Madonna's A-Rod house

Madonna and her rumoured new boyfriend are house-hunting in New York.
The singer and Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez - who are yet to officially confirm they are dating - are reportedly searching for the perfect home in the US city.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: "They have been discreetly looking at properties between Fifth and Park avenues, from just above 60th Street through the 80s.

"Madonna personally came to look at one house a couple of months ago, and Alex has been looking recently. We're talking about private, double-width mansions in the vicinity of $30 million to $60 million."

It has also been reported the pair are looking for a property "with a garage that you can drive into for additional privacy - although those are rare and hard to come by".

They are also said to be searching in New York's exclusive Hamptons district. The pair recently visited the star-studded area when they stayed at comedian Jerry Seinfeld's house.

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Madonna’s lining up baseball star Alex Rodriguez, to be her new man

Madonna’s appearance at a Gucci charity dinner last Thursday drew gasps. She's looking younger and foxier than she has in years.

And it’s no surprise that the 50-year-old is making such an effort – her divorce went through the courts last Friday and she’s bagged a new toyboy.

Madonna’s lining up baseball star Alex Rodriguez, 33, to be her new man, but she’s had to tread carefully because she didn’t want to give Guy Ritchie’s lawyers any ammunition in their custody battle for their children Lourdes, 12, Rocco, eight, and 3-year-old David.

‘She’s told A-Rod he’ll have to be patient – this could take months, even a year,’ says our source.

‘Amazingly, A-Rod’s said he’ll wait as long as it takes. He’s deeply in love with her and even writes her poetry.’

In late October Madonna held a dinner party in her New York apartment where she introduced Alex, whose divorce from his wife Cynthia had been finalised the month before, to some of her Kabbalah chums.

She told them A-Rod had ‘the heart of a poet trapped inside an insanely gorgeous body’.

And a New York Yankees insider has shown Now a note thought to have been written by A-Rod for Madge. It reads: ‘I’m nuts about you stroking me, shooting chills up and down my spine. I’m lost when you’re not with me, but glad you’re mine, all mine!’

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Madonna's Rodriguez rage

Madonna is reportedly furious Alex Rodriguez dropped out of Kabbalah training because he was "bored".

The 50-year-old singer - whose divorce from Guy Ritchie was granted last week - has so far failed in her attempts to get her rumoured boyfriend Alex to share her interest in Kabbalah, a mystical off-shoot of Judaism.

A source at New York's Kabbalah Centre, where baseball star Alex had been attending private classes with spiritual leader Eitan Yardeni, said: "He hasn't even finished Kabbalah 1 (the introduction to the study of Kabbalah) and the majority of the time he has spent with Yardeni so far was for counselling, not study."


Madonna - whose bid to get Guy interested in the religion failed after he branded it "weird" and "hokum" - is now said to be considering whether to proceed in her relationship with Alex.


The source added to MSNBC.com: "This is certainly off-putting to Madonna. She did drag Guy into Kabbalah, she's doing the same now with Alex. But he's bored. He's basically a Kabbalah school dropout."

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Madonna teams up with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake

MADONNA dedicated a song to women who’ve been duped by a cheating best mate that “f***ed” their boyfriend at her LA gig last night.

The Queen of Pop – heading for a divorce showdown with hubby GUY RITCHIE – raised eyebrows among the Dodger Stadium crowd when the feisty singer introduced her song She Not Me.

She said: “This song is for you girls out there that have had one of your best friends f*** your boyfriend!”

Madonna also risked losing a host of UK fans by blasting her film director ex’s home turf during her rendition of Dress You Up.

She winced as she sang: “All your suits are custom made in London,” before putting her fingers to her nose suggesting the capital stinks.

However it was BRITNEY SPEARS who stole the show on the night.

It was a brave move for 50-year-old Madge to share the fans’ adulation with comeback beauty Britney on her Sticky and Sweet tour.

The global megastars, who titillated fans by snogging.

They opened the gig with a version of Human Nature, taken from Madonna's sixth studio album Bedtime Stories.

