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  • Rocco Ritchie: Is Madonna Losing Custody of Her Son?

    Rocco Ritchie remains in London with his father, Guy Ritchie, as the custody battle between his dad and Madonna is close to reaching a resolution.

    People magazine reports Guy Ritchie expects the custody war will soon be won–with him as the victor.

    At a New York Supreme Court hearing held Wednesday, Rocco Ritchie’s court-appointed attorney and the judge agreed that the teenager will remain in London with his father as they work at settling the dispute outside of court.

    Rocco Ritchie left Madonna’s tour in December, and has been living with Guy Ritchie, attending school in London, since then–even though a judge ordered him returned to New York by January.

    People reports that Guy Ritchie and Madonna were close to an agreement regarding Rocco Ritchie on Wednesday, but it all fell apart just hours ahead of the hearing.

    A source tells the publication Madonna “is trying desperately to protect her son.”

    Rocco Ritchie’s court-appointed attorney says the 15-year-old is “stressed out.”

    “Of course Rocco is stressed out. In the few months he has been in the U.K., even though he has just been enrolled, Rocco has missed months of schooling,” the source alleges. “[He] has been photographed by paparazzi smoking suspicious cigarettes multiple times, has broken his wrist, shaved his head and been without supervision for days at a time…Madonna sees the damage that’s being done to Rocco, who has so much potential, which by his father’s influence is now being wasted and destroyed due to lack of guidance from [Ritchie].”

    Rocco Ritchie’s dad doesn’t like Madonna’s “old-fashioned” child-rearing philosophy.

    “He wants Rocco to have the confidence he lacked growing up and thinks Madonna’s stern parental style is counterproductive,” a Ritchie source says. “The welfare of Rocco is Guy’s priority.”

    Should Rocco Ritchie be allowed to remain with Guy Ritchie in London, or should he be returned immediately to Madonna in New York?

    What do you expect the court will decide?

  • Rocco Ritchie Rejects Mom Madonna, Refuses To Spend Time With Her For The Holidays

    Rocco Ritchie, the 15-year-old son of pop queen Madonna and British director Guy Ritchie, reportedly refused to return home to New York, and stayed with his dad’s family in London instead.

    An insider told TMZ that Guy, 47, and Madonna, 57, have had a “volatile” relationship in the last several years, and most of it was caused by their son Rocco.

    The Material Girl is said to be too strict a disciplinarian to Rocco, and it does not sit well with the teenager.

    In addition, the “Like A Virgin” singer often shares “humiliating” photos of her son, and one even showed Rocco wearing pigtails.

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    So during Rocco’s visit with his father, Guy Ritchie may have “stoked the coals”, which worked in his favor.

    As a result, Rocco Ritchie now refuses to return to his mom and siblings for the holidays.

    The pop diva, who was in the middle of a world tour, then headed over to the Manhattan Supreme Court in order to demand Guy to send Rocco Ritchie back to New York City.

    “I’m directing the child to be returned to New York,” Madonna said.

    Meanwhile, an attorney representing Ritchie told reporters that Rocco “expressed very clearly” that he does not want to return home with his mom.

    However, Justice Lewis Kaplan ruled that Rocco Ritchie should first see his mother before deciding on which parent he wishes to be with.

    Despite his son’s decision to spend the holidays away from her, Madonna still sent her son a sweet Instagram post: “Merry X-mas to the Sun-shine of my Life!”

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    Madonna and Guy Ritchie were married in 2000, but were divorced eight years later. Rocco Ritchie is the only child Guy and Madonna share together. The Snatch director is currently married to 34-year-old English model Jacqui Ainsley, while Madonna is unattached and busy with her Rebel Heart World Tour.

  • Rocco Ritchie–Did Dad Guy Ritchie Drive Wedge Between Son and Mom Madonna?

    Rocco Ritchie is at the center of a heated custody dispute that may, in fact, be the result of a long-term feud between parents Guy Ritchie and Madonna.

    TMZ reports things have been volatile between Madonna and Guy for years, and when Rocco Ritchie went to visit his dad in London this last time, Guy used it as an opportunity to drive a wedge between mother and son.

    A judge ordered Rocco to return to New York before school begins again following Christmas break. He will then deal with legal proceedings in the U.S.

    Eric Buckley serves Rocco Ritchie’s counsel in London.

    “He has expressed very clearly that he does not want to return to New York,” he said last week.

    Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan said if Rocco Ritchie wants to live in London with his dad, he first needs to return to New York first to make it official.

    “I’m directing the child to be returned to New York. If he wants to stay with his father, he must return to his mother,” Kaplan told Madonna during a court hearing earlier this week.

