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In this Sept. 20, 2005, file photo, Madonna wearing a sling arrives with her husband , British fiilm director Guy Richie, for the premiere of his latest fiilm, Revolver, in London's Leicester Square. (AP Photo/Max Nash, file)Associated Press

LONDON - Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement Wednesday.

The couple asked the media to "maintain respect for their family at this difficult time," said the statement, e-mailed to The Associated Press by Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's publicist.

A financial settlement has not been agreed by the wealthy couple, who must also decide child custody issues.

In London, Ritchie's mother, Lady Amber Leighton, told reporters that the family wouldn't be making any statement.

Madonna and Ritchie, director of "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels," married in December 2000 at a Scottish castle. The couple have two children: Rocco, 8, and David Banda, 3, who was adopted from Malawi in 2006. Madonna also has a 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from her relationship with personal trainer Carlos Leon.

The couple are reportedly worth some $525 million, the bulk of that belonging to Madonna. Ritchie has an estimated $35 million fortune. They own homes in London, Los Angeles and New York, and a 1,200-acre retreat in Wiltshire, England.

Madonna is to perform concerts Wednesday and Thursday in Boston as her "Sticky and Sweet" tour continues. Ritchie's latest movie, "RocknRolla," recently opened to mixed reviews.

Lawyers said the couple would likely try to come to an agreement before heading to court.

"The judgment of the court would be to try and assess what they came in with and divide what they built up fairly equally," said David Allison, a lawyer with Family Law in Partnership, a London firm.

Ritchie's career has faltered during the marriage, while Madonna's songs, videos and concerts remain popular worldwide.

The needs of the couple's children will also be factored by the court, as they were in Britain's latest high-profile celebrity divorce, the battle between former Beatle Paul McCartney and model Heather Mills. In that case, McCartney and Mills fought over money and custody of their young daughter.

Mills received 24.3 million pounds in the divorce after four years of marriage.

"The needs of children figure quite highly, and that was one of the reasons Heather Mills got a gigantic amount of money, despite the fact that the bulk of Sir Paul's money was made before the marriage," Allison said.

The Sun newspaper splashed the split across its front page Wednesday under the headline: "We're Divorcing." It was the second time this year that the superstar couple's marriage has come under the media microscope. Over the summer, Madonna was linked unfairly, she said to the breakup of New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and his ex-wife Cynthia.

Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year.

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Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Nicole Ritchie ex, DJ AM are in critical condition in the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, GA after the plane they were on crashed shortly after takeoff early this morning.

Barker and AM performed on Friday night along with Gavin DeGraw and Perry Ferrell and then hopped on the six-person plane leaving from Columbia, South Carolina shortly before midnight. (It is being reported that neither Gavin DeGraw or Perry Ferrell were on this flight.)

Barker was burned from the waist down and is expected to survive while AM received severe burns to the face and is currently being treated for his injuries.

The two men were lucky to survive the fiery plane crash and had to jump out of the plane door to safety.

Sadly, four people on the flight died including Barker’s assistant, Chris Baker. The 29-year-old had been featured on the reality show Meet the Barkers and leaves behind his new wife and baby.

The other three people were the pilot Sarah Lemmon, co-pilot James Bland and Charles Still.

“The plane crashed on takeoff and went through a fence near Highway 302, then crossed the road and went up an embankment before being filled with flames,” Lynne Douglas, spokesperson for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, tells People Magazine. “There was debris all over the runway…..”

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Did you really expect anyone else? Michael Jackson used to be cute, but took it upon himself to destroy his face and also his reputation. He now looks like an albino alien whose nose appears to change on a daily basis. Just goes to show you what can happen if you are too critical of your looks. You can end up an albino alien like Mike.


Talk about a total trainwreck. This woman is about as ugly and classless as it can get. Courtney Love is quite frankly a donkey. We cannot even find anything slightly redeeming about her. Maybe if she gets help for the drug abuse, then she can work on cleaning herself up. But it's going to take A LOT of work!