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A source said: “Britney’s life has been shambolic since her last duet with Madonna.

“Her marriage fell apart, she shaved her hair off, she lost custody of her kids and completely went off the rails. But she is back to her very best now.”

Britney, 26, who claimed to be a virgin when she first burst on to the scene, wore a blouse and trousers while Madonna had on fishnet stockings, a top hat and leotard.

She was then lowered beneath the stage as loyal fans cried out her name.

Ex-boyfriend and former Disney Mouseketeer JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE also turned up to sing a duet with Madge, performing their infectious tune 4 Minutes.

JENNIFER LOPEZ and NICOLE RICHIE left motherhood at home to support their pal, along with BLACK EYED PEAS honey FERGIE.

Meanwhile. Madge has sent her aides to Malawi to reassure Yohane Banda, penniless dad of her three-year-old adopted son David, the tot is her “first priority” in her divorce.

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Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears to perform with Madonna

Former lovebirds to sing with Madonna on stage

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears are expected to join Madonna on tour.

The former lovers, who dated for four years, are set to make a surprise appearance at a gig in LA.

‘I just got word that Justin and Britney are going to be on stage with Madonna tomorrow at Dodger stadium,’ DJ Ryan Seacrest said on air.

Both stars have collaborated with Madonna, 50, in the past.

Brit, 26, even shared a steamy kiss with the Material Girl at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003, where they performed a version of Like A Virgin.

She and Justin, 27, ended their relationship in 2002.

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Accusations fly in Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s bitter divorce battle

As the accusations fly in Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s bitter divorce battle, one claim’s stung more than most.

Madonna’s always denied having anything but a friendship with Alex Rodriguez, 33, known as A-Rod, but she’s formed an emotional attachment to the baseball player.

At the same time, wild speculation has linked Guy, 40, to various women - including good friend Lauren Meek, associal producer of RocknRolla, and ex Tania Strecker, who now's married - but there's absolutely nothing going on.

The rumours have been so outrageous that the film-maker has been forced to take legal action.

‘Guy’s never once considered the possibility that Madonna would go off with someone else,’ a source close to the couple tells Now.

‘He hasn’t been seeing other people while married, although he does admit they didn’t sleep in the same bed for months. He still believes that nothing physical has happened with A-Rod either.’

Insiders say 50-year-old Madonna’s planning to introduce A-Rod to her children at a kabbalah meeting in New York in a matter of weeks. A-Rod is staying tight-lipped on the subject.

When out with Guy Oseary, the manager they share, A-Rod refused to answer photographers’ questions about Madonna. He’s divorcing his wife Cynthia, 35, and looking for a new home, leading to speculation that he plans to buy a house in the same New York neighbourhood as Madonna.

‘There’s a bond between Madonna and A-Rod based on kabbalah,’ our source adds. ‘Nothing else has happened, but he’s important to her. They could be a couple in the future – unless she looks elsewhere.’

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Madonna's text attacks

Madonna has been sending estranged husband Guy Ritchie strange text messages.

Guy, 40, showed some of the messages to the crew on his latest film 'Sherlock Holmes' - which he is currently shooting in Manchester, England - and one of them is believed to have warned "you're going down".

The director reportedly told a friend: "This is her idea of a joke - but it's not funny. Imagine what it was like living with her."

Madonna, 50, has reportedly sent a host of similar texts to Guy since announcing their split two weeks ago, blaming him for leaking details of the breakdown in their marriage.

Another source added to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "She loves to wind Guy up and this is just another example of her oddball humour. He doesn't take these things too seriously. If he did, it would drive him mad."

It was reported Madonna made an emotional plea to Guy to settle their divorce out of court - the first direct contact she has had with the film director since they split - earlier this week.

A source said: "Madonna tried to remind Guy of all the good times, said how they must settle before it got any more messy and public. She said she had been saddened by some of the criticisms of her which appeared to have come from his camp."

Madonna and Guy's lawyers are still negotiating the details of the divorce, after the filmmaker reportedly turned down a £20 million settlement offer.

