Is it ok not to care about Madonna's divorce?

Madonna has always been one for breaking down barriers and shocking, but whilst very sad, somehow this divorce business seems a bit unchallenging.

Perhaps it was because the sting of the story was taken out by warm-up 'Madonna and Guy to divorce' headlines this summer, or maybe it was because the marriage always seemed a bit unlikely. Now it feels like just one more down-beat story in the whole credit crunch/climate change/global terrorism merry-go-round.      

Madonna had always been a beacon of the extraordinary, successful singer, dancer, self-promoting reinventer, star of sex book and the uncompromising girl from the US who chose to marry the mousy-haired Brit. (India Knight is a fan)

This time, with her divorce, it all seems a bit run-of-mill. True, she has £300million rather than £3,000 to argue with her husband about, but when it's over, the couple's marriage breakdown will join the other 144,000 in next year's Office for National Statistics report.  Try as they might, hacks haven't really uncovered much about the break-up. Accusations include the likes of: 'they stopped having sex!' (most people getting a divorce do) or 'they had arguments!' (ditto).

So the only thing really extraordinary are the headlines. As their family life is taken apart, let's just hope Lourdes (12), Rocco (7) and David (3) aren't allowed unmonitored internet access, because, type mummy's name into Google, and they will be faced headlines such as: 'Guy Ritchie has done well to get rid of Madonna' or 'Madonna vs Guy: the gloves are off!'.  They can also read speculation about their parents' sex life or even the size of their mum's muscles.

With that in mind, here's a link to Relate's tips on how best to explain your split to your kids (no mention of how to avoid unflattering tabloid coverage at the local newsagents. They'll just have to sort that one out on their own.)

Posted by Corinne Abrams

Comments

[Michael J Lee]

Jasper he married her for the money and Lee - like you - I'm sick of hearing about the divorce - there are more important things going on in this world - now let's drop it!

[Michael J Lee]

Jasper he married her for the money and Lee - like you - I'm sick of hearing about the divorce - there are more important things going on in this world - now let's drop it!

[Kelly]

For the sake of their children I think they should live near to each other. Never mind if their careers suffer, surely that's less important than the happiness of their children. How are those children going to feel every time they have to say goodbye to one parent while they fly off to see the other?

[Lee]

I am going through my own separation and pending divorce with three kids . They are 5,3, and 2. I do not care one way or another about how Guy or Madonna are taking the divorce. I am sad for their kids and how they are taking it and going to handle living between England and the U.S.

[Dav]

Is it Ok not to care about Madonna at all? I'm sick of seeing headlines about her every two and a half seconds on news websites. Couldn't give a toss about her divorce or anything else she does. I wish she'd just gather her pretentious, egotistical and untalented self and go away. Not to be cynical, but Madonna's always been a total media whore, and I'll bet you she's enjoying this free publicity she is getting. You wouldn't hear much about her tour otherwise, would you...

[derek]

Loving it. Makes my own separation and eventual divorce seem like a breeze. Then again neither of us was famous or rich. Pity for the kids, mind you the money will soften the blow.

[Whimsey]

"What a role model for women"

The only thing she's a role model for is narcissistic egoists. Dreadful woman.

[Golly]

Why are Guy's trousers such an odd George Formby shape? Surely they can't be Savile Row? I'm way more interested in his relationship with his tailor than with her.

[Happy Mother]

No fizzle and pop, no sensational confessions, no painful accusations, no tears or hysterics? I guess it might be due to Madonna's ability to get on with what is important, her career, her children, herself. What a role model for women.

[Kandra]

I dont care about Madonna's personal life.i love her music and seems like she's hadling this divorce very well.
All you losers that call her hag,old,unattractive or w/e are in wonderment of her amazing career,body and beauty.
I went to one of her shows lately and she was flawless.im half her age but she looks better than me in a bikini,hat off to her!

[christophe]

Their marriage can be compared to a hurricane . It started with all that blowing and sucking ; and the next thing you know they loose their house !

[Whimsey]

It was when she tried to invent herself as a 'lady' over here in her stately home. I larfed and larfed. Dreadful woman.

