a loss. Madonna and her cougar prowress will (somehow) find its unsuspecting prey, while Guy Ritche…well…he’s decided to stick with his traditional cup o’ tea.
According to Us Weekly, on Oct. 18, a mere three days after Guy announced he and Madonna were divorcing, the director sent his driver on a last-minute errand to his $12-million London home to pack an overnight bag.
He then stayed at a nearby Chatham hotel. Which just happens to be the same hotel where the lovely Kelly [Reily] is staying.
How…very convenient. Kelly Reily is one of the actresses that will be staring in the next movie he will be directing, “Sherlock Holmes.” This guy is just looking for anything that will quench his thirst. Especially since the word is going around Guy couldn’t get much tail with Madonna because she was too busy pumping some serious iron.
Sure, he’s going through a messy divorce from Madonna, but that’s not stopping Guy Ritchie from painting the town red with his boys Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr!
The “Sherlock Holmes” director and stars were spotted on their way to a private viewing of artist friend Sam Taylor Wood’s new exhibition at the White Cube Gallery in Downtown London.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned….Guy Ritchie should have remembered that famous line before he started calling Madonna a fat-old-ugly-grisley-granny. He managed to hurt that shriveled up heart of hers and now she’s out for vengeance. Insiders say that Guy is gutted to have seen his son off in New York wearing a NY Yankee’s t-shirt.
He’s actually been crying over it,” says the source on the set of Ritchie’s upcoming drama Sherlock Holmes. “He’s in a terrible state but is doing his best to be on form at work. He said she is the ‘lowest of the low’ and is even more determined to fight for his side now,” the source says.
Guy’s friends say that he refuses to sink to her level, but that he does have a closet full of Madonna skeletons just in case he need to pull out the big guns later.
It turns out Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage had been struggling over the years, with physical as well as emotional abuse, said friends of the couple.
“She would taunt Guy saying, ‘I should have married someone like me: strong, hot-blooded, intelligent, ambitious, spiritual,’” exposed a Ritchie source. “Their fights would often get heated. A few times Madonna slapped him or poked him.”
Kelly Reilly at the BAFTA awards in London (2/10)
Guy Ritchie has already moved on from Madonna. Us Weekly claims he’s banging British actress Kelly Reilly who, according to my rough calculations and preschool-level understanding of numbers, is 50 kajillion times hotter than Madonna. From the mag:
A source tells Us Ritchie has already entered a relationship with British actress Kelly Reilly, who is starring in his upcoming drama Sherlock Holmes. On Oct. 18 - three days after he announced he and Madonna were divorcing - he sent his driver back to his $12 million home in London’s Marylebone district “very last-minute” to pack an overnight bag for a stay at a nearby Chatham hotel — where Reilly is residing. (Source)
Not bad for Guy’s first post-Madonna hookup. Of course, considering he used to be married to Madonna, I’d say the same thing if he stuck his penis into a blender. “Damn, that blender was fucking sexy! Six speeds, too!”
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Even as Madonna and Guy Ritchie are still hammering out details of their divorce, there is ongoing speculation that Alex Rodriguez will soon be in the picture.
The UK Daily Mail claims Madge and A-Rod plan to go public with their relationship within the next few months. Supposedly A-Rod is looking to buy a $80 million Central Park West penthouse two blocks from Madge’s Manhattan digs. On top of that a source tells the tabloid, that the 50-year-old Madonna wants to produce a baby with the 33-year-old baseball star. The source said, “She thinks he’s physically a great specimen. And if she is going to have another child, he would be the ideal man to bring one to her.
Madonna’s also supposedly putting A-Rod through a battery of tests to make sure he is the one for her, after her most recent failed marriage. She makes sure that he calls when he says he will and shares the same views on money as her. Just to make sure he’s paying attention to her at all times, she quizzed him on what outfits she wore on their first three meetings together. She tested him on his knowledge of Kabbalah. He’s also been made to promise her that he will write a sports-themed Kabbalah book for young boys. Madonna has already brought out a similar range of books for girls. And he plans to go on a spiritual trip with her to Malawi.