The 'RocknRolla' director insists his main concern is securing access to the children they raise together - Lourdes, 11, Rocco, eight and David Banda, three.

The children are with Madonna on her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at the moment, but due to be reunited with Guy soon, although Madonna will reportedly not be at the handover.

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Madonna's emotional Guy call

Madonna has reportedly spoken to estranged husband Guy Ritchie for the first time in weeks in a bid to settle their divorce out of court.

The 50-year-old singer - who announced earlier this month she and Guy are splitting after nearly eight years of marriage - is believed to have made an emotional phone call to the director on Tuesday night (28.10.08) to come to an amicable agreement about the separation.

A source told the MailOnline website: "It was a very emotional call and a sign of the desperation Madonna feels for them to settle before things start getting more serious legally.

"Madonna tried to remind Guy of all the good times, said how they must settle before it got any more messy and public. She said she had always worked so hard to provide for the family. She said she had been saddened by some of the criticisms of her which appeared to have come from his camp."

Madonna, who raises three children with Guy, was reportedly encouraged to contact her estranged spouse by her Kabbalah spiritual leader Rabbi Berg.

Berg wants the couple to remain on speaking terms so the reputation of Kabbalah, a mystical offshoot of Judaism, is not damaged.

A source close to Madonna said after the tearful conversation, the singer cried openly in front of her staff for the first time, after the strain of their bitter split took its toll.

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Madonna's 'marriage contract'

Madonna tried to control Guy Ritchie with a "marriage contract", it has been claimed.

The "contract" was drawn up after the couple - who split after nearly eight years of marriage two weeks ago - visited marriage counsellors two years ago.

The document gave intimate instructions such as how much private time the couple should have together, how often they were to have sex and how to tackle arguments.

According to Britain's The Sun newspaper the document ordered Guy to "Work to enrich his wife's emotional and spiritual wellbeing," and devote time to reading texts related to Kabbalah, the mystical offshoot of Judaism which Madonna follows.

On sex, the marriage rules state both of the couple should "devote time to our sexual expressiveness" and "not use sex as a stick to beat one another".

The rules also detailed how Guy should "resolve conflicts in a constructive way", and if they were arguing he must not shout at his wife, but look her in the eye and say: "I understand that my actions have upset you, please work with me to resolve this."

A source close to the couple said: "Guy felt bound up."

According to other insiders, Madonna pinned the contract to the wall of the couple's home in New York, and if things became heated between them, she would say: "Contract, Guy, contract."

The British film director was spotted on the set of his new film 'Sherlock Holmes' in the UK yesterday (28.10.08), strumming a classical guitar.

He reportedly took up the instrument after Madonna bought him one while they were dating.

After Guy reportedly rejected his wife's initial offer of a £20 million settlement, Madonna's friends are reportedly calling him "Material Guy", in reference to her famous hit 'Material Girl'. He maintains he is only requesting the cash equivalent of the value of their London home - estimated to be worth £25 million - and their country estate in Wiltshire.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie's bitter divorse takes its toll

MADONNA is having intense Kabbalah “anger management” counselling to deal with her fury against GUY RITCHIE — as the couple’s bitter divorce takes its toll.

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The 50-year-old singer, who was last night in Montreal for a concert on her world tour, is expected to head back to New York this weekend to visit the city’s Kabbalah Centre.

She also has a counsellor from the mystical Jewish faith who accompanies her on the road to help handle her boiling rage over the split.

Sources say Madge — mum to daughter Lourdes, 12, son Rocco, eight, and adopted tot David Banda — is furious over Guy’s money demands and the way ugly details of their relationship have leaked out.

A tour source said: “Madonna is very angry with Guy — about his cold treatment of her in the marriage, about the nasty details of their marriage that have leaked out, and about the money he is demanding.

“She’s furious that he feels entitled to get a lot of cash, while she’s the one working her ass off on tour.

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“She is getting help from a Kabbalah counsellor who is helping her try to put aside her anger, so they can settle the divorce as quickly as possible for the sake of the children.

