Madonna Opens Up About Her Divorce and Her Kids
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Breaking up is hard to do -- even for Madonna.
In the cover story of the new Rolling Stone, the pop star admits that divorcing Guy Ritchie after eight years of marriage was "challenging . . . I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building."
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Talking to the magazine in August in the midst of her world tour, Madonna, 51, says that it's been "different" with sons Rocco 8, and David, 5, spending time in the UK with their father, 41.
"Life is an adjustment," she notes. "My sons aren't with me right now, they're with their father, and I'm not very comfortable with the idea of my children not living together." The boys' sisters are Lourdes, 13 (her father is Carlos Leon, 43) and Mercy, 3, adopted by Madonna after the divorce.
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The singer, whose two younger children are from Africa, jokes that "My like house is like a Benetton ad. I have French nannies, my security guards are Israeli, I have assistants from Argentina and Puerto Rico as well as a Japanese assistant and chef, and another chef from Italy. It's wonderful. I love it."
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The mother of four boasts that David is "my biggest fan. Everybody says that when he watches [my concerts,] he stays frozen from beginning to end, and he studies everything, and he knows every dance step."
Madonna's greatest hits collection Celebration entered the Billboard 200 at number 7 with sales of 72,000 copies.
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Madonna aka Grandma Madge is just an old haggard used up drug addict. She is the sloppy seconds of both Rodman and Rosie. Just plain disgusting.
Beautiful picture of Madonna on the Rolling Stone-cover, it look exactly like her younger me (and that was probably the idea)! Why should Madonna quit her job and give up her career just because she´s got children? No one would ever ask a man to do the same! If she wants to make records and go on tour for 30 more years, I don´t see the problem. None of you have any idea what kind of person or parent she is and everything she has, she´s been working hard for, so leave her alone.
why is she allowed to have security guards and are they armed. is her life more important than any of ours I CERTAINLY THINK NOT! I forgot, she is an elitist. she is above us all. sorry i forgot my place.
Doesn't anyone remember that Madonna is a symbol of our generation? I will always be on her side, I am loyal to her.
She's trying to be like Angelina
I Love Me Some Madonna!
Why does it only mention where her sons with her ex stay while she is on tour? Perhaps her eldest daughter stays with her own father as well, but then where does that leave Mercy and David? Also, how must Mercy and David feel being the only ones who don't have a Daddy to go with when the others go with theirs? I feel sorry for them. It is so sad she wont give up touring for her children to keep them all together. She really doesn't need the money, so at this point in her life it really should be all about her children. They aren't little forever, enjoy them now Madonna.
Hard to feel sorry for her when you hear things like, "French nannies, Itailian and Japanese chefs..." but whatever. Guess you can live that way when you have the bank to support it.
He is probably frozen in shock that his mother doesnt dance or dress like a mother rather like a lewd stripper.