By DANIEL ZIFFER
Posted: 4:14 am
June 29, 2008
Madonna's husband, Guy Ritchie, has reportedly agreed to divorce the pop superstar.
Sources say that the power couple's seven-year marriage is over and that a battle for the Material Girl's $600 million fortune - and their three kids - is a about to begin, The Daily Mirror of London reported.
A friend told the paper: "They were both very calm. Madonna told Guy, 'I'm sorry. I want a divorce,' and he agreed. It was quite painless but very sad."
Madonna, 49, has reportedly engaged top divorce lawyer Fiona "Steel Magnolia" Shackleton, who represented Paul McCartney in his divorce case.
The 39-year-old Ritchie, who directed "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" in 1998 and "Snatch" in 2000, is believed to have consulted a smaller firm.
With no prenup said to exist, he could take a big share of Madonna's millions.
