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| Madonna 'to split' from Ritchie | |
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| Pop star Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, are to divorce, it has been reported. | Pop star Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, are to divorce, it has been reported. |
| The couple, who have been married for nearly eight years, will announce their split "imminently", The Sun said. The BBC has been unable to confirm this. | |
| There has been increasing speculation in recent months that the couple's relationship was on the rocks. | There has been increasing speculation in recent months that the couple's relationship was on the rocks. |
| In July, Madonna's publicist denied the pair were planning to divorce, saying their marriage did not "need saving". | In July, Madonna's publicist denied the pair were planning to divorce, saying their marriage did not "need saving". |
| Last month, the pair appeared together at the premiere of Ritchie's film RocknRolla. | Last month, the pair appeared together at the premiere of Ritchie's film RocknRolla. |
| They walked arm-in-arm and posed for photographs in London's Leicester Square. | They walked arm-in-arm and posed for photographs in London's Leicester Square. |
| Ritchie (right) said in July that his marriage was "fine"Ritchie, 40, had rebutted suggestions his marriage was over with a public show of support at Madonna's 50th birthday party in August. | Ritchie (right) said in July that his marriage was "fine"Ritchie, 40, had rebutted suggestions his marriage was over with a public show of support at Madonna's 50th birthday party in August. |
| He also gave a US magazine interview in July saying: "My marriage is fine, as far as I'm aware of." | He also gave a US magazine interview in July saying: "My marriage is fine, as far as I'm aware of." |
| Madonna is currently in New York in the middle of her Sticky and Sweet tour. | Madonna is currently in New York in the middle of her Sticky and Sweet tour. |
| The pair married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands. | The pair married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands. |
| They have two sons together, seven-year-old Rocco and David Banda, whose adoption from Malawi was approved in May. | They have two sons together, seven-year-old Rocco and David Banda, whose adoption from Malawi was approved in May. |
| The singer also has an 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from an earlier relationship. | The singer also has an 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from an earlier relationship. |