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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Janine Gibson

Madonna and Guy divorce... Showbiz world flickers eyelid

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Don't go for second best, baby ... Photograph: AP

Another example of Lost in Showbiz's failure to break the stories that matter this morning, as the Sun's Gordon Smart reveals in a front page exclusive that Madonna and Guy can "no longer bear the pretence" and will announce their divorce "imminently".

Sad news indeed. Worse still, Marina is on sabbatical and unable to guide us through these destabilising times. Still, it is to be hoped that her month-long immersion in Kabbalah at the LA celebrity centre (two weeks free transfer to an educational facility in Malawi included in the price!) will only add to her insight and we will all benefit next week when she has extracted herself from the loving embrace of Rabbi Berg. Who must be gutted that his efforts failed.

Hadley is very upset. Understandably, she doesn't want to cheapen seismic events with instant analysis and needs to take some time to process the global ramifications.

All we can do, oh lost in showbizzers, is offer this space to you. Call it a virtual Punch Bowl (the Mayfair pub the Ritichies bought together as a symbol of their mutual love of a half of bitter). Gather here and express your feelings. Or alternatively, why not lunch at the real thing and witness the division of the horse brasses?

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