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Madonna cryptically announced at her Oct. 6 concert in NYC, “In exactly 29 moves, the Queen will trump the King!”

Coincidentally — or not — she had 29 more dates on her U.S. tour, according to Star. But now it seems Madonna couldn’t wait that long!

“Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after 7 1/2 years of marriage,” her rep confirmed.

Madonna and Guy have one son together, Rocco, 8, as well as an adopted son David, 2. Madonna also has a daughter, Lourdes, 12, with ex, Carlos Leon.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are divorcing after almost eight years of marriage.

“Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after 7 1/2 years of marriage,” her rep Liz Rosenberg said in a statement to The Associated Press. “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.”

According to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, the couple decided to go public with the split now because they “can’t bear to live with the pretense any longer… A series of rows around Guy’s 40th birthday last month were so bad that Madge ended up storming out of the house and Guy’s had enough.”

Pictured: The last pictures of Madonna returning to her NYC apartment last night prior to the official announcement of her divorce.

UPDATE: It’s being reported that the couple don’t have a pre-nup and Guy could walk away with $250 million, one of the biggest divorce payouts in history.

Here are the very first pictures of Robert Downey Jr. filming Sherlock Holmes on Friday, currently filming in Central London.

When asked what he could bring to a character portrayed countless times on film and television, RDJ has joked: “Clearly I’m going to do it better than it’s ever been done. The more I read about it the more overwhelmed I was by the weight of it and the amount of people who will be watching to see if it’s gotten right.”

Check out the pictures below–it looks like RDJ and his stunt double are conferring with each other on how to jump off the building they’re standing on. Also pictured: director Guy Ritchie.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Sherlock Holmes’ new look — HOT or NOT?

10+ pictures inside of RDJ as Sherlock Holmes… More Here! »

Robert Downey Jr., who plays the title character in the upcoming feature film Sherlock Holmes, joins costar Rachel McAdams for the film’s pre-production press conference at Freemasons Hall on Wednesday in London.

“I think me and [director Guy Ritchie] are well-suited to working together,” RDJ said. “The more I look into the books, the more fantastic it becomes. Holmes is such a weirdo,”

Also present: British actress Kelly Reilly and costar Mark Strong. McAdams will play Sherlock’s love interest Irene Adler, Mark Strong will play the part of villain Blackwood, Jude Law (not pictured) will play super sleuth sidekick Dr. Watson and Reilly will be Watson’s love interest Mary.

This movie has all the right elements to be a box office hit. Let’s hope they do this mystery drama right!

35+ pictures inside of RDJ talking Sherlock… More Here! »

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• Michael Bublé sang “Happy Birthday” to Blake Lively during her 21st birthday bash at the Palace Hotel.
• Beyoncé, dressed as a cop, filmed scenes for her new video, If I Were a Boy, in Harlem yesterday. The single is set to be released Oct. 7, along with a second song, “Single Ladies.”
• Kanye West will have to appear in a Los Angeles court on Oct. 2 after being arrested yesterday on felony vandalism charges following an incident at LAX.

Thandie Newton (in Jasmine di Milo) arrives at the world premiere of Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla at the Odeon Cinema, in Leicester Square, England on Monday.

The 35-year-old British actress was white hot in her leg-baring dress. That double-slitted skirt sure is high!

In the film, Thandie plays Stella, an accountant who is the love interesting of mobster One Two (Gerard Butler). RocknRolla opens in North America on Oct. 31.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Thandie’s leg-baring dress — SHEER GENIUS or EASILY FORGETTABLE?

30+ pictures of Thandie Newton, the rad rocker… More Here! »

Madonna comes out to support director husband Guy Ritchie at the world premiere of his new movie RocknRolla at the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square on Monday in London, England.

“It’s the kind of film I like,” Guy said of the film he wrote and directed. “I’ve made a film for me. My inspiration came from the fact that London has changed so much in the last 10 years.”

He even admitted he has already written the sequel: “If people go and see this and like it I’ll make the second one straight away.”

The 50-year-old Queen of Pop accented her pretty black Stella McCartney dress with shiny jewels and sparkly shoes. Madonna has been performing on the European left of her “Sticky and Sweet” world tour. She returns to sing in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

40+ pictures inside of Madonna premiering RocknRolla… More Here! »

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie leave their Kabbalah center after attending a service in London, England on Friday, the evening before Madonna’s 50th birthday.

The pair has reportedly been trying to work out their differences and Kabbalah appears to be the focus point of bringing the two together.

Madonna is scheduled to be hosting a lavish party at her Wiltshire home tomorrow to celebrate the big 5-0.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE Madonna memory after a half century of the Material Girl?

20+ pictures of Madonna and Guy getting by… More Here! »