Supposedly the next step in the relationship is Madonna will throw a ‘Kabbalah weekend’ to introduce Rodriguez to her children soon.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie in 2007
Madonna is set to claim that Guy Ritchie was verbally abusive to her during their eight-year marriage. Guy allegedly told the singer she looked like a “granny” on stage, couldn’t act, and was “past it” after she turned 50 — all comments that made Madonna feel “worthless, unattractive, unfeminine, insecure and isolated.” A source close to the couple told the Daily Mail:
“It might seem incredible that Madonna should be suggesting Guy was the dominant one in this marriage and that she was somehow the belittled party. But the thing about divorce is that there are always two very different perceptions of what went on.It frequently happens when the wife sits down with her legal team and starts working out a strategy to build a picture of the husband being some kind of unreasonable belligerent monster. The lawyers concentrate on a few regrettable incidents or exchanges and form a picture of the husband based just on that and all the good times are forgotten.
“In this case, Guy has come out rather badly. They concentrate on the belittling comments Guy has made to Madonna. There were times where he would ridicule her humour and say how Americans had no sense of humour. He would laugh sarcastically at her jokes and take the mickey out of her in front of other people. Also brought up are times when they went out for a meal where Madonna would accuse him of eyeing up a waitress.” (Source)
Guy “Emotional Retard” Ritchie is my new hero. After all the denials by Madge’s reps, it turns out that Guy really doesn’t like “The Special Belt.” Truth be told, it wasn’t about the emotional neglect, or the ever ending publicity stunts, or his being opposed to A-Rod deep-dicking his wife. Guy just think he shouldn’t be married to someone who looks like bacon that’s been left in hot water.
Hollywood divorces are the nastiest! Where do we begin?
The Daily Mail reports that the real father of Madonna's adopted son David, Yohane Banda, wonders if now - with the pop star and her hubby divorcing - that three-year-old David "would be better off back with us."
He poses the question: "If there is no love in the family, is there any love for him?"
Hmm, but why let David go in the first place - does Yohane really think uprooting the little boy again is the best idea? Also, why would Madonna adopt a kid whose biological father was alive and able to take care of him in the first place?
In other Madonna news, Guy Ritchie will reportedly get paid 10 million pounds in his divorce settlement from the Material Girl. He'll additionally have "full access" to their sons Rocco and David.
But that means Guy ALSO has to sign a gag order. Hmm, wonder what Madonna wants to keep quiet...
Maybe the fact that she and her hubby went a year and a half without sex? Ouch! News of the World alleges that the gym bunny works out four hours daily and, after returning home, "she'd be too tired to make love."
Damn, and this from a woman who has a Sex book out!
Can't wait to hear more stories on this very public breakup!
Prior to flying out of town to Toronto for another concert, Madonna was spotted paying a visit to the Kabbalah Centre in New York City on Saturday (October 18).
Just days after announcing her separation from director husband Guy Ritchie, the Material Girl looks to be doing her best to keep moving forward amidst the situation.
It's only been a few days since they officially announced their split, and the claws are already coming out!
On Madonna's side, she's already publicly called him "emotionally retarded" and claimed he pretty much abandoned her after her horrific fall from a horse several years ago.
But supposedly Madonna's lawyers are putting together a case that claims Guy was "verbally abusive", domineering, and frequently made jabs about her age and appearance (saying she looked like a "Granny" on stage) that left her feeling "worthless", according to the Daily Mail.
But Guy (who's apparently getting $60 Million in cash and assets in the settlement) and his camp aren't about to let the jabs go without comment. Guy's father is fighting back, saying Madonna is being "beastly" to his son by berating him in public and new details about her bizarre life and demands are leaking out, painting a picture of a very weird living situation which Guy was pretty much cut out of.
As the couple battles over custody of their kids and on which continent they'll stay, we're sure things will get even uglier before the divorce becomes final...
