Friday, June 27, 2008

Madonna Hires McCartney Lawyer To Divorce Guy Ritchie

MadonnaMadonna is reported that she has hired Fiona Shackleton, the divorce lawyer who ensured that Sir Paul McCartney gave up only £24.3 million of his £825 million fortune to his ex-wife Heather Mills.

Miss Shackleton can protect her star clients millions, Madonna, whose fortune is estimated at $600 million and she is not believed to have signed a pre-nup agreement before her wedding to Ritchie, leaving him in line to walk away with up to half of her fortune.

So she is seeking legal advice on a possible divorce from her husband of seven years, the film director Guy Ritchie.

The couple have been living virtually separate lives since the start of the year. Although Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s glittering red carpet parade at the Cannes Film Festival last month, that was part of a deal they have struck to support each other’s careers.

According to the Daily Mirror, Ritchie has reluctantly agreed to the divorce.

Madonna, is reportedly met Shackleton for a preliminary meeting in April.

A spokesman for Madonna refused to comment.

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