麥當娜與蓋•裏奇宣佈離婚
Madonna, Ritchie to divorce: spokeswoman
Pop megastar Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie, seen here, have agreed to divorce
Pop megastar Madonna and her British film director husband Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce, a spokeswoman for Madonna said on Wednesday.
"Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven and a half years of marriage, their representatives confirmed today," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
"They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time."
The confirmation followed a report in Britain's Sun tabloid quoting a source who said Ritchie, 40, had pushed for the split.
Madonna, who is in the middle of her "Sticky and Sweet" world tour, married Ritchie in December 2000 in a lavish ceremony at a Scottish castle after meeting at a dinner party given by British rock star Sting.
The couple have an eight-year-old son, Rocco, and a three-year-old son adopted in Malawi, David Banda. Madonna also has a daughter, 12-year-old Lourdes, by her former fitness trainer Carlos Leon.
In July, Madonna took the rare step of issuing a formal denial of reports linking her to Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez, adding in a statement: "My husband and I are not planning on getting a divorce."
But according to The Sun, Ritchie -- the director of moderately successful gangster films including "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" -- has become frustrated.
He sees his superstar spouse as a "dead weight around his neck" and now wants a divorce to be agreed quickly, the source was quoted as saying.
"Guy's said if they were going to split, it has to be now -- and their marriage will finally be over in a matter of weeks," the source told The Sun.
Madonna was previously married to US actor Sean Penn, from 1985 to 1989.
In July, Madonna's brother said he believed she was committed to her marriage to Ritchie.
"She's not the kind of person just to walk away," Christopher Ciccone told US television, adding that the pop legend will "do what's best for her family and her kids.
歌壇“大姐大”麥當娜的女發言人於本週三證實，麥當娜已與英國電影導演蓋•裏奇達成離婚協議。
該發言人在聲明中稱：“雙方代表今日證實，麥當娜與蓋•裏奇已達成離婚協議，結束七年半的婚姻。”
“雙方希望，在這一非常時期媒體能夠尊重他們的家庭。”
此前，英國《太陽報》援引一位消息人士的話說，是裏奇向麥當娜提出了離婚。
麥當娜與40歲的裏奇在英國搖滾歌手斯汀舉辦的一次晚宴上相識，並於2000年12月在蘇格蘭的一個城堡舉行了盛大婚禮。目前麥當娜正在舉行她的 “Sticky and Sweet” 世界巡迴演唱會。
麥當娜和裏奇共有兩個孩子，8歲的兒子洛克爾和在馬拉維收養的養子、三歲的戴維•班達。麥當娜與前夫、她的前健身教練卡洛斯•利昂還育有一個女兒——十二歲的洛德絲。
麥當娜於今年7月出人意料地發佈了一個正式聲明，否認自己與揚基棒球隊球星亞歷克斯•羅德里格斯有曖昧關係。她在一份聲明中說：“我和裏奇沒有打算離婚。”
但此前《太陽報》報道說，裏奇的情緒非常低落。蓋•裏奇曾成功執導了《兩杆大煙槍》等幾部著名的匪盜片。
該報援引消息人士的話說，裏奇覺得他的巨星夫人“壓得他喘不過氣來”，現在他只希望能儘快離婚。
該消息人士向《太陽報》透露：“裏奇表示，如果要分開，那就趁現在——他們的婚姻最終是要結束的。”
麥當娜與美國影星肖恩•潘還有過一段婚姻，這段婚姻從1985年持續至1989年。
今年7月，麥當娜的弟弟克利斯多佛•斯康納表示，他相信姐姐是忠於裏奇的。
他在接受美國電視臺的採訪時說：“她不是那種甩手就走的人，她會盡全力保護她的家庭和孩子”。
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