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Madonna And Her Immaterial Guy

By MzEll and Crabby Golightly

I USED TO THINK THAT MADONNA’s move from sexpot to intergalactic hippie after daughter Lourdes was born had finally humanized the diva. I thought that she had finally gotten over herself. After all, children are usually good at upending one's vanity.

I thought Guy was a good match. The fake British accent Madge affected after marrying Ritchie and moving to London was ridiculous, but at least she seemed finally stable for her kids. Now that charade seems just another chapter in her book -- or should I say documentary, as she is ever so fond of videotaping herself.

I was never a great fan of her Madg-etsy, though I respected her music and self-invention. This time, though, trading her three children’s near-normalcy makes me ill.

At 50, Madonna is really just too old for this current stunt. I'm not sure we care to see her newest metamorphosis if it means sloughing off responsibility for her children. As the chameleon changes colors yet again, it’s her children who have to adjust to the background. Perhaps Madonna doesn’t know herself at the core; more likely, she doesn’t have a core.

When the news of Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez divorce came out, I took the media's bait that Cynthia was to blame. Now the news is reporting that none of the tales about Cynthia were true, and that Madonna and A-Rod are, in fact, a duo.

I wonder how many innings A-Rod has left before he strikes out at this game.