After months of divorce rumors swirling around Madonna and hubbie Guy Ritchie, Us magazine alleges that the 49-year-old pop star is cavorting with Yankees’ star swinger Alex Rodriguez, 32.
The magazine reported that not only has A-Rod been making late-night visits to Madge’s Central Park West apartment, but he also was at her place soon after his wife, Cindy, gave birth to their second daughter.
A source told the magazine that Rodriguez visited the singer possibly as early as the night after his wife gave birth.
A source told the magazine that “all the doormen are talking” about the Yankee’s visits.
There have been several other incidents recently hightlighting the pair’s budding friendship.
The Queen of Pop sat in A-Rod’s seats at Yankee Stadium during a June 22 game, and he went to her “thank you” concert at the Roseland Ballroom on May 30, and then partied with her at The Box afterward.
The two were spotted dining together in Santa Monica in February, and, earlier that same month, A-Rod attended a Madge-hosted fundraiser for Malawi and Unicef.
A rep for Madonna told People magazine today Ritchie is in New York to spend time with his family, not to finalize a divorce.
The rep also denied reports that Madonna and Ritchie are divorcing, and said Madonna and A-Rod only know each other because they share a manager, Guy Oseary.
Click here to read People.com’s report on the rep’s denials.
Ritchie arrived in New York last night and went to Madonna’s apartment. When he went out this morning, he gave no comment to reporters.
London’s Daily Mail reported earlier this week that Ritchie had agreed to divorce her. The couple has three children, and she’s worth an estimated $600 million.
A-Rod, who’s also married and has two daughters with wife Cindy, was seen in 2007 with a stripper in Toronto, Miami and Dallas.
Madonna has already contacted top divorce lawyer Fiona “Steel Magnolia” Shackleton, who handled Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills. Ritchie — who directed “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” in 1998 and “Snatch” in 2000, would benefit greatly from the divorce, as it does not appear a pre-nup is in place.
Madonna seems to be having a positive effect on the Pinstripe swinger, who last night hit his 534th home run, tying him for 14th place on the all-time homer list.
It was rumored that Madonna had an tryst with Jose Canseco, earning him the title “Madonna’s Bat Boy,” but the ballplayer claimed in his book he wasn’t interested in her.