NewsBusters - USA - The tabloids and celebrity entertainment programs were ablaze with the latest news that Madonna and her British movie director husband Guy Ritchie were getting divorced after eight years of marriage. Since this was Madonna, the commercial timing of this second mangled marriage was excellent, in time to promote her latest concert tour and her debut at directing a movie, titled "Filth and Wisdom," about a rock singer working as a cross-dressing dominatrix.

But if Madonna really wanted to save her marriage, she could have seen the movie "Fireproof," the new movie starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who tries to save

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA - Madonna's friendship with baseball player Alex Rodriguez has reportedly helped her land a $500,000 charity donation from the star.

Rodriguez is alleged to have made the contribution to Madonna's charity, Raising Malawi, which helps the African nation's one million orphans gain access to food, education and medical care.

A source tells the New York Daily News: "They've asked him for a million dollars, and I hear he's agreed to give at least $500,000.

The sportsman's generosity comes just a month after rampant speculation he was engaged in an affair with Madonna.

eFluxMedia - USA - Madonna has outdone herself once more, hosting a fundraiser for the United Nations, sponsored by Gucci and swarming with celebrities, all to raise money for the orphaned children of Malawi.

The Queen of Pop is never one to shy away from controversy and it appears that mixing fashion, celebrity, glamour and charity was not an issue for her Wednesday night. The event unfolded on the lawns of the United Nations lawn in New York, with attendees buying tickets worth $2,500 to $10,000 apiece, the Associated Press reports.

Madonna and her celebrity friends like Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Selma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Tom