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With the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show going on this weekend, celebrities are flocking to Miami Beach to check out all the action. And last night Gwyneth Paltrow and Alex Rodriguez were spotted chilling out at the grand opening party of the Fountainebleau.
The “Sliding Doors” cutie and the New York Yankees stud enjoyed a relaxing evening, chatting away and having a great time.
Madonna in Vancouver on her “Sticky and Sweet” world tour, Oct. 31, 2008. Photo credit: Bauergriffin.
Madonna is reportedly becoming more and more infatuated by Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod, who allegedly told his personal trainer that Madonna was his “f-in soul mate, dude,” has been spotted at several of her concert venues, including her gig at Dodgers’ Stadium in Los Angeles, and the pair is supposedly planning a trip to Malawi together after her tour ends. Madge has been gushing to friends about A-Rod - but she’s also still taunting her soon-to-be ex-husband Guy Ritchie with obnoxious text messages. Because Madonna can’t sleep at night unless EVERYONE is paying attention to her- even her cast-offs.
MADONNA and Alex Rodriguez are turning to mush over each other. Sources close to Madge tell the Chicago Sun-Times she’s so smitten with her rumored Yankee lover, she informed a close pal he “has the heart of a poet trapped inside an insanely gorgeous body.” Rodriguez, meanwhile, has been writing “sweet, personal and rambling expressions of his feelings,” the paper reports. “Sort of like old-fashioned love notes.”
Somehow, I can’t see A-Rod writing poetry. Rambling expressions, maybe - possibly in crayon.
You’d think that with a hunky new guy to fawn over, that would be enough for Madonna, but of course, she still has to threaten and annoy Guy Ritchie. Apparently, she’s convinced that all of these leaks to the media are coming from him.
Madonna has been taunting Guy Ritchie with dozens of weird text messages.
Director Guy, 40, showed crew on the set of his latest film Sherlock Holmes one which read: “You’re going down.”He said he found his estranged wife’s behaviour odd, but that he is used to it by now. And he confided in one pal: “This is her idea of a joke – but it’s not funny. Imagine what it was like living with her.”
Guy, filming in Manchester, has yet to talk to Madonna, 50, since their split was announced two weeks ago.
But she is said to be fuming details of their marriage have been leaked – and blames him.
A source said: “She loves to wind Guy up and this is just another example of her oddball humour. He doesn’t take these things too seriously. If he did, it would drive him mad.”
[From Mirror.co.uk via GossipRocks]
If Madonna really is as taken with A-Rod as reported, it won’t be long until we see them together. That’s gonna be weird. They are such an unlikely couple- I had a hard time accepting it. But A-Rod does like the muscular blonds, and Madge has a well documented thing for Latin guys, so I guess it makes sense they’d be lusting after one another. But the “heart of a poet”? Please.
Photos of A-Rod the poet having lunch with Madonna’s non-Gwyneth BFF, Ingrid Casares, last month in New York City. Maybe she was spell-checking his love notes. Photo credit: Bauergriffin.
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X17 caught Alex Rodriguez running after Madonna in LA last Friday...
Ok, he's really running out of the gym, where he declined to answer questions on whether or not he would follow his (apparent) lover to Vegas for her weekend show.
Run, A-Rod, run!
Madonna is said to be planning a trip to Malawai to ensure that her Kabbalah-themed orphanage is proceeded as planned, and she’s said to be considering taking her rumored lover and recent convert to the cult, Alex Rodriguez, along.
You heard Alex Rodriguez was in the audience at Madonna’s L.A. show Thursday. Now we hear he’s thinking about following the divorcing Mrs. Ritchie to South America next month when she tours Brazil, Chile and Argentina. “Maybe she’ll teach Alex some songs from ‘Evita,’” quipped a friend. Madge is also said to have invited A-Rod to join her on her next trip to Malawi, where she’s building a kabbalah-enlightened school. Another source says Alex’s reported $500,000 donation to her Raising Malawi is greatly exaggerated. A charity spokesman declined to comment; A-Rod’s rep didn’t return calls.
