The newly-single Guy Ritchie seemed to be having a good time at a Malibu beach party on Memorial Day. The divorce from Madonna seems to have done wonders for his spirits.

Guy Ritchie has more than just his freedom to celebrate this season. Madonna’s PR rep has confirmed that her ex will be receiving a settlement worth at least $76 million. That figure could rise to $92 million when the couple’s lavish English estate is added it to the former hubby’s take. Guy will no doubt be toasting his bounty with a few mugs of beer and some of the tasty fast food Madonna wouldn’t allow him to eat while they were married. Happy holidays indeed!

Madonna allowed their two boys Rocco and David to visit dad Guy Richie in London but not without a laundry list of what they could and could not do. The kids may not read newspapers or magazines, watch TV or DVDs, and may not meet any of Guy’s new friends—especially female ones. They must eat only macrobiotic food, drink only Kaballah water and wear only natural fibers. The kids aren’t supposed to be photographed during the visit but I’m hoping for a shot of them sitting in McDonald’s, reading People and drinking Pepsi.

The already ugly Madonna/Guy Richie divorce is getting even nastier as the two clash over where the kids will live. During the eight years they were married, the couple lived with their three children in London but now sources say Madonna wants to move them to the U.S. Guy has hired some high-powered legal help and has no plans to give up.

Looks like Madonna got the effect she wanted when she dressed little Rocco in a NY Yankees T-shirt. US Weekly is reporting that Rocco’s dad Guy Richie is “in pieces” after seeing the photo of his son flaunting the team of Madonna’s alleged lover Alex Rodriguez. A source on the set of Richie’s film “Sherlock Holmes” states “he’s actually been crying over it.” But the source doesn’t expect Richie to take this lying down. “He won’t sink to her level but she better watch out because it seems he has a lot on her.” And we can’t wait to hear it all!

Madonna used their son Rocco to deliver a snide message to her soon-to-be-ex Guy Ritchie. Rocco was photographed at a play center in Chelsea Piers this week wearing a navy T-shirt bearing the logo of the New York Yankees. That’s the team of Madonna’s “secret” squeeze A-Rod. Ouch!

The Madonna-Guy Richie rumors are flying faster than her overworked publicist can shoot them down. But after years of working for the always media-savvy star, she must be used to it by now. Today Liz Rosenberg denied stories that the couple had already worked out a settlement. But then, she’s lied to us before. Today’s juiciest tales revolve around Madonna’s alleged affair with the freshly-divorced Alex Rodriguez. Madonna is reputedly abandoning London to return to New York, where A-Rod plans to buy his own digs just a couple of blocks away. Cozy! There’s also talk that she hopes to have A-Rod’s baby. Yeah, we know she’s 50 but what difference does that make these days?

The divorce of superstars Madonna and Guy Ritchie have left many questions in the air. I feel like we’ve been hearing about it for so long yet, as is usual with most high-profile celebrities, they’ve denied it at every point. What we find out now is that a lot of what ignited the trouble was Guy’s refusal to accept his wife’s faith in Kabbalah. We’ve all known for a while now that she is a devoted believer whereas he just thinks its hogwash. Not to mention the fact that while her career is on top of the world, his is barely staying afloat. This, I’d imagine, would cause for some serious marital tension! Oh that and the fact that her net worth is estimated at about $500mil whereas Guy trails behind at $50mil. Definitely not chump change in the eyes of practically every American and Brit, but in the world of diamonds, champagne, and private jets, that leaves much room for mooching off the wifey. The Sun also reports of the couple’s attempt to deceive the public:

“She made a surprise appearance at the West End cinema, walking arm-in-arm with her husband and posing for photographs.

The appearance was seen as a move to end speculation that their marriage was in trouble.

Ritchie had tried to scotch the rumours of a split with a public show of support at his wife’s 50th birthday party in August. But it was all a sham.”

Sad it had to go down this way but I suppose when you have millions of dollars, various properties, and children at stake, things tend to get a bit dirty. Let’s hope it doesn’t take too heavy a toll on Madge because in the end we still want to hear her music and I’ll be damned if I can’t keep enjoying my Madonna!

Speaking of shams… check out the gallery of Guy attending Kabbalah services… ha!

Reps for Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have confirmed that the couple are in deed divorcing.

After 8 years of marriage of marriage, their rep issued this statment: “Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after 7 l/2 years of marrige. They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time. A final settlement has not been agreed upon yet.”