[Thomas Carley]

We in US were so glad when England allowed Madonna to live their and we won't take here back, perhaps she could be put on a plane bound for the Arctic.

[Franziska]

Why should I care about Madonna's divorce? I don't know that woman, so why should I take any interest? My sister is getting divorced in a couple of weeks and I'm busy coming up with ideas for her divorce party, so I really don't have the time for Madonna's problems.

[al Furqan]

why did they wait until 2 weeks after Guy's movie was released to announce their split? the extra news coverage might have helped at the box office

[jane]

Madonna married Ritchie because she is talentless (but ambitious) and therefore attracted to talent as magpie to shiny objects. The cycle obviously ended when she directed her own movie - he is of no use to her now. He married her because, although one of the most talented directors of ten years ago, he's a douchebag, and it had to come out somehow. Most of the time people are simple, and their motives banal.

[Stella]

let me tell you a few things that other readers failed to realize. It was all based on an equal basis. She married him because she wanted to "erase" her public image of a cheap woman and be seen as a lady (remember her books? how can such a person be a writer?). He married her because he wanted to publicly boast he is with the goddess, and live like a king out of her money. So they should both shut up and leave us all alone.

[londoner432]

meeting true love, joke. not in their circumstances, is there such a thing, i think at best there is passion to start with, then compatibility after the initial first year or so , but then growing together or apart as things go on in their life, so it was with mine for 25 yrs , then drifting apart and divorce by mutual consent , and sometime friendship remains. as mine has.

[James]

Frankly I couldn't care less about Madonna, let alone her divorce! I do love the titbits of gossip revealing just how mental she actually is though. Especially the quip about how she is destined to be bigger than Jesus. Still, I suppose, being named after his mother, she has nowhere else to go.... Will the Royal Institute of Psychiatrists name a personality disorder after her, I wonder? I await with interest the book, in 15 years time, by Lourdes (or David even) entitled: Madonna, Dearest. So I would say YES, it's VERY OK not to give 2 figs about her or her life! I'm sure she doesn't care about anyone else's unless they're handing over the cash for one of her CDs.

[LM]

Annie, if she does fall pregnant at 50, two words: "donor eggs".

[Annie]

Yes, it is okay not to care about Madonna's divorce. She can look after herself.

She's already all over the next guy like a rash, and in an instant she will fall pregnant (uh - at 50?)just to prove she is invincible.

She will out-do Heather Mills in her publicity seeking persona by miles.

But I suppose it gives us all a laugh.

I feel sorry for 'blokey' Guy, who always looks either bemused in press pics, or as if he's in shock all the time. (Anyone would, being married to HER.)

I think it would be good for newspapers to block her mega-publicity-seeking stunts.

I'm sure they'd sell more papers that way!

[angie]

I think that before they get to old, they should have a chance to find true love. Why stay with someone when there is nothing to keep you together. This happens everyday in the world the only difference is that Modonna and guy are rich..Life is shot

[anne]

i ABSOLUTELY cannot STAND this bloody CRANK for one more nanosecond i think its about time the general public should be allowed to sue SUPERSTARS for emotional abuse and general invasion of privacy breach of human rights etc etc if they do anything other than their professed profession..ie if they claim to be singers they should be allowed ONLY to sing...no preaching the word of the lord(thats for priests) no politicizing(thats for politicians)no crotch flashing(thats for strippers)and ANYONE who does all of these things TOGETHER is crashing onto EVERYONES turf and should be detained IMMEDIATELY given a THOROUGH psychiatric examination and not released into the public arena until they have been rehabilitated and given supportive refresher courses until they learn how to profess their FIRST stated PROFESSION PROFICIENTLY....(and no i dont find Madonnas divorce at all boring)

[Gorgie Joe]

i feel a bit sorry for them. he's a mixed-up mockney/ faux aristo, she's a muscle-bound 50 year old in denial. Any pity I have for them is miniscule however to that i have for their offspring - what a bizarre backdrop against which to be brought up

[Yves Ferrer]

It IS boring, why even give it space in the Times?
Leave them to their devices: the world will still go round!