[From The NY Daily News]
I wonder how long it will be before we see these two out together on a bona fide date. So far all we have are eyewitness sightings and no photos. It is thought that Madonna might try to keep the relationship from the press for the sake of her children, but how long do you think publicity-starved Madge will be able to resist flaunting her hot new starry-eyed boy toy? She couldn’t convince her husband to buy into Kabbalah so she ended up with a more devoted new follower who probably laps up her every word of store bought wisdom. She traded in for a more pliant partner.
Meanwhile Madonna’s estranged husband, Guy Ritchie, was seen reuniting with his sons Rocco, 8, and David Banda, 3, at the airport in London. The Daily Mail has the photos and you can see the joy on Ritchie’s face. It’s got to be hard for Guy to be so far from his children and I wonder if the British courts will rule that the kids should stay in their native England instead of having to fly 8 hours for scheduled visits with their dad.
Madonna is shown coughing outside the Kabbalah headquarters on Robertson Boulevard in LA on Saturday. Credit: Mike/Fame Pictures. Guy Ritchie is shown having a coffee on Sunday in London. His coffee date is credited as Rachel McAdams, who stars in the film he’s directing, Sherlock Holmes, but it doesn’t really look like her. (Thanks Lois). Credit: JACK
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Alex Rodriguez was out and about in Beverly Hills Tuesday. We caught him looking hot and hunky in a black track suit as he dashed from his chauffeur-driven SUV.
He's still keeping his lips sealed when asked about Madonna. But with Madge scheduled to bring her tour to LA this weekend, we're still thinking a Madonna & A-Rod sighting is inevitable.
Stay tuned...
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Where do you think Mad-Rod will make their first public appearance?
We know Alex Rodriguez is in LA - he was just spotted at Equinox in West Hollywood on Monday.
And we know Madonna will be at Dodger Stadium in LA this Thursday (after performing in San Diego tonight and taking Wednesday off)...
So does this mean we'll FINALLY see these two out and about together? Both Madonna and A-Rod have been pretty private about their affairs - will all that change this week?
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Last weekend he was reportedly sneaking off to the Hamptons for a rendezvous with Madonna, but we know where Alex Rodriguez spent this weekend: At a poker table!
Saturday night, X17online spotted the Yankee's slugger in the high stakes poker section at LA's Commerce Casino.
A-Rod was playing $10/$20 No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em at a table where players routinely wager as much as $10K per session.
"Alex is a good player," a witness told X17online. "He likes to play in the high stakes games when he's in town."
Alex appeared to be having a good time, he was talking with fellow players and signed autographs for fans.
A-Rod's poker playing has caused some problems in the past. In 2005, Rodriguez was cautioned by the Yankees after he was spotted in an illegal poker club in NYC with poker pro Phil Hellmuth.
What do you think of A-Rod's Poker playing?
Keeping busy in the Big Apple, Jessica Alba paid a visit to the third floor of Bergdorf Goodman for designer Narciso Rodriguez’s book signing session on Thursday night (October 30).
The “Sin City” starlet mingled with fellow partygoers as Rodriguez signed copies of his new book, “Narciso Rodriguez,” which is “a collection of photographs, sketches and text that narrate his creative process.”
Madonna and A-Rod met for quite the secret tryst, according to Page Six. The two helicoptered – separately – to Madge’s good friends Jerry and Jessica Seinfelds’ place for some alone time recently. Why the separate helicopters? Well because nothing says, “We’re not doing anything wrong” like two choppers loudly landing at the same location half an hour apart. Clearly Madge places a great importance on the appearance of propriety.
IT was like a scene out of a James Bond movie last week, as Madonna and Alex Rodriguez secretly jetted off in two private helicopters for a quick and cozy rendezvous in the Hamptons, Page Six has learned. Instead of booking a motel room, the two headed straight to Jerry Seinfeld’s waterfront mansion, where they relaxed in luxury for several hours.
“The Seinfelds have been friends with Madonna for years. They’re neighbors on the West Side, so it’s really no surprise,” said an insider. “And Jerry and [wife] Jessica go to her concerts whenever she’s in town.” Our spies say the clandestine East End meeting between soon-to-be-divorced Madge and freshly single A-Rod occurred on Oct. 21. A chopper carrying the Yankee slugger was seen landing in East Hampton, where he was picked up in a white Porsche 911 matching the description of Jessica’s car.
