Madonna Gets McCartney's Divorce Attorney And Guy Quits Kabbalah: Reports

Update:
Friday's UK Sun reports that Guy Ritchie told wife Madonna he is quitting Kabbalah:

"Guy threw himself into it at first and even filled his movie Revolver with obscure references to the faith.

"He was genuinely into it and it helped the bond between them. But then he backtracked a little with his gestures of public backing, like wearing the bracelet, because he didn't like being such a high-profile follower.

"He also became suspicious of all the Kabbalah crowd living off her money.

"But he always told Madonna he had kept his faith -- until now.

"A few weeks ago he told her he doesn't want anything else to do with it. It didn't go down well."

Friday's Mirror claims that Madonna asked for a divorce, and Guy easily agreed.:

Madonna told Guy Ritchie she wants a divorce after the couple agreed they had fallen out of love.

They admitted to each other that their seven-year marriage was doomed because they had simply drifted apart.

A friend said last night: "They were both very calm. Madonna told Guy: 'I'm sorry, I want a divorce'. And he agreed. It was quite painless but very sad."

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Last night Guy was holed up alone in his country mansion last night hoping against the odds that he can rescue his doomed marriage to Madonna.
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Guy, 39, reluctantly agreed to 49-year-old Madge's request for a divorce to end their turbulent relationship.

But friends said he still nurtures the dream that the final break can be avoided.

Previously:
A UK paper reports Madonna has hired Paul McCartney's divorce attorney, Fiona Shackleton, furthering rumors she and husband Guy Ritchie are going to split:

She did it for Macca - now can she do it for Madonna? Fiona Shackleton, the divorce lawyer who ensured that Sir Paul McCartney retained all but £24.3 million of his £825 million fortune, has been lined up by the pop star.

Madonna, whose fortune is estimated to be worth £300 million, is understood to be seeking legal advice on a possible divorce from her husband of seven years, the film director Guy Ritchie. Ms Shackleton, 52, is the lawyer of choice for the rich and famous after what was regarded as the spectacularly well-handled split of Sir Paul from Heather Mills, who was rumoured to be pushing for £80 million.

Dubbed the "steel magnolia" for her tough but pragmatic negotiation tactics, Ms Shackleton instructed the top divorce silk, Nicholas Mostyn, QC. They secured such a successful result that Ms Mills emptied a jug of water over Ms Shackleton's head after hearing the judge's ruling.

Ms Shackleton also acted for the Prince of Wales in his divorce. Yesterday Madonna's spokesman refused to comment on the claims.

The Sun reports they sleep in separate rooms.

Shackleton is the same attorney on whom Heather Mills dumped a glass a water.

In May Madonna and Guy walked the red carpet together at Cannes, having rarely been spotted as a couple, and stories flew that the pair was living a civilized separation.

Comments

[flydoghead]

BTW, Guy is a true prince of a man.

[helonias]

Why did she ever get married in the first place, she didn't think that this would happen?

[martymartymarty]

At the time, wasn't it her latest "reinvention"?

[cyguy]

Awww you show your true colors here. You tried to seem impartial earlier but not your true opinion of Madonna is shown. She has been with Guy for over 9 years yet it was a "reinvention" to you? Only her second marriage, she waited 11 years to get remarried yet it is one of her "reinventi­ons".? I will tell you this: its less insane for Madonna lovers to be posting on here, defending her than it is Madonna haters to be on here, spending hours trashing her.

[monty]

So much hate for Madge! STOP IT!

Madonna is fabulous. She'd be even more fabulous if I could get tickets for her concert that didn't cost a week's salary.

[CowgirlAmy]

Don't worry about the Madonna haters. Most of them are the same person, different screen name anyway.

None of these idiots can take away all of Madonna's critical acclaim, awards, sales, popularity, success. It is hysterical they try. I understand some of them may not like her music, taste is subjective, but it is amazing the amount of energy people put into trying to discredit her.

[hip dibler]

this is my fault. madge and i got caught in a firefight in baghdad. it started out as just trying to keep warm but things just sort of progressed­.....

sorry guy.

[Moshe]

Yikes!

Although Madonna may not be the scariest woman in the world to have as an angry ex, she is easily top 10.

Good luck Guy (you are really going to need it)!

Honestly though, this is always a very sad situation, especially for the children.

I wish them all well, and if possible, I hope they can work out any difficulties and keep their family together.

Shalom to all.

[nogimmicks]

She is an overly ambitious, post-meno, bossy, not-so-goo­d-looking, over-exercised woman, enjoying her enormous wealth. He must be dying to break free from all this.

[oddforce]

'post-meno'?!?! how old do you think she IS?! 70?! 80?! dear god, boy! size must REALLY matter in your eyes to be so insecure and shallow!

[NoSillyName]

It can happen at any age..

[SweetAngie]

Good for Guy . . . he will finally be free of her!

Come on, let's face it, she can shake her booty but we all know she is probably hell to live with!

[doglove]

"We all KNOW" -

"she is PROBABLY"

little bit of a contradiction there, no?

[dattexas]

how is madge gonna manage? maybe she can get a good, used interview suit at A New Start.

[marymansour]

I figured this one was coming. So what else is new?

[Julie02]

How many times has Madonna deny there was trouble in paradise? If she would have been truthful, maybe we could have intervened and prevented this from happening.

[samguy]

oh madge, work it out! 2 many marriages is old school diva-as-victim. to wit: bette & martin: over 2 decades! babs & brolin closing in on a decade. (and she waited a good 30 years b4 taking the plunge a 2nd time)

[haykev1]

I loved "Snatch" & "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels", but after seeing his remake of "Swept Away"
starring Madonna I think they should be sentenced to life together, no matter how miserable they are!

[akkadian]

too true...to call it a flop or disaster would be an understate­ment....

[AdamWykle]

Madonna, keep it together!!

[rextrek]

Not that I give a crap..and it doesn't affect me...but I would think Madonna IS HIGH mantinance­...emotion­ally....sh­e seems like the type like from the movie "Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolfe"....­she looks liek she'd fly off the handle very easily.

[GabrielXL]

Whatever the case, I hope she finally drops the accent. Trying to sound all "Lady Mags". Please, spare us.