After citing unnamed sources, The Sun reports Madonna and Guy Ritchie want a divorce finalized by Christmas.
Although they’ve been married for eight years, the couple apparently “can’t bear to live with the pretense any longer,” a source told The Sun.
“It’s very sad. They were a great couple and brilliant parents. They just couldn’t live together.”
“Despite huge attempts to patch things up, they both knew deep down that divorce was in the cards. It wasn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when.’ They tried hard over the past few months, but their fighting was getting out of control.”
“The final straw came before Madonna started her US tour.”
The report stated that Golden girl Madonna wanted, however, to wait to announce their split until after her worlwide “Sticky and Sweet” tour, but their fighting got so bad that Ritchie just wanted out.
Thus, Madonna consented.
According to The New York Post, the couple did make a last-ditch attempt to save their marriage with an intensive Kabbalah course in Manhattan.
“Ritchie flew into New York a few weeks ago specifically to undergo instruction with his wife to try to patch things up, but to no avail,” the Post reported, citing a source.
Ah, c’est la vie.
Since the couple live primarily in London, it is most likely that the divorce will move through courts there.