“The counsellor is telling her she will meet her soulmate — but first has to calm her anger.”

After The Sun revealed last week that the couple were to divorce, the split has become increasingly acrimonious — with Madonna saying Guy, 40, “emotionally abandoned” her.

She was heartbroken over his alleged cold treatment of her after she fell from a horse in 2005, breaking five ribs and several other bones. Now she is fuming over his claims for her cash in their upcoming divorce settlement.

One pal said: “Madonna feels that Guy is being a gold-digger, and she is furious that he feels entitled to a lot of money from her.

“She feels he didn’t contribute as much as her during the marriage so shouldn’t expect to take so much away.

“She has turned to Kabbalah to sooth her rage, and is getting intense counselling on the road and at the Kabbalah Centre in New York.”

Madge was seen leaving the Centre last week during a brief break from her gruelling Sticky & Sweet tour.

Kabbalah teaches that to find a real soulmate a person must put aside anger and will to win in a relationship — and become a better person.

Its relationship advice reads: “Difficulties and disagreements are without exception opportunities for us to become that right person.”

Madonna turned increasingly to Kabbalah as her eight-year marriage to film director Guy struggled.

But he took a step back from the faith, describing it as “not really a religion.”

The Sun told yesterday how pals believed the marriage was “haunted” by Madonna’s suspicions that Guy secretly preferred his leggy ex-girlfriend TANIA STRECKER to her.

Model Tania, 35, was snapped yesterday at her West London home.

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Gold-digger' Guy Ritchie

Madonna has branded Guy Ritchie a "gold-digger" despite his claims he wants "not one penny" of her reported £300 million fortune.

Friends of Madonna, 50, have dismissed Guy's assertions he isn't interested in her fortune, saying he is now only interested in getting her cash.

According to Britain's The Sun newspaper, the '4 Minutes' singer told a pal: "I'm totally devastated that Guy's turned out to be such a gold-digger. I thought we'd been on a spiritual journey together for the past 10 years - but obviously I was wrong. He's just after my money.


"I've worked my butt off for the last 30 years to get what I have, and now this gold-digger wants to take it from me. He keeps upping his demands - he just wants more, and more, and more from me. It's unbelievable."

Reports have also surfaced claiming the former couple have a prenuptial agreement which denies the British director the right to the money Madonna has amassed during their near eight-year marriage.

The other major issue in the pair's divorce is custody of the three children they raise together - Lourdes, 12, Rocco, eight and adopted David Banda, three.

'RocknRolla' director Guy, 40, has insisted on having full access to the children as part of the couple's divorce settlement.

But despite reports last week claiming Madonna spent extended periods of time away from her kids, the pop superstar's friends claim she is the "rock of the family".

The source added: "Guy has never contributed towards the running of the family and his son's schooling. Contrary to the image being projected, Madonna's been the rock of the family. She's the one who has the kids with her at all times.

"They are home-schooled and they go on the road with her."

Guy's spokespeople insist he is not a gold-digger and say he could claim much more of Madonna's fortune than he is asking for.

The pair's lawyers are still negotiating the terms of the divorce deal.

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Madonna Planning A Family With Alex Rodriguez?

Madonna is reportedly intent on enlarging her family with US baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

The singer - who is embroiled in a bitter divorce with Guy Ritchie - is rumoured to want to bear Alex's child at the ripe old age of 50.

A friend tells the Daily Mail, “She thinks he's physically a great specimen. And if she is going to have another child, he would be the ideal man to bring one to her.”

Madonna is also rumoured to be putting her 'new man' through a series of tests before fatherhood.

The friend continued, “First, when Alex says he is going to call, Madonna checks that he calls when he says he will.

“Guy would always call late or not at all. Madonna has also tested Alex on his knowledge of Kabbalah text and he did remarkably well.”

Alex also reportedly told the queen of pop he sees her as a spiritual being not a famous icon, which Madonna heartily approved of.

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Guy Ritchie and Madonna marriage broke down because of her dedication to Kabbalah

Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage broke down because of her dedication to Kabbalah and an obsessive 4-hour daily exercise regime, claim pals.