Seriously ... what the hell? Does ANYONE find this attractive? From the ghostly white makeup you can see on his black collar to the funky blue eye and blood red lips ... Marilyn Manson is a freak and there's nothing more to say. Not only is he ugly, but he scares the crap out of us.


Lyle Lovett has to have some good blackmail on someone. Otherwise, how in the hell did he ever get into acting? And the fact that Julia Roberts married this beast makes us think she's not only nuts, but ugly too. Tell us one thing that you find attractive about this man ... go on. Then we'll laugh at you.


Holy hell ... Kelis is not bringin' any boys to the yard looking like that. There have been rumors that she is really a man, and quite frankly we are thinking something's not right with this chick. Every time we see her she has her mouth open and looks like she's ready to eat us. She's scary. Next time we see her, we are looking for the Adam's apple.


No need to try and strike a sexy pose by pushing out your lips, David Spade: You're ugly. The thing about David, though, is that he is actually really funny which in some way redeems him from our wrath. However, it's hard to take him seriously when he is putting down other people's appearances. Um, look in the mirror, Dave.


Do we need to explain this one? Didn't think so. But for those of you who disagree, let's spend some time reviewing why this grease monkey is on our list. Not only are Kid Rock's wifebeater tops, scruffy face and stringy long hair disgusting, but have you seen his teeth? He seriously is a gangled up mess and is very deserving of the #7 placement. He's gross!


Tori Spelling must be thanking her daddy for helping her get into the acting business 'cause there is no other way she would EVER have made it. Thanks Aaron Spelling for ruining our lives! Sometimes you hope someone will grow on you after awhile, but even now when we see Tori on TV we immediately switch the channel. Yeah, it's that bad. And don't even get us started on her acting.


Um, for the love. Now we know Carrot Top (Scott Thompson) has been working out and is all buff, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a freak. First, we don't find him funny whatsoever and he looks horrendous. From the long red curly hair to his always crazy expression ... he makes us want to hurl. Second, the buff body actually makes things worse. Oh crap, where's the trashcan?


No need to make it worse Andy ... you're ugly enough as it is. Andy Dick doesn't amuse us, but his face does. He looks like a mouse to us and although mice can be really cute, this one isn't. His jokes are sometimes funny, but we get sidetracked by his ridiculous faces ... oh wait, that's just him in general.


"Uh, I'm ugly." Yeah, we know Kelly. The British accent is cute and we love that she is all about being an individual, but quite frankly Kelly Osbourne's annoying and a brat. And we're not picking on her weight, because it fluctuates and we don't care. Weight really can't change whether you are ugly or not. And Kelly is on our list!


Once a hobbit always a hobbit ... they have big hairy feet. We just aren't cool with that NOT being considered ugly. The only thing going for Elijah Wood is that he is a great actor and we love his baby-blue eyes. Otherwise, he's ugly and we don't foresee him aging well at all. Ugh, just imagine him 20 years from now. Dear God!


We don't think anyone would write a song about John Mayer called 'Your Body is a Wonderland.' Not only has he gained a TON of weight, but he's also gotten a lot more sloppy with the way he dresses and that horrible hair. And what was Jessica Simpson thinking? Jeez. She must have been at an ALL TIME low to date John. Just look at him.


There are two things that bother us about Renee Zellweger specifically: her squinting and her voice. She is constantly being made fun of because of her annoying squintiness and she is always trying to pucker her lips. Does she think that's attractive? Ugh, she just bugs us. Perhaps it's more for being annoying than ugly, but whatever ... she's on our list still.


We think Clay Aiken really believes he is adorable and he is seriously mistaken. We actually liked him much better when he was all nerdy at the beginning of 'Idol.' Now he has put on weight and colored his hair dark brown. Ugh. He is gross and we don't like his accent either. We are all about loving accents, just not when you're this unattractive.


