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A-Rod's Wife Files for Divorce
Monday July 7, 2008

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Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez arrive at the Ocean Drive Magazine Creates Crystal Palace 15th Anniversary Party February 16, 2008 in Miami, Florida.
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Alex Rodriguez's wife Cynthia filed for divorce Monday in Miami, the Associated Press reports.

Cynthia, 35, claims the marriage is over because of Rodriguez's extramarital affairs.

"It’s a very difficult time for her, but other than that we’re not going to make any additional comment right now," one of her attorneys, John Van Ness, told Usmagazine.com shortly after the filing. "There are no court dates set right now, and we hope that won’t be necessary."

The filing comes as reports circulate that the Yankees player 32, had a relationship with Madonna (which the singer, 49, denies).

One of her lawyers, Earle Lilly, told Us Sunday that after Alex was photographed with a stripper in last year, the latest Madonna scandal was "the straw that broke the camel's back."

Cynthia "has been fighting these terrible, demonic problems for two years and they don't go away," Lilly said.

See photos of Madonna's biggest scandals.

According to papers, Cynthia wants to be named primary residential parent with shared custody of their two children Natasha, 3, and Ella, 3 months. The couple own a six-bedroom home (priced at $12 million) in Coral Gables.

She is also seeking alimony.

Last year, Alex signed baseball's highest contract — a 10-year, $275 million deal with the Yankees. Alex and Cynthia are said to have a prenuptial agreement, drawn up October 3, 2002, a month before they wed.

According to papers, Cynthia accuses Alex of "total emotional abandonment."

Said Lilly: "The papers are designed not to be horrible, vitriolic, or create negative feelings, but just to put it out on the table and get this lady through a very troubled period in her life."

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