British newspapers reported in late June 2008, that pop singer Madonna and her husband director Guy Ritchie were divorcing.¹² However, Madonna gave a statement to People magazine on July 6, 2008, saying "my husband and I are not planning on getting a divorce."³

Fast Facts

1. Madonna was said to have consulted British attorney Fiona Shackleton to begin her divorce¹
2. Shackleton represented Paul McCartney in his divorce from Heather Mills¹
3. Ritchie was said to have consulted British legal firm Forsters¹
4. Madonna and Guy Ritchie reportedly don't have a prenuptial agreement⁴
5. It was speculated that Madonna may have been romantically linked to baseball star Alex Rodriguez⁵
6. Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg, denied the rumors of her divorce and rumors of an affair³
7. Couple met in 1998 and married on December 22, 2000³
8. They have two sons: Rocco and David³
9. Madonna had a daughter, Lourdes, before marrying Ritchie
10. Both followers of Kabbalah

"My husband and I are not planning on getting a divorce. 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."—Madonna"³

"I have learned over the years not to take accusations and the many false reports about me very seriously. I also appreciate how fiction and fact seem to be perceived as one and the same by people who read both newspapers and the Internet."—Madonna"³

"Madonna's husband Guy arrived in New York last night to be with his wife and family (not in a last ditch attempt to save his marriage which does not need saving). There are no plans for Madonna and Guy to divorce."—Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's rep³

"Madonna and Alex have the same manager, Guy Oseary. They have met. They know each other and Madonna took her kids to a Yankees game last week. There's really not anything to comment on beyond that."—Liz Rosenberg (in regards to Madonna's alleged affair with Alex Rodriguez)³