Madonna, Master Of All She Surveys, Using Divorce Hype To Cash In - Page 2
The A-Rod thing may or may not be true, but this story I just read at TMZ, who are pretty accurate for a bunch of slimeballs, smells right on the money. So to speak.
Madonna is many things, entertainer, artist, musician, mother, actress? and the consummate attention-hog, but more than any of those things, she's a master manipulator. Madonna knows how to work every situation to her advantage. So TMZ's suggestion that this whole divorce-denial and Madonna-gate scenario is a ploy to garner media hype for her concert seems like the closest to the truth we've been since Madonna claimed to be "like a virgin."
Here's what TMZ is saying:
Well-placed sources tell us the Ritchies plan to officially split in November or December — after the Mrs.' upcoming "Sticky and Sweet" world tour. Why? Big bucks. The concerts are expected to earn close to $300 mil worldwide, and they've decided to ear mark that to provide for their three children's future.And it gets better ...
There is a whole PR strategy that has been in place for some time. We're told the Material Girl will be "very visible" in the months leading up to the tour to "generate a lot of publicity." That's when "news" of the marriage's demise would slowly leak out, causing tongues to wag — and Madonna to be on the cover of papers and mags around the world.
The marriage, we're told, has been effectively over for some time. The couple are friends, and have realized that it is in both of their interests to make a pile of cash from this tour. No working things out here — our spies say rumors of reconciliation are "garbage." One person told us, "She is simply playing the media — and the public — as usual."
Wow, that's so....tacky. But Madonna's known for being frugal and hoarding her cash, so to me, this seems incredibly crafty, sneaking, well-planned or in other words, just like Madonna. The only good thing about this story is if it's true, at least she let Guy in on it and he gets a cut of the action. That's probably the nicest thing she's ever done for the poor guy.
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