At least Lourdes' has her dad Carlos, but I really feel sorry for those boys being stuck in the middle!
Madonna and Guy Ritchie shortly after the fall in 2005
It turns out it wasn’t A-Rod that broke up Madonna’s marriage. It was a horse. Of course. Apparently Madonna was less than pleased with Guy’s “unsympathetic” reaction to her falling off a horse and breaking eight bones in 2005. A close family friend told The Sun:
“From the moment Madonna fell from that horse, their marriage was doomed. If you can pinpoint an exact event or incident which spelled the death knell for them as a couple, Madonna’s horse-riding accident was it. Every other row the couple had following that boiled down to what happened that summer.
“Madonna was in a huge amount of pain and expected Guy to drop everything to be at her bedside. In her mind that is what every husband should do to support his wife when she has been through a traumatic, possibly life-threatening, experience. But Guy approached the whole thing in what she now calls, ‘A very British way’. Instead of smothering her with sympathy he said, ‘Come on darling, you’re a tough bird. You’ll be back on the horse in no time’. Guy’s approach was that a few broken bones is no big deal – and that there was no point in making a drama out of a crisis. But in Madonna’s mind, she could have been killed, and she wanted the full works and to be lavished with love and attention.” (Source)
I’m sure a horse ruined Madonna . . . and his name was Dennis Rodman. That guy made it impossible for her to be happy with any man not wielding 14 inches of man-meat. Besides, can you really blame Guy for not being more sympathetic towards Madonna when she broke a couple of bones? She’s had more bones inside of her than Arlington National Cemetery.
Apparently the Material Girl's marriage troubles started waaay before the summer of A-Rod.
According to the Sun, Madonna began questioning Guy's feelings for her due to the insensitive way he treated her after her 2005 horse-back riding accident.
Says a friend of the couple, "from the moment Madonna fell from that horse, their marriage was doomed."
Madge wanted Guy to rush to her bedside, become her beck and call boy during her recovery (which is exactly what she expected her husband to do), but instead, all she got was a "come on darling, you’re a tough bird. You’ll be back on the horse in no time," according to a source.
Well, it does appear she did take his advice to get back on that horse after all...a horse named Alex!
The whole Madonna/A-Rod thing just doesn't seem like it's going to last IMHO. But then again, who woulda thought she'd last as long as she did with Ritchie?
Yesterday was a tough one for Madonna, whose 7 ½-year marriage to Guy Ritchie was announced to be headed for divorce court. But at last night’s concert in Boston, she kept tight-lipped about the whole ordeal.
The only time she came close to mentioning Ritchie was when she introduced “Miles Away,” when she commented that the song was dedicated to the “emotionally retarded. You may know a few people like that. God knows I do.”
As previously reported by the Gossip Girls, Madonna and Guy Ritchie are planning on getting divorced. And per a statement from Madge’s spokeswoman, it’s all about to get underway.
The Sun cited sources that claim Ritchie and Madonna want a divorce finalized by Christmas, though they haven’t agreed to a settlement yet. One source has already asserted that Guy stands to get $100 million from the Material Girl by the time everything is said and done.
It was one of the most closely-followed celebrity breakup rumors of the summer, and now, it seems, Madonna and Guy Ritchie are calling it quits.
The “Ray of Light” songstress and her “Snatch” director husband are set to announce the end of their nearly-eight-year marriage, according to Britain’s The Sun newspaper.
Shooting is about to begin for the new Sherlock Holmes in London on the Warner Bros movie, with Robert Downey Jr taking the lead alongside Jude Law, now confirmed as Dr Watson. Kelly Reilly will play Watson’s love interest, Mary, Rachel McAdams has signed on to play the traditional object of Holmes’ affections, Irene Adler, while Mark Strong is Blackwood, the “unremittingly evil” baddie.
Director Guy Ritchie will helm the new big budget action movie which will be faithful to Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories, but not be the Sherlock Holmes on film many remember - the suave Basil Rathbone or the bumbling Nigel Bruce.
