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| Madonna and Ritchie confirm split | Madonna and Ritchie confirm split |
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| Pop star Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie are to divorce after nearly eight years of marriage, their PR representatives have confirmed. | |
| The pair had not agreed to a settlement and asked the media to respect their privacy, the announcement added. | The pair had not agreed to a settlement and asked the media to respect their privacy, the announcement added. |
| It followed several months of speculation that the couple's relationship was in trouble. | It followed several months of speculation that the couple's relationship was in trouble. |
| 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". |
| The pair appeared together at last month's premiere of Ritchie's RocknRolla in London, walking arm-in-arm and posing for photographs in London's Leicester Square. | The pair appeared together at last month's premiere of Ritchie's RocknRolla in London, walking arm-in-arm and posing for photographs in London's Leicester Square. |
| Ritchie, 40, had rebutted suggestions his marriage was over with a public show of support at Madonna's 50th birthday party in August and also told a US magazine in July the 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 and also told a US magazine in July the marriage was "fine". |
| Boston gig | Boston gig |
| The statement issued on Wednesday read: "Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven and a half years of marriage, their representatives confirmed today. | The statement issued on Wednesday read: "Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven and a half years of marriage, their representatives confirmed today. |
| "They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time." | "They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time." |
| Madonna is due to play a concert in Boston later as part of her Sticky and Sweet tour. | Madonna is due to play a concert in Boston later as part of her Sticky and Sweet tour. |
| She and Ritchie married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands and have two sons together - seven-year-old Rocco and David Banda, whose adoption from Malawi was approved in May. | She and Ritchie married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands and 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. |
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| Looking back at eight and a half years of marriage for Madonna and Guy Ritchie |