Less than 40 minutes later, another helicopter that took off from Chelsea Piers with Madonna aboard landed at the same airstrip. “A dark SUV and Jerry in another Porsche both pulled up and picked up Madonna and they headed back to Jerry’s place,” a witness told us. “When they arrived at the Seinfeld home, Madonna poked her head out the window and could be clearly seen.”
It’s not known what the Bronx Bomber, 33, and the Material Mom, 50 - who insist they are just friends - did during their stay at Seinfeld’s 12-acre spread. “About four hours later, the dark SUV left the house and took them all back to the airport. Madonna and the Seinfelds could clearly be seen getting out and piling into the copter that had taken Madonna there in the first place. They left together,” our witness said. “Several minutes later, the helicopter that carried A-Rod also left.”
[From Page Six]
I love the line about “It’s not known what [they] did during their stay.” Yeah I don’t want to visualize it either, but I’m guessing I could probably come up with a few generic basics if push came to shove. What would be even more horrifying is if Page Six did know what Madonna and Alex did during their stay.
A-Rod is clearly incredibly into Madonna. I don’t totally understand it… or even slightly understand it, to be honest. But he’s showering her with gifts. Star says he’s given her a 22-karat-gold bracelet that says bashert, which is Yiddish for “meant to be.” They also call him the “Anti-Guy” pointing out that he’s also bought Madge a Louis Vuitton purse, a pink cocktail ring worth $2,600 and a $8,500 chunky gold necklace. Since it seems like nearly every detail of their lives is already known; they might as well step out publicly together at this point.
Here’s Alex Rodriguez leaving the Reebok Gym in New York City the day after his tryst with Madonna. Photographer: Ray Filmano. Images thanks to WENN. Header of Madonna leaving Kabbalah on October 1st. Images thanks to Fame.
How in the hell did Jerry Seinfeld get in the middle of the whole Madonna/ Alex Rodriguez scandal? What kind of crazy world do we live in when straight arrow Jerry Seinfeld and ultra edgy Madonna are good friends? Maybe it’s their strong Jewish faith that bonds them together. Whatever the reason, they are close enough that Jerry is comfortable letting Madge use his house in the Hampton’s for a booty call with A-Rod.
The funnyman made his Hamptons house available to them for a quick rendezvous recently, says the New York Post. Madge-Rod both got picked up by helicopters in NYC and then by the Seinfelds in the East End. The Yankee and Madonna spent four hours at Jerry’s place then schlepped back to the city.
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.”
Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour has been keeping her pretty busy, but it looks like she's gonna have some time to get sticky and sweet with A-Rod when her tour blows through Miami next month!
Life & Style reports that Madonna's people are already starting to look for a suitable love nest.
“Madonna’s team has already begun scouting homes for rent in the Coral Gables area. Madonna and Alex are definitely aiming to get together before Christmas.”
You can't blame the old girl for just wanting to have a little fun while she can, especially after the very public divorce, and being called a "granny" by her hubby in the press. In fact, A-Rod seems the exact opposite of Guy. Being with someone new is exciting for her,” says a Madge insider. “She feels young and invigorated.”
But who wouldn't with the strapping Yankee on their arm?
And in a city as sexy as Miami, who knows WHAT kind of trouble they'll get up to!
To be honest, I'd PREFER if Madonna would satisfy her maternal cravings by getting a seed from A-Rod rather than have her adopt another African child who has at least one parent alive that could take care of him ... (We reported yesterday, that little David Banda's daddy thinks he'd be better off at home now.)
And NOW, news that Madonna wants another little bambino with her lover A-Rod?
The Daily Mail UK is reporting that A-Rod's buying a love nest two block away from his Material Girl and that the 33 year-old baseballer and his 50 year-old paramour are planning on taking their relationship public very soon.
Their "source" says, "[Madonna] thinks [Rodriguez] is physically a great speciman. And if she is going to have another child, he would be the ideal man to bring one to her."
Honestly, y'all ... who's this source and is that really confirmation that the two will have a baby???!!!!
Would Madonna do it? Could she?
