Madonna, Guy Ritchie, son Rocco and daughter Lourdes. (Picture credit: PR Photos)
Madonna and husband of seven years, British film director Guy Ritchie have opted for a separation, according to Dailymail's report titled Divorce? No... Madonna and Guy Ritchie's civilised separation. Excerpts:
The news will come as no surprise to those who have followed the turbulent marriage of these two volatile individuals who fell in love but who came from different worlds – she the celebrity former wild child turned diva and he the English gentleman and director of gangster films with a passion for country pursuits.
Now it seems Madonna, 49, one of the richest women in the music industry, has had enough of the constant arguing "about everything" with Guy, who is ten years her junior.
She has complained he often treats her with cold indifference in public, drinks ‘way too much for his own good’ and spends little time with her and their three children – adopted son David Banda, who is two, 11-year-old Lourdes, Madonna’s daughter by dancer Carlos Leon, and their own son Rocco, seven.
Friends say the couple have been living virtually separate lives since the start of the year and have even divided their homes into his and hers quarters so they can avoid each other.
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One source said: "Madonna is miserable and has lost her desire to live full-time in the UK."
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"Guy’s problem is that he is in her shadow," said one source who knows them both well. "She is the star of the show and he feels a little emasculated by the marriage.
"They’ve just drifted apart. It’s all very sad. But they are trying not to make a drama out of it, for the sake of their children and their careers."
Madonna & Guy, both stay strong!