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Jan 28, 2009 10:33 AM CST

Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away

Ritchie's father happy with divorce

(Newser) - There’s at least one person truly happy about the Madonna-Guy Ritchie divorce: Guy’s dad. John Ritchie told In Touch magazine he’s glad Madonna has “lots of boyfriends” to keep her from pulling her ex-hubby back into her clutches, Perez Hilton reports. The protective parent added, “...

Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge

OPINION

Jan 22, 2009 11:31 AM CST

Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge

'Trussed chicken' poses reveal diva's pathetic desperation

(Newser) - More than gloves came off for Madonna during her divorce, and it seems no amount of pleading can stop the 50-year-old’s “forced erotica,” Jan Moir writes in the Daily Mail. Madge’s crotch shots for her new Hard Candy album are “the death rattle of a...

Ouch!
Madonna Debuts
Bandaged Look

Jan 20, 2009 6:25 PM CST

Ouch! Madonna Debuts Bandaged Look

Still shooting 'raunchy' photos at 50, will she be sexing it up 70?

(Newser) - So much for aging gracefully. Madonna posed for promo shots for her Hard Candy CD in an all-white getup with bandages at chest and wrist, "looking as though she’d sustained several injuries,” though at 50 she remains in exquisite shape, the Daily Mail reports. The ensemble was...

Madonna Searches
for Softer Side

Jan 15, 2009 11:20 AM CST

Madonna Searches for Softer Side

Pop queen is in therapy

(Newser) - The Material Girl is in therapy, reports the Daily Mirror. Madonna has started counseling sessions with—of course—a Kabbalah center rabbi, in an effort to “tweak her tikkun.” In English? The famously controlling pop star wants to be “less domineering.” Along those lines, she had...

Worst-Dressed List Rides Again

Jan 13, 2009 12:29 PM CST

Worst-Dressed List Rides Again

GOP operative Roger Stone picks up celeb fashion no-nos from late Mr Blackwell

(Newser) - Roger Stone, infamous in political circles for his dirty tricks, is taking his snark to the world of fashion, the New York Post reports. Stone—who sports a tattoo of onetime boss Richard Nixon on his back—took it upon himself to fill the void left by the death of...

This Year's
Fashion
Felonies

Dec 31, 2008 1:10 PM CST

This Year's Fashion Felonies

From Madonna to Michella Obama, the year's big misses

(Newser) - Sure, we like seeing pictures of chic, perfectly styled celebrities. But the worst-dressed fashion misses are way more fun. The Los Angeles Times' Elizabeth Snead snarks on her least favorite looks of the year:

Sarah Jessica Parker's "fashion nut case" acorn hat at the SATC premiere
Janet Jackson's "

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Guy Ritchie Cozies Up
to Hugh Grant's Ex

Dec 22, 2008 3:13 PM CST

Guy Ritchie Cozies Up to Hugh Grant's Ex

Just-divorced director hits it off with Jemima Khan on London social circuit

(Newser) - British tabloids are alert to the possibility of a romance between freshly divorced Guy Ritchie and Jemima Khan, millionaire heiress and recent Hugh Grant fling, the New York Daily News notes. The pair “got along like a house on fire” at two London dinner parties earlier this month, the...

$92M? That's a Lie!

Dec 18, 2008 9:00 AM CST

$92M? That's a Lie!

Madge, Ritchie refute her flack's statement to press about divorce settlement

(Newser) - Madonna's mouthpiece is full of it, the singer says. Liz Rosenberg told the AP this week that the Material Girl would give ex-hubby Guy Ritchie up to $92 million in “one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement.” The couple denies the figure, the New York ...

Madge's
Family Xmas
Includes A-Rod

Dec 16, 2008 12:20 PM CST

Madge's Family Xmas Includes A-Rod

Ritchie wants kids in London for holiday; singer counters by bringing Yankees star

(Newser) - Madonna agreed to her ex-hubby’s request that she bring the kids to Britain for Christmas—as long as Alex Rodriguez can come along, the Sun reports. Madge offered the Yankees star first-class airfare and a room in a top hotel in London because “she wants to treat him,...

Madonna Will Pay Ex $76M

Dec 15, 2008 2:16 PM CST

Madonna Will Pay Ex $76M

Custody of couple's children yet to be settled

(Newser) - Madonna has settled her divorce with Guy Ritchie for at least $76 million, the singer's rep said today. "I'd assume it's one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement," Liz Rosenberg told the AP. The settlement could total as much as $92 million, including the value...