Madonna and Alex Rodriguez had dinner together last Tuesday night in NYC.
They sat in a dark corner in the back, no doubt.
The couple have caused much controversy this past year regarding their marriages. Both Alex and Madonna were surrounded by divorce rumors at the beginning of the year, and now that Alex and wife Cynthia have split, I bet it’s only a matter of time before Madonna and Guy do the same thing.
These two will get together, get it on for a year or so, then cool off as fast as they heated up..
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Is Madonna back to her old tricks?
The NY Post reports that Madge and A-Rod were spotted having dinner at Dos Caminos in New York City the other night. Although their reps outright deny the allegation, the Post's sources say Madonna joined Alex and two other male companions at the restaurant, where she had them all in stitches with her stories before leaving through separate exits.
But hold the phone!
Access Hollywood says this story is "completely false".
So what's the deal? We know A-Rod's already ending his marriage, is Madonna soon to follow?
I think Madonna's just doing it for the publicity!
Madonna and her adopted three year-old son, David Banda, on 10/1/08
Never one to let the spotlight fade, Madonna tried to stir up a gossip frenzy by having dinner with New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday in NYC. Madonna is in town for her Sticky & Sweet Tour, which has five sold out shows in the Big Apple, and was taking advantage of some alone time with her once rumored fling.
Madonna and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez took in a cozy dinner for two at Dos Caminos Third Avenue on Tuesday a source told Usmagazine.com.
They pair ate at an alcove-like table in the back.
“They seemed very close,” a source told Usmagazine.com.
[From Us Magazine]
The rumor mill was in full swing back in July amidst whispers of a Madonna/Guy Ritchie split and a documented messy divorce between Alex Rodriguez and his wife of four years, Cynthia. Cynthia Rodriguez initially cited a physical affair between the stars in the divorce then changed it to “an affair of the heart” as the divorce progressed. Madonna and Guy, on the other hand, stepped up efforts to appear the happily-married couple every chance they got.
Madonna and A-Rod denied the affair, claiming they only knew each other through their shared manager, but inever explained the late night visits to Madonna’s apartment Rodriguez was spotted making. Many people speculated that if they weren’t having an affair, Madonna must be (red) roping him into Kabbalah in private. But Madonna claimed that wasn’t true, either.
Madonna herself also set the record straight on that matter, saying “I know Alex Rodriguez through Guy Oseary, who manages both of us. I brought my kids to a Yankee game. I am not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez. I have nothing to do with the state of his marriage or what spiritual path he may choose to study.”
[From Aceshowbiz]
One explanation for Madonna’s quiet meetings with Rodriguez is Raising Malawi. A-Rod has reportedly donated over $500,000 to Madonna’s charity. That kind of money deserves some face time. The question remains, though, if other body parts got time too?
Picture note by Celebitchy: Madonna and Davie are shown outside the Kabbalah Centre on 10/1/08. Check out the hand off - doesn’t she look maternal? Davie sure is cute though. Credit: AAR/Fame Pictures
Michelle Rodriguez bikini pics!
Michelle Rodriguez outside the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d’Antibes, France (May 2007)
They both enjoy their food... and they're not afraid to show it!
Which begs the question - what other celebs have been caught taking a big bite outta their meals? Why, everyone from Britney Spears to Barbra Streisand, to name a few!
Check out the hungriest of Hollywood in the gallery below!
We especially love that Nicole Richie pic - so hot!
Alex Rodriguez is finally free to do whatever and whomever he’d like.
The NY Yankee settled his controversial divorce with wife Cynthia “peacefully” - meaning Cyn got what she deserved. Besides his dick on a platter..
A-Rod’s attorney released the following statement,
“Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have amicably resolved their dissolution of marriage proceedings. They deliberately engaged in a private negotiation. This was and remains a personal family matter for both of them.”
He added that the couple always had their children in their best interest.
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We're pretty sure A-Rod isn't smiling at how much $$$ he's going to have to fork over to his "Newly-Ex Wife" Cynthia!
The NY Daily News is reporting the Studly Slugger has reached an out-of-court settlement in his "it was about to get really, really nasty" divorce. (You remember those rumors that he and Madonna were becoming more than just friends.)
