Guy Ritchie calls Madonna "retarded"October 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It seems Guy Ritchie is not too sure about his feelings for ex-wife Madonna. "I still love her," he says in the November issue of Esquire.
Rarely seen Rembrandt portrait could fetch $40 million at Christie's auction in LondonSeptember 18th, 2009 Rarely seen Rembrandt portrait to be auctionedLONDON — A Rembrandt portrait that once hung in the president's office at Columbia University is expected to sell for up to 25 million pounds ($41 million) when it is auctioned later this year. Christie's auction house said Friday it will offer "Portrait of a Man, Half-Length With his Arms Akimbo" in London on Dec.
Madonna Booed In BucharestAugust 28th, 2009 MADONNA was booed by thousands of fans at her concert in Romania on Wednesday night (26Aug09) - after she protested the treatment of Roma gypsies in the country. The pop superstar played to a sell-out crowd of 60,000 in Bucharest as part of her ongoing Sticky & Sweet world tour.
Madonna refuses to wear jewellery gifted by JesusAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna refused to wear jewellery that her model boyfriend Jesus Luz bought for her birthday. Jesus, 22, gave the singer a set of South American good-luck bracelets made of thin ribbons that are said to grant the wearer three wishes when they break.
Madonna once bribed daughter with cash to stay away from cigarettesJuly 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Queen of Pop Madonna once allegedly bribed her daughter Lourdes with wads of cash to stay away from cigarettes, after she caught the teenager experimenting with smoking. According to reports, the singer was unhappy that her beloved offspring tried out the horrible habit.
Madonna dumps toyboy lover Jesus LuzJuly 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Madonna has reportedly dumped her toyboy lover Jesus Luz after just seven months. According to the Daily Mail, the Queen of Pop is too busy for her relationship with the 22-year-old Brazilian model but wants to stay friends.
Madonna dresses up daughters like herselfJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Madonna dresses up her newly adopted daughter Mercy James like herself, just as she has earlier done with her biological child Lourdes. Thesun.co.uk reports that Madonna was recently spotted leaving her favourite London restaurant Locatelli's with Beatles legend Paul McCartney and his daughter Stella.
Pitt shells out half million pounds for paintingJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has spent more than half-a-million pounds at an art fair in Switzerland on an oil painting. The Troy actor spent 585,000 pounds to buy the painting by German artist Neo Rauch, reports mirror.co.uk.
Brad Pitt splashes out $1m on paintingJune 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt has bought a painting at an international art show for almost 1 million dollars. The 'Inglourious Basterds' star was among bidders at Art Basel, a show featuring modern and contemporary works in Basel, Switzerland.
Now Madonna to adopt from Lesotho?June 7th, 2009 LONDON - After a failed attempt to adopt a baby girl from Malawi recently, pop diva Madonna is now eying to adopt a child from Lesotho, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa. The 50-year-old singer, who is in the process of appealing a court ruling that she cannot adopt four-year-old Mercy James from Malawi, is said to be considering giving a child from the impoverished African kingdom a home as she is desperate to become a mother again, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Nude Madonna-Ritchie portrait fails to attract bidders at auctionMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - A nude portrait of Madonna and her former husband Guy Ritchie has failed to attract any bidders at a recent auction. Peter Howson painted the controversial oil in 2005, five years after the Queen of Pop and the director tied the knot in the north of Scotland.
Madonna, Guy Ritchie's nude painting flops at auctionMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - A painting of pop diva Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband, film director Guy Ritchie, flopped at an auction Saturday. Brian Clements, head of the McTear's auction house, said there were a few bids for the oil painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson, but none that reached the minimum requirement of 15,000 pounds ($24,277).
Madonna, Guy Ritchie's nude painting up for auctionMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - An oil painting depicting pop star Madonna nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie will be put up for an auction this week. Titled "Madonna and Guy", the painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson created a flutter when it was released in 2005 and is now expected to fetch up to 22,000 pounds, reported telegraph.co.uk.
Madonna, Guy Ritchie nude painting expected to be sold for 22,000 Pounds!May 27th, 2009 LONDON - An oil painting featuring Madonna and her former husband Guy Ritchie naked is up for auction. The controversial painting by artist Peter Howson was made in 2005, while the former duo divorced last year.
Madonna not getting married to JesusMay 16th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna, 50, has dismissed reports that she is planning a lavish wedding with her 22-year-old boyfriend Jesus Luz. The Brazilian model's father Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz had said that Madonna was planning to wed his son in New York.