It's really happening - Madonna and Guy Ritchie are to divorce.
After months of speculation Madonna is indeed a single lady again.
A statement, issued on behalf of the former power couple, reads:
"Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage."
The statement issued by Madonna's spokesperson, Liz Rosenberg, goes on:
"They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time.
"A final settlement has not been agreed upon yet."
Our girl in LA, Dionne Clarke, said: "As Hollywood marriages go – Madonna's and Guy's nearly eight years was a worthy effort.
"They seem to have stuck it out long after many said it was really over. It's just hoped now that it doesn't Madonna and Guy RichieMadonna and Guy Ritchie in January 2008turn into one of those ugly divorce battles.
"Focus will now be on the three children and how they will share custody of Lourdes, Madonna's daughter from a previous relationship, Rocco, eight, and three-year-old David who they adopted from Malawi."
TMZ are speculating that divorce papers have already been filed and should be wrapped up by Christmas because they’ve been working on it all for a while.
Cynics - not us of course - are suggesting that the timing is a good publicity ploy for Madonna's current tour.
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