Although we don't know the exact deets just yet--Cynthia reportedly wanted to get her hands on the couple's $12 million oceanfront Miami mansion and enough cash to keep her and their two daughters in the "high standard of living" A-Rod's $275 million dollar contract with the Yankees provided.
So how much do you think she's going to get?
We're guessing it's gonna be a bunch!!
It was ramping up to be a mudslinging media circus of legendary proportion: the star athlete who may or may not have been messing around with an international pop star; the long-suffering wife who had just given birth; the nasty statements coming out of either camp. It would have made the Christie Brinkley divorce look like a cakewalk. But now, Alex Rodriguez and estranged wife Cynthia have pulled back the reigns on their potentially messy divorce and settled the matter quietly.
Yankee superstar A-Rod and his long-suffering wife slugged it out quickly and quietly - and now have reached a settlement to end their troubled marriage, a source told The Post last night.
“They reached a settlement agreement,” said the source close to Alex Rodriguez. “It was very amicable.”
The terms were not immediately disclosed.
As The Post reported, Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez - with whom he has two daughters, Natasha, 3, and Ella, 5 months - started negotiations in New York soon after she filed for divorce in July.
Cynthia, who lives in Florida, was spotted several times out in the Big Apple this week, suggesting she may have come here to finalize the deal.
The breakup had triggered a flurry of embarrassing revelations, including A-Rod’s alleged schoolboy crush on Madonna - he reportedly gushed to a friend that the pop diva was his “f- - -ing soulmate, dude” - and Cynthia’s dash to Paris to cry on rocker pal Lenny Kravitz’s shoulder.
The Bronx Bomber supposedly paid late-night visits to Madonna - and was, according to a family friend, “brainwashed” by her. Madonna denied having an affair with the slugger, insisting her own marriage to British director Guy Ritchie was solid.
The pact is now expected to be finalized in court in Florida, where C-Rod had filed for divorce, accusing A-Rod of “extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct.”
A-Rod slipped out of Yankee Stadium after last night’s Bomber victory without commenting.
Well, as much as I would have loved hearing all the juicy details about A-Rod’s “extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct,” they did the right thing by ending this quickly and quietly. They have two little girls to co-parent, and A-Rod’s career doesn’t need anymore negative publicity right now. He just tied Lou Gehrig’s record for the most hits in Yankees Stadium, while his teammate Derek Jeter has broken that record - that should get him back into the good graces of sports fans.
Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez are shown promoting his children’s book ‘Out of the Ballpark’ at FAO Schwarz on 7/20/07. Credit: PNP/WENN
Paris and Nicky weren't the only celebs at the Yellowtail opening in Vegas!
Lost starlet Michelle Rodriguez, in her best "biker chic" outfit, also visited the Bellagio restaurant over the weekend...
For some reason, we want her to hang out with Pink - I think she'd appreciate this outfit!
Just sayin'!
Michelle Rodriguez, is reportedly returning to ‘Lost’ this season Ana Lucia. Details of her comeback are, not surprisingly, being kept a secret. But given that Ana Lucia’s bullet-riddled body is probably entering the final stage of decomposition, were likely going to see Rodriguez in someone’s flashback or via a Lost island hallucination.
What has been revealed is that Rodriguez is back for one episode, most likely this season’s second. Rodriguez’s return follows last season’s “resurrection” of fellow doomed Tailie Cynthia Watros (Libby), who appeared in a vision to Michael. Could Mr. Eko, a personal favorite, be next?
Earlier today the familiar scene of Madonna making her way to her private gym transpired again outside her swanky London, England home.
The “Material Girl” was all decked out in Christian Audigier gear, including a black “Love Kills Slowly” top and a matching black “Smet” ball cap along with a pair of magenta shorts overtop black stretch shorts. She was also sporting a wrapped ankle.
Affair or not, it seems that Madonna still holds some type of influence over NY Yankee, Alex Rodriguez!
According to Rush & Malloy, A-Rod is making a half a million dollar donation to Madonna's Malawian charity, Raising Malawi.
Neither A-Rod's rep nor a spokesperson for the charity would confirm the generous donation.
Wonder if he's giving away his money now so Cynthia will have even less to try and get out of him?
