From the ArcaMax Publishing, Entertainment News Newsletter:
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LONDON (UPI) -- British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is planning a lavish
50th birthday bash for his wife Madonna, not plotting a divorce
strategy as has been reported, a friend says.
Various media outlets reported last week that both Ritchie and Madonna
had consulted London divorce lawyers and were living increasingly
separate lives. Madonna was photographed without her wedding ring,
fueling rumors the couple is splitting up.
However, the Daily Mail said Ritchie is planning to invite 200 friends
to a party at the couple's country home in Wiltshire to celebrate
Madonna's milestone birthday in early August.
"This is hardly the action of a man about to be divorced by his wife,"
one close friend told the newspaper. "I don't think you organize a
50th birthday party for your wife while at the same time consulting
lawyers to end your marriage. ... (The party) will be quite
spectacular. He's going to push the boat out. He's given it a lot of
thought."
Ritchie's mother, Amber Leighton, also dismissed the break-up reports
as "absolute rubbish," the Mail said.