Long yoga sessions made the 50-year-old so tired that before they announced their split, it’s reported that Madonna and Guy hadn’t made love for 18 months.

‘He got more and more frustrated as she spent nearly half the day working out,’ a source tells The News Of The World.

When the film director, 40 – who doesn't share his wife’s 'mumbo jumpbo' spiritual beliefs – did embrace her, he’s said to have quipped that it was like ‘cuddling up to a piece of gristle’.

The pair are now sorting out the details of their divorce.

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Madonna's A-Rod 'love shack'

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez had a "secret love shack" they frequently visited over the last year.

The singer - who announced she was divorcing British director Guy Ritchie after almost eight years of marriage earlier this week - was first linked to the baseball player, who is nicknamed A-Rod, in July but new reports say they have been enjoying clandestine meetings since July 2007 at a New York apartment rented by the sports star.

Fox News online columnist Roger Friedman claims A-Rod "had sub-let a 'secret love shack' in the Time Warner Center last summer".

He added: "I confirmed that Madonna was a frequent guest to the building, which was a very different address from the apartment A-Rod shared with his now ex-wife."

The property - just a few blocks away from the '4 Minutes' star's base in the city - is apparently still occupied by Alex.

Meanwhile, Madonna, 50 and Alex, 33, are reportedly planning a trip to Malawi together when her 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour comes to an end.

The singer has been heavily involved in charity work in the African region - where her adopted son David Banda was born - and wants to take Alex on a fact-finding mission to generate publicity for her Raising Malawi charity.

A source from the Kabbalah Centre in New York City - where Madonna practises the faith - says that before that trip, "expect them to make a public appearance together here".

Alex was seen at Madonna's New York concert on October 12 and wasn't concerned about keeping a low-profile.

A source said: "Before the show A-Rod wasn't there, but after the lights went down and she started singing, he came in and sat right at the front."

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Madonna's doomed marriage

Madonna's marriage was doomed after Guy Ritchie's "unsympathetic" reaction to her 2005 horse riding accident.

The turning point in the couple's relationship came when the singer broke eight bones in the fall, after which Madonna claims she received a "complete lack of love and sympathy" from her husband according to friends.

Pals believe the accident - which happened as she was celebrating her 47th birthday at the couple's Wiltshire home - caused many arguments between the couple and in one outburst after the incident Madonna reportedly asked Guy: "Did you ever really love me?"

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "From the moment Madonna fell from that horse, their marriage was doomed. If you can pinpoint an exact event, Madonna's horse-riding accident was it. Every other row the couple had following that boiled down to what happened that summer.

"Guy approached the whole thing in what she now calls, 'A very British way'. Instead of smothering her with sympathy he said, 'Come on darling, you're a tough bird. You'll be back on the horse in no time.'

"In Madonna's mind, she could have been killed, and she wanted to be lavished with love and attention.

"She was so furious at what she saw as Guy's lack of support and cruelty that she told him she was wrong to marry him."

Madonna broke four ribs, her collar bone, scapula and her left knuckle after falling from her horse.

After the accident, Madonna apparently confided to friends: "Guy can't possibly be my soulmate."

Friends of the star - who announced her divorce from Guy on Wednesday (15.10.08) - also claim she blames Guy's attitude on his British public school upbringing and has ruled out the idea of ever dating another English man.

Madonna told a pal Guy's action were "typical of emotionally-stunted British men".

The 50-year-old singer is continuing on her US tour, while Guy, 40, remains in London and has immersed himself in filming his new project 'Sherlock Holmes'.

The couple - who were married for almost eight years - are expected to divorce by Christmas.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie prepare for custody battle

Couple row over where to raise children

Guy Ritchie has told friends he doesn’t want a penny of Madonna’s fortune.



The director, who could be awarded up to £75 million in their divorce settlement, is said to be solely concerned about custody arrangements for their children.



‘I think [Guy] is relieved that it's all out there. He doesn't have to fake it any more,’ a friend tells People.



