Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Madonna & Guy: Officially Divorcing

After months and months of speculation, it's official. Madonna's longtime publicist, Liz Rosenberg confirmed today that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are divorcing after almost 8 years of marriage.
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Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are ending their almost-eight-year marriage, a rep for the singer confirmed Wednesday.

"Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time," read the short statement e-mailed to the Associated Press by Liz Rosenberg.

The statement, which was co-signed by Ritchie's representative, also said that the couple had not agreed to a settlement.

"The judgment of the court would be to try and assess what they came in with and divide what they built up fairly equally," said David Allison, a lawyer with Family Law in Partnership, a London firm, told the AP.

In a front page story Wednesday, Britain's Sun newspaper claimed that the couple will be issuing a statement "imminently" on the demise of their often tempestuous relationship, which has been the subject of much speculation in recent months.

Contacted by PEOPLE, a rep for the singer declined comment on the story.

Madonna, 50, is in the midst of her Sticky and Sweet tour and is set to play Boston tonight. Ritchie, 40, was believed to be on the set of his latest film, Sherlock Holmes.

Reached at their home in London, his family declined to comment.

(Source: People.com)

4 comments:

Marlena said...

Well that's too bad. I really thought this was another rumor. I couldn't believe that someone like Madonna would want a divorce that bad and not just get it. She doesn't seem like a person to not get what she wants. Hopefully it go as smoothly as possible for the kids though.

rachael said...

Wow, I thought it was just rumor too. Too bad.

Mistress Meeyee said...

Hey, I was just wondering if you mailed off the Ipod?? I haven't recieved it yet and was just curious.

Unknown said...

Good, now Guy can get back to making excellent Brit caper movies.