Yesterday those involved gathered in London’s Freemason’s Hall, where scenes will also be shot, to talk about the movie, one of two rival planned productions. The other will be a comedy with Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell. Ritchie’s film, to be released in 2010, will be based on an original comic book currently being penned by Sherlock Holmes producer Lionel Wigram.
Ritchie tells the UK Guardian he was a huge fan of the stories. “I really knew Sherlock Holmes from tape - I wasn’t a very good reader - and what I had imagined in my mind was not exactly what I’d seen previously on film.”
He added: “We’re trying to be as authentic as we can to the original Sherlock Holmes. We’ve tried to include a bit more Conan Doyle in it.”
There will be plenty of fighting (Holmes was adept at bare knuckle boxing and an unusual form of jujitsu) and the film will explore the “co-dependency” and genuine love between Holmes and Watson. The only reticence yesterday was over what Holmes will wear - the deerstalker is out but lips are sealed about what is in.
Downey Jr said he would be drawing on his experiences filming Chaplin, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, to create a believably British character. His Holmes, he said, would focus less on the repressed English side of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character, and more on his status as “a bohemian” and “a patriot”. He went on to admit the character was “just such a weirdo.” He added: “as a matter of fact Mrs Downey said that if you read the description of the guy - quirky and nuts - it could be a description of me on some days.”
He also said the film was a fresh take on Holmes which was “kind of returning to a little bit more of what the stories always had in them and the scale of them and the canvas is so huge I just don’t think they’ve ever had the budget to fully tell the story in a really big, fun way.”
The actor, now a proper action movie lead after the success of Iron Man, joked that he was “clearly going to do it better” than anyone before him. He said he was not that familiar with Sherlock Holmes before accepting the part. “The more I read about him, the more overwhelmed I was by the weight of it and the amount of people who will be watching to see if it’s gotten right.”
Rachel McAdams has been signed on to star alongside Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Ritchie’s film will incorporate some elements of the Sherlock Holmes comics series, which painted the detective as more of a musclebound action hero who just happened to be far more brilliant than his peers. The Notebook actress has been cast as Holmes’ enigmatic love interest, Irene Adler, a character who appeared in Doyle’s 1891 “A Scandal in Bohemia.” While the character only appeared in that one story, McAdams’ personage would return for any possible sequel, according to Access Hollywood. Jude Law is allegedly in talks to play the detective’s sidekick, Dr. Watson, and production on the movie is slated to begin in London in October (08).
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Oprah Winfrey has been signed on in a role for upcoming Disney animated film “The Princess and the Frog.” The talk show queen will lend her voice to the character of Eudora, the mother of the main character Princess Tiana.
The media queen has previous experience in animated movies - she voiced the character of Judge Bumbleton in 2007’s Bee Movie.
Randy Newman has written six new songs for “The Princess and the Frog,” it was also announced. The Princess and the Frog” will introduce the newest Disney princess, Tiana, a young African-American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter. From the heart of Louisiana’s mystical bayous and the banks of the mighty Mississippi comes an unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a soulful singing crocodile, voodoo spells and Cajun charm at every turn. The film is set for a 2009 release.
With the initial buzz for his new film “RocknRolla” catapulting him back into the limelight, Guy Ritchie has a lot to be thankful for. And last night he celebrated his 40th birthday in style, despite the fact that his wife Madonna wasn’t there for most of it.
The “Snatch” filmmaker looked dapper in a striped oxford button-up shirt and trousers as he made his way into the PunchBowl pub in Mayfair along with Madge and daughter Lourdes Leon.
Enjoying a short break from her world tour, Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie were out on Monday evening (September 1) attending the world premiere of Guy’s new movie “RocknRolla”.
Arriving at Leicester Square just before the movie’s debut, Madge glowingly “walked arm-in-arm with Ritchie and posed for photographs before entering the Odeon West End cinema.”
Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes film might be benefiting from some high powered casting. Supposedly Russell Crowe will be accompanying Holmes as sidekick Dr Watson. The Gladiators star would be playing opposite Robert Downey Jr as the legendary fictional sleuth’s confidante and storyteller in the forthcoming flick.
A source tells the UK Sun, “Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they’ve got left to do is dot the i’s and cross the t’s.”
This will not be your mom and dad’s Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes’ though, with the legendary crimefighter using his pipe-puffing, laidback approach to solving mysteries in the series of movies. In Guy Ritchie’s vision for the remake, Holmes will be turned into a “bad-ass” martial arts expert. I am pretty sure there is or recently was a TV cartoon version of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic that did the same.
Robert Downey Jr tells The UK Sun, “I’ve got to spend some time with Guy and I love his take on it. We’re both martial arts enthusiasts and in the original stories of Sherlock Holmes, he’s kind of a bad-ass and a bare-knuckle boxer and studies the rare, fictional martial art of baritsu.
“If you look baritsu up, they can’t even really tell you what it is, so it gives us a lot of leeway.” And the Chaplin star insists the Holmes mysteries are still relevant to today’s audiences, adding: “It’s a period piece where you don’t modernise it, you just realise how modern it was.”
I swear it still seems like Guy Ritchie is slowly creeping his way out of his marriage. Every so often he’ll make these little Katie Holmes-like gestures of independence and you’ll think “Hey maybe he’s not totally brainwashed/doomed to die in some fiery volcano.” Okay a bit more of that example was Katie Holmes related, but you get my point.
Guy has said he and Madge won’t be renewing their wedding vows anytime soon. Apparently there was some gossip going around about that – though considering all the “emotional affair” rumors, the “we love each other so much we might renew our vows” gossip didn’t exactly get a lot of press. But just to be clear, no, they don’t.
Guy Ritchie has spoken out about claims he and Madonna are planning a wedding blessing.
The 39-year-old director says the idea is out of the question – because he spent too much money on her 50th birthday party.
‘’We won’t be renewing our vows,’ he tells The Mirror. ‘I think once was enough. And I’ve just paid out on a big party for her birthday.’
Guy, currently promoting new film RocknRolla, also reveals what he gave Madge to mark her half century.
‘I brought her 2 original Hermes drawings of equestrian thingies,’ he says. ‘But trust me, the party was infinitely more expensive than the paintings.’
The couple have been married for almost 8 years.
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You have the right to do whatever the hell you want to do Guy Ritchie, but don’t try to feed us some bull about how you’re not re-confirming your love for your wife because you don’t have the cash. That’d be like a penguin saying “Oh I’d totally do it, but I just can’t find any ice for the reception. I mean if it weren’t for the lack of ice I’d be all over it.”
I imagine that Madonna probably has someone who’s sole job is to tape dollar bills together and then loop them around a golden toilet paper roll in each room. That way you can literally wipe yourself with Madonna’s cash. You’ve got the money. You just don’t want to announce to the world how awesome and solid your union is. And that’s smart. Your reason is what’s dumb.
Here’s Madonna and Guy arriving at a London restaurant to celebrate her 50th birthday on August 16th. Images thanks to WENN.
Director Guy Ritchie has given an interview to the Observer newspaper in England, where he addresses some of the rumors about his life with Madonna. He doesn’t say what we’re expecting him to say, such as “She’s a controlling dominatrix, and the last time we had sex in 2003 she made me wear her shoes”. He gives a little more than the usual “we’re very happy thanks” type response. He tries to remain impassive, but he does admit another adoption is “possibly” in the works, and says he’s not a follower of Madonna’s religion, Kabbalah. He also addresses his stalled career, trying to be diplomatic about why his films haven’t been successful lately.
On his movie RocknRolla not being marketed by the studio:
“I mean, they’re (Warner Bros) still talking about an 800-screen release [in the US]. If it’s on 800 screens that’s bigger than what I would do anyway - I would go smaller. So there’s not much I can say.’
Actually, (Warner’s president) Alan Horn has said, ‘I don’t see it starting out on 800 screens.’ He also said that the film is not ‘broadly commercial’, is ‘very English’, and only has ‘funny spots’. Does Ritchie agree with him?
