Cynthia Rodriguez: My Family's "Devastated" Over A-Rod Split

Us Magazine - July 10, 2008 5:53 AM PDT
Story photo: Cynthia Rodriguez: My Family's Us Magazine
Alexander Rodriguez's wife Cynthia says her split from the Yankees slugger has been a major blow to her family.

"My parents, aunts, uncles are devastated," Cynthia, 34, told the New York Post in her first interview since filing for divorce, adding that no one in her "close-knit family" has ever divorced.

She did not discuss Madonna or the infidelity accusations she made against A-Rod, 32.

[See photos of Hollywood's ugliest divorces].

Instead, under the advisement of her lawyers, she dismissed reports that she spent $100,000 of A-Rod's money to punish him for his relationship with Madonna.

"Not one word of those stories is true," Cynthia said. "I did not spend one dollar shopping in Paris. I did not go to super-fancy expensive restaurants. I did not go to any spa. I didn't do one thing."

After Us Weekly broke the news of A-Rod's late-night visits to Madonna's home, Cynthia said, "I needed to think. To clear my head."

[See photos of Madonna's biggest scandals.]

"My husband and I were already into our problems and I didn't know where to go, what to do," she said.

She said A-Rod "encouraged" her to go to Paris, where she stayed with pal Lenny Kravitz. (She added that she never took a trip without A-Rod during their 13-year relationship.)

"I spent the most innocent four days with my children's godparents, who are as close to us as family," Cynthia said.

"I needed to get away. With clear-headed friends. To breathe. To think how I'm going to handle my kids," she said. "I just needed a little time."

Check out the new issue of Us Weekly (available now) for the full story on the Material Girl and the Yankee slugger.



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  • lonnie w
    OMG IS RIGHT WHAT A DUMB ASH.HIS WIFE IS WAY HOTTER THAN MADONNA.WITH ALL THAT MONEY HE NEEDS TO BUY A BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted January 10, 2009 9:26 AM PST
  • melanie
    A-Rod must be "packin" cause thats what Madonna's lovin! At our age it's dick or money... and money she aint short on! Go get your girl!!!
    report abuseposted January 10, 2009 8:24 AM PST
  • ~Mecca.X~
    A-rod is a stupid mutha %@!*#a, if your going to cheat, make sure she looks way better than your wife, lmao @ these celebs...they dumb as %@!*#!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 10:37 PM PDT
  • Lori P
    What the heck has he been smoking? Madonna is one ugly whore! What an %@!*#! His wife is gorgeous plus he has children. If he really wants a women he should come see me lol jk. I really don't care, but seriously if he was going to cheat he should have went after some hot latina lol.
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 9:07 PM PDT
  • Lori P
    who gives a rats behind a rod is a fool
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 7:59 PM PDT
  • Jun L
    is she still a single? someone just found she is wondering on the famous online affairs site ★★★www.S u g a r d a d d y C o n n e c t. c o m★★★, a place for rich men to seek extramarital relationship... you can guess what she is doing there if she really joined the service.
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 7:44 PM PDT
  • Laila R
    Madonna is a whore! she is married and has children and just adopted one. she just ruined two families because she's a whore. True A-Rod was unfaithful to his wife before madonna but with groupies shes married and a mother she knows what shes doing ruining his family and hers.
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 6:55 PM PDT
  • gossip girl
    is a-rod crazy madoona is one overrated %@!*# his wife is way pretter and she is younger. he needs help
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
  • gossip girl
    is a-rod crazy madoona is one overrated %@!*# his wife is way pretter and she is younger. he needs help
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
  • gossip girl
    is a-rod crazy madoona is one overrated %@!*# his wife is way pretter and she is younger. he needs help
    report abuseposted July 11, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
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