Madonna Opens Up About Her Divorce and Her Kids

Us Magazine - October 14, 2009 11:40 AM PDT
Story photo: Madonna Opens Up About Her Divorce and Her KidsHerb RittsUs Magazine

Breaking up is hard to do -- even for Madonna.

In the cover story of the new Rolling Stone, the pop star admits that divorcing Guy Ritchie after eight years of marriage was "challenging ... I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building."

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Talking to the magazine in August in the midst of her world tour, Madonna, 51, says that it's been "different" with sons Rocco 8, and David, 5, spending time in the UK with their father, 41.

"Life is an adjustment," she notes. "My sons aren't with me right now, they're with their father, and I'm not very comfortable with the idea of my children not living together." The boys' sisters are Lourdes, 13 (her father is Carlos Leon, 43) and Mercy, 3, adopted by Madonna after the divorce.

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The singer, whose two younger children are from Africa, jokes that "My like house is like a Benetton ad. I have French nannies, my security guards are Israeli, I have assistants from Argentina and Puerto Rico as well as a Japanese assistant and chef, and another chef from Italy. It's wonderful. I love it."

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The mother of four boasts that David is "my biggest fan. Everybody says that when he watches [my concerts,] he stays frozen from beginning to end, and he studies everything, and he knows every dance step."

Madonna's greatest hits collection Celebration entered the Billboard 200 at number 7 with sales of 72,000 copies.

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  • charmmay p
    MADONNA is not only a famous singer, she is a good mother with pure white heart specially to the children she helped.we believe that the next generation is in the hands of children.support the abandon and homeless child give them education and you will benefit the dividend on it when we get old.may in this world there will be more like MADONNA!
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 7:13 AM PDT
  • charmmay p
    MADONNA is not only a famous singer, she is a good mother with pure white heart specially to the children she helped.we believe that the next generation is in the hands of children.support the abandon and homeless child give them education and you will benefit the dividend on it when we get old.may in this world there will be more like MADONNA!
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 7:13 AM PDT
  • charmmay p
    hey guys!read madonna's charity biography.she is a philanthropies.she deserved to savor glamorous lifestyle for her children!she is patron of CHILD OF PEACE.u cant even count on your 10 fingers how many foundations she extend her money specially for children on different races.MS.MADONNA MORE POWER TO U!MAY GOD BLESS YOU MORE!
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 6:52 AM PDT
  • Nancy
    So many homeless and starving people in the world,and her kids have French Nannies. I wonder if she ever thought of giving some money to a charity?
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 6:08 AM PDT
  • Lois
    it sucks to see how they lsquander there money
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 2:40 AM PDT
  • Lois
    i guess if some one has to do it spend the money what about the ordernary working peopel
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 2:38 AM PDT
  • Lois
    these have so much money to spend and dont care how they srend it
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 2:36 AM PDT
  • jazzy g
    no he doesn't...
    report abuseposted October 17, 2009 5:25 PM PDT
  • Shayla
    she sounds like an ok mom.
    report abuseposted October 17, 2009 12:11 PM PDT
  • Vicki
    Who realy gives a %@!*# what Madge is doing. She's washed up.Guy's movies suck. They are such a has been couple. Why am I even writing about them?
    report abuseposted October 17, 2009 10:48 AM PDT
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