‘I don’t. It’s obviously very English. But I’m not sure if that… I mean, Harry Potter’s very English isn’t it? Bond’s very English. But no, I just, I just… I’m not sure if Alan quite knows what to do with it.’
On criticism of his last film Revolver:
‘We got caught up in the zeitgeist of slaggery, so it was clearly at some point not about the film. And I just don’t accept it’s a bad film. I know how to make a film. So to say it’s a bad film, to say it’s constructed badly or anything - it’s just not.’
Does he think Swept Away would have worked better if Madonna wasn’t in it?
‘Um, well…’ He struggles for the appropriate words, or just the politic ones. ‘It’s impossible not to take her fame out of the equation - and I suppose I was incredibly naive about that,’ he says, a rare concession from this solidly self-assured man with the tree-trunk upper arms (he tries to do ju-jitsu for an hour every day). ‘The thing was,’ he continues, ‘it was a very low-budget film, and it was designed as a very small thing - but there’s no such thing when she’s involved. So… I just don’t accept that’s a bad film. It’s exactly the film I intended to make. It’s supposed to be ironic, and the most politically incorrect film of its period. But the irony was lost by the enormity of her fame, I suppose.’
Would he describe himself as a follower of Kabbalah?
‘No, I wouldn’t, no. I like to think I’m an objective guy. I have sympathies with many philosophies, and I think it’d be a mistake to be a follower of anything, really.’
People assume that because Madonna is a follower, it’s a point of tension in their marriage.
‘I just think any intelligent human being has to remain, if you can, objective. I like the idea that everyone’s free to think what it is they think as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else.’
The Observer journalist Craig McClean descibes Guy as being chatty, thoughtful, kind and funny. He also says he was expecting Guy to be ‘chippy’, and that he is judged by standards that don’t apply to other directors because of his early success and high profile marriage. Probably true, I noticed that despite the fact that Guy was promoting a film, the article was filed online under the ‘music’ section of the paper.
While the interview doesn’t address tabloids rumors, near the end he runs a quick question and answer session by Guy, who answers comfortably.
On whether they’re trying to adopt another child: possibly
Is your pub [The Punchbowl, in London’s Mayfair] overcharging tourists?
‘I hope so!’
After adopting David two years ago, are you and Madonna trying to adopt another child from Malawi, named Mercy?
‘Possibly.’
According to Christopher Ciccone’s recent book/exposé about his now-estranged sister, you’re a homophobe who, among other things, gave the gay, sometime interior designer a lot of trouble about a closet you wanted built.
‘Really? Was that a metaphorical closet? What do I make of that book? I don’t make anything of the book. The poor chap wrote it out of desperation. I don’t think it’d be intelligent to comment on that. I can’t give too much equity [sic] in what the chap’s gonna write in that book. But,’ he concludes with a grin, ‘you’d be hard pushed to be a homophobe and marry Madonna.’
Time’s up. Is Guy Ritchie up to his eyes with planning the wife’s no-doubt-spectacular birthday celebrations?
‘Um, I’m involved in paying for ‘em!’
Reading this interview makes Madonna and Guy’s marriage seem a little bit more regular. Since they made the film together people seem to think they work as a team in their careers, but they’re probably more like a regular couple with children who like to leave their work at the office. A regular couple living in a very, very lovely house.
Reports are circulating that Madonna and Guy have renewed their marriage vows for her 50th birthday, but that seems unlikely to me. Usually vows are renewed on a date significant for the couple, like an anniversary. The Sun tabloid also says that Guy describes his ‘missus’ as having legs of an ‘Olympic standard’ and that you won’t find a ‘fitter bird’ than her at any age. The cockney slang The Sun attributes to him is a stark contrast to the mild British way he presents in the Observer interview.
Guy Ritchie is shown at ComicCon on 7/25/08 and out in NY on 7/1/08. Credit: PRPhotos