We were torn about this one. Jack Black is like a lovable little puppy, but under no circumstances is this man beautiful. So, we could go both ways on this. We are HUGE Jack Black fans and love his quirky little beats that he loves to drop all the time, but he is not a pretty man. Sorry Jack, but your scruffiness and wacky face earn you a spot on our list.


Not that either of the Hilton sisters are pretty by any means, but between Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton, we'd have to say that Nicky is much uglier. Yes, we said it. The Hiltons are ugly! Nicky has a long face with a nose that points down and tired looking eyes. And her lips are huge. It's just a really trainwrecked face. Sorry.


Yes, Jon Heder is hilarious ... we have seen his movies and laughed our asses off, but part of the reason he is funny is because of the way he looks. We're laughing with you Jon, not at you. Well, maybe a little of both. He has shaggy hair, squinty eyes and a mouth that never closes. We think his teeth are too big and his lips can't reach one another. It's a sad thing.


Tom Cruise is psycho. That's basically all we need to say. We don't understand why some people are totally obsessed with him. Perhaps it was his heroic movies. But just because a guy PLAYS a heroic character doesn't make him a hero, or any more attractive for that matter. He's ugly with weird teeth and a crooked nose. And he's a midget. Trust us on this one. Katie, we're coming to save you, so hang on!


Mariah Carey makes us sad. She used to be so beautiful when she first hit the music scene and has since become a complete trainwreck. From her psychotic breakdowns to gaining a ton of weight ... Mariah has let herself go. And why does she still insist on dressing so provocatively? We don't want to see it Mariah ... you're gross.

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pinoy,I know you guys know this little fella in here. Her name is Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco aka "charice". Born: May 10, 1992 at Cabuyao, Laguna Philippines. Tell me who wasnt?!.. Of all the singers in the Philippines, only this girl who made a fantastic trademark of us pinoy! wooohooo.. She doesn't have any shows here but she bump her talent outside our country.. Meet different singers (big time singers) *wink*.. and of course one of the divas "celine dion" (no one here in phil. duets celine dion eversince - correct me if im wrong haha). YOu know what, for me, she's the best young singer in this generation.. so! chill out buddy...

Charice Pempengco joined Little Big Star in 2005, when she was only 12 years old. She was eliminated right away but was later picked in a wild card round to re-enter the competition. She worked her way up to become a finalist. Although she was the consistent top scorer in the final rounds, she only finished in third place.She is known as the “Young Diva” but also goes by “Cha”.

She’s been heating up YouTube ever since. She’s set to release a few songs digitally one of these days.

Charice has been featured on the E! network, once on the Daily 10 with a headline reading “A Star Is Born”. The other time they named her Hollywood Royalty.

There’s nothing but more big things to come from this tiny girl with a huge voice.


She became a youtube sensation...

Charice first attracted attention in the cyberworld when FalseVoice channel of YouTube posted her Little Big Star performance of Whitney Houston's hit, "I Will Always Love You." Many viewers thought her singing was fake, and that she was only lip synching because of her unbelievable vocals. Another popular video was a face-off between Charice Pempengco and America's Got Talent winner, Bianca Ryan. These videos brought Pempengco to the attention of Ten Songs Productions, a production company based in Sweden. She then traveled to Stockholm in June 2007 and recorded seven songs.

A few months later, FalseVoice released a video of Charice Pempengco singing the Dreamgirls anthem, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." This earned her an invitation from one of the biggest television networks in South Korea, Seoul Broadcasting System, in October 2007 to perform on a talent show called Star King. The Korean audience was wowed by her jaw-dropping rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going."

Many viewers re-posted her Star King performance on YouTube, and Charice Pempengco found her way into American television. TV network E!'s The Daily Ten featured her Star King performance with the headline, "A Star Is Born" on November 14, 2007 and then crowned her as the "Queen of the Week" on the Hollywood Royalty segment, this time with the headline, "A Queen Is Born" on November 16. Charice's StarKing performance was also shown in LCI est @ Vous, a TV news program in France on January 24, 2008.