It's thought Madonna, 50, wants Lourdes, 12, her daughter with ex Carlos Leon, Rocco, 8, and adopted David Banda, 3, to be raised in New York. But Guy, 40, wants them to stay in Britain. 



'Madonna wants them to be brought up in the cosmopolitan environment of New York,’ says a source. 'Guy wants them to continue growing up in London and Wiltshire, being privately educated in Britain.

'This has been the major stumbling block as to why their lawyers have not been able to negotiate an out-of-court settlement.'

This week Madonna was on stage in Boston for her Sticky & Sweet tour and launched into a thinly veiled attack on Guy.



This song is for the emotionally retarded,’ she said before performing Miles Away, a song about a couple growing apart.

‘Maybe you know some people who fall into that category. I know I do.'

She also opened the show with her track I'm Not Sorry and told the crowd: 'That's right, I'm not sorry.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie to divorce - it's official

Pair said to have fallen out over adoption plans

Madonna and Guy Ritchie have made an official statement, confirming the break-up of their 7-year marriage.

They would like the media to 'maintain respect for their family at this difficult time', Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg tells the Associated Press.

Recent rows are said to have escalated because although Guy, 40, loves adopted son David Banda, 3, he does not want to have more kids.

‘Guy adores David and is glad they went ahead with the adoption,’ says a source. ‘But he doesn’t want to adopt another child when their marriage is rocky.

It’s a real bone of contention. Everyone agrees it is unfair on the children to witness such terrible arguments and so the divorce has been agreed.’



The relationship is said to have become so strained that Madonna, 50, and Guy are communicating only through their aides.

‘Guy has been the one who has come to the conclusion that enough is enough,' the source tells the Daily Mail.

'They had planned to make it work in the New Year...but it quickly became clear that the relationship was not worth saving.'

Madonna is also mum to Lourdes, 12, with ex Carlos Leon, and Rocco, 8, with Guy. 

The film director is expected to move out of the marital home in Marylebone, London, and into his Wiltshire mansion.

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Madonna has dinner with Alex Rodriguez

Singer said to have had secret meeting with US baseball star

Madonna apparently dined out last week with Alex Rodriguez – the man she was accused of having an affair with earlier in the year.

The pair are said to have gone to great lengths to keep the meeting at New York’s Dos Caminos restaurant quiet. 

‘Madonna entered through the front door half an hour after Alex arrived and had her security guards check the exits before she sat down at a quiet corner table,’ a source tells the Daily Mirror.

‘When the meal was over they left by separate exits.’

The singer, 50, was forced to issue a statement after the New York Yankees’ baseball star, 33, announced his split from wife Cynthia in July.



Cynthia’s lawyer cited Alex’s friendship with Madonna as the ‘final straw’ in the breakdown of their marriage.



‘I am not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez,’ Madge, who is married to Guy Ritchie, 40, said at the time.

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MaDonna has fallen out with Britney Spears

NOTW are reporting that Madonna has fallen out with Britney because she has turned her back on Kabbalah. Britney was to perform on stage with Madonna when her tours come to LA but Britneys been given the boot now because of this.

A source told NOTW: “Madonna is dismayed that Britney has just dropped Kabbalah. She’s always believed it is a way of life, not just something to pick up and get rid of on a whim. Madonna doesn’t feel she can work with Britney any more because they’re just not aligned on a spiritual level.”

Vadge needs to get over herself. Just because someone doesn't believe in something you do that means you can't be friends with them.

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Some-thin's up with Madonna

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MADONNA has sparked fears over her health after being spotted in New York looking skinnier than ever.

The singer was in the Big Apple ahead of her huge gig and was pictured leaving a Kabbalah centre with adopted son DAVID.

Fans will be worried as Madge looked a shadow of her former self, appearing gaunt and frail.

Her New York gig comes in the middle of her Sticky and Sweet Tour and keeping up with her grueling schedule may well be affecting her.

Madonna's publicist LIZ ROSENBERG said earlier this week: "She may look thinner than usual but she was dancing and singing better than ever and ate a nice healthy meal."

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