Divorce is never pleasant, especially if there are children involved. And after keeping quiet for nearly four weeks, New York Yankees all-star Alex Rodriguez is finally speaking up and responding to his wife’s demand for divorce.
In the documents filed on July 7th by Cynthia Rodriguez, the Yankee slugger’s wife and the mother of his two children, claimed “emotional abandonment.”
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez wants his original pre-nupital agreement with wife Cynthia to stand in their divorce battle, the New York Daily News reports.
The 33-year-old, who is the highest-paid player in baseball with a $275 million contact, says in new papers being filed in Florida today that his marriage is “irretrievably broken” but he wants accusations he cheated to be removed from the court record.
Rodriguez argues that claims by his wife that he “emotionally abandoned his wife and children” and carried on “extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct” are “immaterial and impertinent and should be stricken.”
Cynthia is seeking to maintain her “high standard of living” through alimony and child support as well as their $12 million estate and “equitable distribution” of all assets.
Rodriguez’s filing states Cynthia is a “loving and nurturing mother” and he pledges to pay “reasonable and bona fide expenses” per a co-parenting agreement for daughters Natasha, 3, and Ella, 3 months.
We caught Michelle Rodriguez interrupting her Milanese vacation for a quick trip to Fornarina, the hottest boutique in town. Looks like Michelle's enjoying her vacay - though maybe not as much as she enjoyed her birthday party!
Find anything good, Michelle?
NY Yankee All-Star and alleged Madonna-lover Alex Rodriguez (whom we refer to up here in the Boston area as “A-Fraud”) is not going to give his soon-to-be ex-wife, Cynthia, any more of his millions than she’s entitled to in the prenuptial agreement she signed. A-Rod’s lawyers are also looking to have any accusations of his infidelities removed from the record- though they’re careful to avoid actually denying the allegations.
Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez is playing hardball against his wife in their divorce case, saying he wants their prenuptial agreement enforced and charges that he cheated on her removed from the record.
In court papers obtained exclusively by the Daily News, A-Rod’s side responds point by point to Cynthia’s July 7 divorce filing.
The All-Star admits the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” but says that because Florida is a no-fault divorce state, he doesn’t have to say why and he’s not going to.
Cynthia’s allegations that he “emotionally abandoned his wife and children” and that the pair broke up because of his “extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct” are “immaterial and impertinent and should be stricken,” the papers say.
The documents are expected to be filed today in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Florida. In her petition to the court, Cynthia asked for the couple’s $12 million waterfront estate and “equitable distribution” of all assets acquired during the marriage.
While naming no figure, she petitioned for alimony and child support, including such benefits as life and health insurance and private schools - suggesting she be able to maintain the “high standard of living” A-Rod has provided his family so far.
Rodriguez, whose 10-year, $275 million contract with the Yankees makes him baseball’s highest-paid player, says several times in the response he wants the prenup enforced.
“Husband denies any duty to support wife beyond those obligations specifically set out in the parties’ prenuptial agreement,” the papers say. What those terms are wasn’t immediately known, but apparently they don’t suit Cynthia.
If he has to go to court to fight her challenge to the prenup and wins, he says he’s entitled to recover from his wife any “reasonable attorney’s fees and costs” he incurs. A-Rod strikes a conciliatory note when it comes to the children, saying he “has been paying, and will continue to pay … reasonable and bona fide expenses” for daughters Natasha, 3, and Ella, 3 months.
Cynthia may have shot herself in the foot by marring A-Rod in the state of Florida. According to state law, prenups are generally enforceable unless the disputing party can prove that the agreement was signed under duress, there was fraud involved, the terms were “unreasonable,” (meaning that one person keeps all the assets while the other gets nothing), or that one of the parties wasn’t fully aware of the other’s assets at the time. Of course, Cynthia could take the high road in this whole mess, and not go after A-Rod’s millions- that is an option. But her actions since the split, including using his credit cards to fund a first-class trip to Paris before filing for divorce, tells me she is pissed, and wants to hit him where it hurts. So it looks like no one is going to be the bigger person here.
Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez are shown on 12/30/07. Credit: ROC/Fame Pictures
