Madonna would have been the cause of Alex Rodriguez's divorce in 2008

The singer and the sports star were both married when sources claim to have had an affair.


This is a celebrity business scandal that has plunged into the worlds of music and sport. In 2008, Alex Rodriguez And Madonna According to rumors, had a matter, and that would be the cause of the divorce of the major league of the basic league of his wife, Cynthia Scumtis . The rumor of the case and the end of marriage both saw parts supposed to express themselves in the press, gossip on scurtis to have its own affair with a famous musician, and Rodriguez narguant baseball fans With photos of Madonna at the games.

In addition to that, years later, another well -known partner in Rodriguez apparently confirmed that he and Madonna had an adventure despite their past refusals. Read the rest to learn more about this tangled situation.

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Madonna and Rodriguez were linked to the press in 2008.

Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis at the opening of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas in 2007
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In July 2008, the rumors of Madonna and Rodriguez began to surface and, shortly after, it was reported that Scumtis left Rodriguez. The couple had been married since 2002 and had two daughters together, one of whom was born until four months earlier, in April 2008. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

A source told People This Scurtis becoming aware Supposed infidelity was the reason why she left. "Madonna's embarrassment was the last straw," said the source. "She flew to Paris to get out of the city before everything explodes between them."

A source that would be close to the family said: "Cynthia is a strong person. But a woman with two young children cannot take it as much."

Meanwhile, Scurtis would have his own business.

Cynthia Scurtis and Alex Rodriguez an an AROD Family Foundation event in 2007
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As the Madonna's reports surfaced, there were also gossips that Scurtis had a link with Rocker Lenny Kravitz .

"There is no connection with Lenny Kravitz. These are good friends," a source told People . Kravitz also denied the rumor itself.

"There is absolutely no matter between Cynthia Rodriguez and myself. It is unequivocal 100% not true," Kravitz told Perezhilton.com ( via People ). "Cynthia is a friend and is there with her baby's godfather, who is also the coach of Alex, his wife and their little girl. She came here to escape from everything that is happening in New York. I opened her at home as ani and I find extremely injuring that I am now called adultery. "

Madonna denied the relationship.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
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Madonna, who was also married at the time, refused to cheat with Rodriguez First through his representative, then by a first person declaration. She had made the knot with Richie guy In 2000.

"My husband and I do not intend to divorce," The singer "like a prayer" said People . "I know Alex Rodriguez through Guy Oseary , who manages us both. I brought my children to a Yankee game. I am in no way involved with Alex Rodriguez. I have nothing to do with the state of his marriage or the spiritual path he can choose to study. ""

Madonna mentioned Rodriguez's "spiritual path" because it had also been reported that Rodriguez's new interest in Kabbale - a type of Jewish mysticism that Madonna was known to practice - also played a role in her end of marriage.

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Scuretis asked for divorce.

Cynthia Scurtis and Alex Rodriguez at a celebrity poker tournament in 2006
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Dash asked for divorce In Miami, Florida and cited extramarital affairs as a reason, although no name has been listed in court documents. One of the lawyers of scurtis said that Rodriguez had "a matter of heart" Rather than a sexual case with Madonna.

"Alex has emotionally abandoned his wife and children and left him as a choice than to divorce him," said court documents The New York Times . Their The divorce was finalized In September of the same year.

Around the same time, Madonna and Ritchie also separated. They announced their divorce in October 2008 and was finalized in November. According The Guardian ,, Madonna has deposited And has cited unreasonable behavior by Ritchie, with whom she shares two children.

Rodriguez continued to claim that they were only friends.

Alex Rodriguez at the premiere of
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In December 2008, Rodriguez commented On the reports on him and Madonna. At that time, the two stars were in Mexico City at the same time - she performed and he compared to a baseball event for children. It was not clear if overlapping was planned.

"We are friends - that's it," said the Yankees player People . Asked about them who would have taken flights to be with each other, he said, "I can tell you. I was never on a plane with her."

He added: "I went to two [of his] concerts, but I read that I went to 20. I also read that we buy an apartment together. It is absolutely ridiculous and not true."

Jennifer Lopez seemed to confirm their romance for years later.

In 2020, Rodriguez was engaged Jennifer Lopez . (They separated later in 2021 after five years together.) During an appearance on Andy radio ,, Lopez said she dressed As Madonna from the 80s for Halloween that year and apparently confirmed that Rodriguez and Madonna had a kind of personal relationship.

"I disguised myself as a Madonna and Alex, he went like Bruce Springsteen "Said Lopez. Asked if it was" strange "that she dressed as Madonna considering Rodriguez's past, Lopez laughed and said," No, it was so long ago. It was not at all weird. ""


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