Tuesday July 8, 2008
Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez arrive at the Ocean Drive Magazine Creates Crystal Palace 15th Anniversary Party in Miami on February 16, 2008.
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It's getting ugly already.
Pals of Alex Rodriguez are speaking out against his wife Cynthia — a day after she alleged infidelity in her divorce papers.
One friend tells New York's Daily News that she spent close to $100,000 on his credit cards to punish him for his relationship with Madonna. (Us Weekly broke the news that A-Rod has been making late-night trips to the singer’s NYC pad; Cynthia's attorney said they had an “affair of the heart.”)
"She's been spending wildly," the pal tells the paper.
After the scandal broke, the pal says Cynthia flew to Paris and "had spa treatments [and] went to the best restaurants" — all on A-Rod's dime.
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The pal says Cynthia has been keeping A-Rod (who appeared solemn while dining at NYC eatery Serafina Monday) from their children, Natasha, 3, and Ella, 2 months. (Cynthia's lawyer says A-Rod has chosen not to see his kids on his own accord.)
The friend also slams Cynthia for hiring four divorce attorneys.
"She needs four lawyers in four states?" the pal asked, according to the Daily News. "That's not the dream team. That's the greed team."
Although the couple had a pre-nup, her suit suggests that she should get up to half of the more than $140 million A-Rod earned during their six-year marriage.
She also wants their $12 million Miami estate, alimony and custody of their two children.
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