Madonna Eyes
Gig in Brit's Circus

Dec 15, 2008 8:48 AM CST

Madonna Eyes Gig in Brit's Circus

Pop queens plan potential reunion

(Newser) - What’s hotter than Britney Spears’ comeback tour? Madonna teaming up with Brit on said tour—and that is a distinct possibility, the Sun reports. “There has been talk of Madonna making an appearance and there’s so many places we could take that,” said Spears’ choreographer. ...

Madonna, Guy to Spend Christmas Together

Dec 14, 2008 2:17 PM CST

Madonna, Guy to Spend Christmas Together

Divorcing couple to make nice for kids

(Newser) - Feuding exes Madonna and Guy Ritchie have called a truce for Christmas, the Mail reports. The divorcing couple, still locked in a custody battle over their two sons, will spend the holiday together at Ritchie’s British estate. Rocco, 8, and David 3, have been with their mom while she’...

Madonna 'Offends God,' Says Cardinal at Dictator Mass

Dec 11, 2008 3:53 AM CST

Madonna 'Offends God,' Says Cardinal at Dictator Mass

Cardinal condemns Material Girl for provoking 'lustful enthusiasm'

(Newser) - Madonna's stage performance is a "stain" on humanity and an "offense to God," declared a controversial Chilean cardinal who enjoyed close ties to the late military dictator General Augusto Pinochet. Cardinal Jorge Medina condemned Madonna from the pulpit during a mass for Pinochet, Reuters reports. The singer...

Pop Culture Casualties of 2008

OPINION

Dec 9, 2008 7:28 PM CST

Pop Culture Casualties of 2008

A look back at the year's cultural departures

(Newser) - A Led Zeppelin world tour? Sorry, that was a whole lotta hype. Madonna and Guy Ritchie's love story? Ditto. As the curtain comes down on 2008, the Los Angeles Times bids farewell to this year’s departed cultural phenomena.

Joaquin Phoenix’s movie career: He walked the line as Johnny

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Madonna Wants $7.5M From UK Paper Over Wedding Pics

Dec 8, 2008 3:15 PM CST

Madonna Wants $7.5M From UK Paper Over Wedding Pics

Mail on Sunday admits it broke privacy, copyright law, but calls sum 'fantasy'

(Newser) - Madonna wants $7.5 million in damages from a British newspaper that admitted to violating copyright and privacy laws in publishing photos from her wedding to Guy Ritchie, the Guardian reports today. Her lawyer says the photos were stolen, and the damages reflect their worth. “Their true commercial value...

A-Rod: 'We're
Friends—That's It'

Dec 5, 2008 9:45 AM CST

A-Rod: 'We're Friends—That's It'

Slugger would rather discuss charity work

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez says he isn't dating Madonna and insists, apparently with a straight face, “We’re friends—that’s it,” People reports. The Yankee third baseman digs the pop icon's philanthropy and, when pressed, said he has attended only two of Madonna’s concerts and “I have...

Madge, A-Rod Want Love Shack

Dec 2, 2008 11:37 AM CST

Madge, A-Rod Want Love Shack

Pair may move in together in New York

(Newser) - Madonna and Alex Rodriguez are looking to shack up together in a high-end Manhattan mansion, the New York Post reports. A real estate source revealed the pop star and her slugger beau are scouting the Upper East Side for “private, double-width mansions in the vicinity of $30 million to...

Madge, A-Rod Coincidentally Hit Mexico at Same Time

Dec 1, 2008 7:00 AM CST

Madge, A-Rod Coincidentally Hit Mexico at Same Time

Singer performs, slugger hosts clinic

(Newser) - After their much-discussed Thanksgiving was over, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez both ended up in Mexico City yesterday, the AP reports. While Madonna performed in two sold-out concerts, A-Rod ran a baseball clinic for impoverished children. It was not clear if they met, but when asked about being there at the...

Madge and A-Rod Jet to Miami

Nov 26, 2008 7:34 AM CST

Madge and A-Rod Jet to Miami

Pair photographed together on jet

(Newser) - Madonna and beau Alex Rodriguez jetted off to Miami together in a private plane, the New York Post reports. The pair arrived early yesterday morning in advance of the singer’s performance tonight—and for A-Rod to spend Thanksgiving with his family, contrary to previous reports. After landing, the lovebirds...

Don't Feel Bad for
$70M-Richer Ritchie

Nov 25, 2008 7:46 AM CST

Don't Feel Bad for $70M-Richer Ritchie

(Newser) - Guy Ritchie should have known what he was getting into when he married Madonna, writes Liz Smith in the New York Post. “She was the most famous woman in the world. Did he think that would change?” But Ritchie doesn’t need our pity. As for reports that he...