    A hearing took place on December 23, after Rocco Ritchie retained his own legal counsel in London. The lawyer was–at that time–holding Rocco’s passport for safe keeping. The London court, however, sided with the New York court, deeming Rocco must return to New York, where he’ll get his own court-appointed attorney.

    “The parties should be doing this in New York instead of initiating it in England,” Kaplan added.

    Hello! reports that as of Christmas Day, Rocco Ritchie hadn’t returned to the U.S. He spent Christmas with his dad in London.

    Do you think there is really a problem between Rocco Ritchie and the Material Girl? Or has Guy Ritchie used typical 15-year-old discontent to his advantage, and fueled it into a more serious issue?

    Will Rocco Ritchie return to the U.S. or will Madonna wind up going to London to retrieve him?

  • Rocco Ritchie Subject of Custody Battle Between Madonna and Guy Ritchie

    Rocco Ritchie is the 15-year-old son of singer Madonna and her ex-husband Guy Ritchie. He is also the subject of a custody battle between the two.

    Not wanting to live in New York with Madonna any longer, Rocco Ritchie wants to live in London with his dad. A judge ordered Rocco to return to New York before school begins again following Christmas break. He will then deal with legal proceedings in the U.S.

    Eric Buckley is Rocco Ritchie’s lawyer.

    “He has expressed very clearly that he does not want to return to New York,” he said.

    Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan said if Rocco wants to live in London, he first needs to return to New York first to make it official.

    “I’m directing the child to be returned to New York. If he wants to stay with his father, he must return to his mother,” Kaplan told Madonna during a court hearing earlier this week.

    The Wednesday hearing took place after Rocco Ritchie retained his own legal counsel in London. That lawyer is presently holding Rocco’s passport for safe keeping. The London court, however, sided with the New York court, deeming Rocco must return to New York, where he’ll get his own court-appointed attorney.

    “The parties should be doing this in New York instead of initiating it in England,” Kaplan added.

    Rocco Ritchie is just one of Madonna’s four children. He has one younger brother from his parents’ marriage and two half-sisters.

    Do you expect Rocco Ritchie will be allowed to live with his dad in London, or will he have to stay with Madonna in New York instead?

  • Madonna Drops N-Bomb and Gets Blasted For It

    As some have found out the hard way, social media can get you in a lot of trouble, because people either use it when they’re all emotional and send out something they regret, or they’re overly spontaneous and post something that causes a big stir. Apparently, Madonna falls into the second group of social media users, because she dropped the N-word on her Instagram account, as reported by TMZ.

    It all started when the “Ray of Light” singer posted a photo of her son Rocco Ritchie in a boxing ring and wrote the following words: “No one messes with Dirty Soap! Mama said knock you out. #disn—a.”

    Instantly, the Internet became a buzz and many of her followers chastised the singer and told her she shouldn’t use the word at all, and since then the photo and the strange message that accompanied it was replaced with an apology.

    “I am sorry if I offended anyone with my use of the N-word on Instagram,” she wrote. “It was not meant as a racial slur. I am not a racist. There’s no way to defend the use of the word. It was all about intention. It was used as a term of endearment toward my son who is white. I appreciate that it’s a provocative word and I apologize if it gave people the wrong impression. Forgive me.”

    And while some chose to forgive Madonna, others chose to let her have it. “Ur a passive aggressive simpleton that negates others feelings to give an excuse for why u should be able to say a word,” one person wrote. “Ur pettiness is unbecoming, work on that.”

    Why the pop star decided to use the word is unknown, and why she thought it wouldn’t cause a stir is an even bigger mystery. However, it’s doubtful this small controversy will damage the singer’s credibility or dim her star much, because people have incredibly short memories and tend to move on to other things rather quickly, which of course works to Madonna’s benefit.

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  • Madonna Posts Picture Of Son Holding Liquor Bottle

    Madonna is no stranger to controversy, so when she received a ton of backlash for posting a photo of her 13-year-old son Rocco Ritchie holding a liquor bottle on Instagram, she was prepared to defend herself.

    The photo shows Rocco with two of his friends, both underage, on New Years Eve holding liquor bottles with a caption that reads: “The party has just begun! Bring it! 2014.” When fans saw the picture, they were outraged and Madonna immediately began receiving criticism for allegedly letting her underage son drink.

    “Booze is not something to make jokes about. Period!” one user wrote. “You gotta know what kind of signals it sends not only to her son, but also to kids around the world,” another fan warned.

    When Madonna read the comments that were made on her photo she decided to post another picture of the boys and captioned it by saying: “No one was drinking we were just having fun! Calm down and get a sense of humor! Don’t start the year off with judgement!”

    Rocco didn’t help matters any. He posted another controversial photo, on his personal Instagram account, of him holding a glass of, what appears to be, champagne.

    What do you think about the photo? Leave your comments below.

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