Charice Pempengco's performance on Star King was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on its November 28, 2007 episode, in which Ellen showed web videos of different people she would like to have as guests on the show. After showing the video, DeGeneres did a standing ovation and imitated Pempengco's gestures. She later personally invited the young singer to perform on the show.



On December 19, 2007, Charice sang her already popular "And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going" and "I Will Always Love You" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, leaving the audience, Ellen and all of America in awe. Charice received prolonged standing obviations on both of her songs and she was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic reception she received form the audience. After an online poll on the Ellen DeGeneres Show's website, Charice won as the Most Memorable Moment of 2007 and is about to guest on the show again soon.

In December 2007, she went back to South Korea as she was chosen as the Most Requested Foreign Act of 2007 on the show after a nationwide voting system. She did receive standing ovations after she sung I Will Survive and a duet of I Will Always Love You with Lena Park. She also performed an a cappella version of Beyonce's Listen after she was requested by the host to sing a ballad song.

As soon as she got back to the Philippines after her Ellen and Star King guestings, she became an instant celebrity and did several guestings on different TV shows on ABS-CBN Network, becoming one of the most sought-after young singers in the country.

On April 8, 2008, Charice invaded the United Kingdom after she guested on London's Paul O'Grady Show. Again, she was requested to sing "And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going" and "I Will Always Love You" and eventually, she got the same response by receiving standing ovations for her two performances.

Charice appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Monday - May 12, 2008. The episode was entitled "World's Smartest Kids" and featured 10 gifted children in their specific field. Charice was the only guest who sang. Charice sang Whitney Houston's - "I Have Nothing".



She dazzled the audience, and Oprah as well with her jaw dropping powerful voice! After the performance Charice was honored with yet another prolonged standing ovation from the audience, as Oprah looked in almost disbelief of Charice's incredible performance. Oprah embraced Charice with hugs and showered her with compliments, at the same time Charice was a bit overwhelmed and got a little teary eyed.

Charice on Oprah, Sept 9:
part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJgCzA4L5LM

part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xaUt1jKc2k&feature=user

part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ODZrcRTSM&feature=user

Charice Sings My Heart Will Go On, part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyDx4YwJ3pg&feature=user

part 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmLUkTT_V9Y&feature=user


David Foster & Friends, Mandalay Bay Resort Las Vegas
Charice performed on May 23, 2008 at The Event Center at the Mandalay Bay Resort to participate in a one night only live concert tribute to legendary producer David Foster. Charice had the honor of singing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" and "I Will Always Love You" from the hit movie Bodyguard. Whitney and Kevin Costner, the stars of Bodyguard thanked Foster via video for writing and producing the mega hit songs for the movie. Charice then sang "And I Am Telling You" from the movie Dreamgirls. She received roaring standing O's for each one of her performances.

I will always love you:


I am telling you:


The show also featured Michael Johns, Andrea Bocelli, Babyface, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Kenny G., Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight and Boz Scaggs to name a few. Foster, along with the artists, performed some of his biggest hits.

Here are the links of Youtube sensation charice:
and now she meets oh wait not only meet but duet one of the divas in the whole world Celine Dion.

Duet of Charice and Celine at Madison Square Garden!!!!THE INTORDUCTION

Because You Loved me by: Charice and Celine Duets

Charice with Alicia Keys
Charice with Josh Groban
Charice with David Foster
During David Foster's 35-year career as a songwriter, producer and 14-time Grammy winner, he has discovered and nurtured the careers of scores of artists, as well as creating chart-topping hits for Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, The Corrs, Chaka Khan, Madonna, Josh Groban; Earth, Wind and Fire; Natalie Cole, Michael Buble and many others.

SEE!!! IM SPEECHLESS!! *sigh*

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