Friend: A-Rod 'Exploring Spiritual Side' With Kabbalah

By Access HollywoodJuly 8, 2008, 4:39 pm PDT

NEW YORK, New York -- It's more than "Like a Prayer" for Alex Rodriguez.

The baseball player isn't just flirting with Kabbalah, the mystical branch of Judaism.

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"He's into it. He's exploring his spiritual side," a source close to Rodriguez tells Access Hollywood.

On Monday, Rodriguez had lunch at New York's Serafina restaurant with the Kabbalah Centre's Rabbi Michael Berg, who is a spiritual advisor.

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And Dodd Romero, Rodriguez's former trainer and the godfather to his two daughters, recently told the New York Post that the ballplayer is "totally brainwashed" by Madonna, who has befriended the Major Leaguer over the past few months.

Another bombshell that Access Hollywood has learned exclusively from the Rodriquez pal is that he was set to file for divorce, but his wife, Cynthia, beat him to the punch yesterday.

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According to the Rodriguez insider, this divorce will "come down to a negotiation" for the multimillionaire, whose estranged wife reportedly went on a nearly $100,000 seemingly vengeful shopping spree to and in Paris.

For the time being, though, says his friend, Rodriguez is upset that Cynthia has prevented him from seeing his daughters, first flying off to Paris and then to Miami.

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Rodriguez has recently retained divorce attorney Ira Elegant, who has represented Shaquille O'Neal.

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  • DogsRule
    Yankees suck.
    report abuseposted July 9, 2008, 10:39 am PDT
  • Bobby S
    I would let A-Rods bat explore my inner regions anytime he wanted. Just like my father does!
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 9:27 pm PDT
  • Tina
    At the time of the shopping spree - it was THEIR money. So you go girl. This spiritual leader say to abandon your wife and children for this cult?? My question in the first place is how did he get interested in this cult to begin with??
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 8:37 pm PDT
  • Anya J
    Funny how none of these special "designer" religions that the rich seem to flock to never seem to have any clauses about honoring and respecting your family, and not being so greedy that you have a contract guarenteeing you are always the highest paid baseball player! But, that would be too much to ask of religionious believer right?? honor, duty, charity, faithfulness???
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 7:14 pm PDT
  • Soxfan
    Go Cynthia...take the loser for every cent that he didn't earn on the field. Hey Singerr..enough already. Who cares that you want a black lover. Why you so racial?
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 6:52 pm PDT
  • BellaJ
    well if he would have sought CHRISTIANITY he would not have left his wife and 2 young kids. This is a crying shame.
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 6:31 pm PDT
  • Amasmomma05
    Ummm, ok
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 5:47 pm PDT
  • "P"iss Diddy
    BOO B you could'nt take him to the po' house cause yall's asses was already in it, FOOL!
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 5:39 pm PDT
  • BOO B
    Madonna's a WHORE!!!!!
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 5:24 pm PDT
  • BOO B
    GOOD I am glad Cynthia went on a shopping spree she deserves it!!! He is getting just what he deserves for cheating and being a low life scum bucket DOG!! I just went thru a horrible break-up with a cheating scum bag myself and wish I could have taken him to the poor house just to get back at him for treating me like %@!*# after all that I did for him!!! MEN ARE DOGS!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted July 8, 2008, 5:24 pm PDT
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