“Dear Dieter, can I bring my film to Berlin? Thanks, Madonna.”

Perhaps this wasn’t the actual wording of the postcard the Queen of Pop sent to Berlin Film Festival director Dieter Kosslick, but the request was the same.

Accordingly, Madonna’s directorial film debut, Filth and Wisdom, will have its premiere at the festival.

Kosslick has been telling reporters he was “really impressed” by the pop star’s forthright request.

“I’ve never before received a card from someone who said: ‘Dear Dieter, if you like my film, I’d love it to be screened in Berlin’,” he said.

He replied in the affirmative at once, perhaps thinking of the publicity rather than her previous film outings - such as the critically-derided Swept Away, which she made with film-maker husband Guy Ritchie.

But in Filth and Wisdom the music star says behind the camera.

While critics are sharpening their pencils, the buzz about her 81-minute film has so far been favourable.

Source: BBC News

It’s not easy being the daughter of one of the world’s biggest pop stars.
  Madonna’s daughter Lourdes sparked a few chuckles on Wednesday while taking questions from reporters at a fund-raising event at the United Nations hosted by her mother to aid Malawi orphans and the U.N. Childrens Fund (UNICEF).

The 11-year-old let slip that her mother had been “very stressed” about the event. Then when Lourdes was asked what was the most important thing she learned from her mother, before she was able to answer Madonna quipped “think before you speak.”
  Lourdes, Madonna’s daughter with her former fitness trainer Carlos Leon, appeared totally at ease on the red carpet (which was actually black for the Gucci sponsored event). But when asked what it was like to be Madonna’s daughter, she said “it’s hard,” before she was rushed away.
  Madonna also has a biological son, Rocco, and soon-to-be-adopted Malawian son, David, with husband director Guy Ritchie. She casually hinted there could be more adoptions in the future.
  When a reporter asked if Madonna ever felt like she wanted to just take home all the children in need, she said: “Not all of them, but I could handle a few more.”

Source: Reuters

Gucci and Madonna hosted a reception last night in New York City to benefit Madonna’s charity, Raising Malawi, and UNICEF. The timing was perfect as it was during New York Fashion Week, so the stars turned out to The United Nations in their designer finest…

Madonna walked the red carpet in a chic sand coloured jersey dress with daughter Lourdes in a black satin dress, while friend Gwyneth Paltrow wore a beautiful pale pink mini dress with bow detail at the neck. Dita von Teese wore a strapless mini dress with a full black satin skirt and pink ribbon detail cinching in the waist. Continuing the pop-up embellished ribbon trend, Julia Restoin Roitfeld’s beautiful black mini dress was embellished with ribbon detail down the middle, while Rihanna opted for a forest green grecian gown and Brooke Shields opted for a jewel purple halter.

Madonna and Lourdes both look absolutely stunning!

A glittering cast of stars including Drew Barrymore, Salma Hayek, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher is expected to turn up for Gucci and Madonna’s red-carpet charity bash in New York tonight, despite the furore surrounding the fundraising gala. Gucci is celebrating a new flagship store on Fifth Avenue with a star-studded party hosted by Madonna, as part of New York fashion week. But the event, which hopes to raise $2m for orphan charity Raising Malawi and Unicef, was hit by controversy after Fox News accused Madonna of having “conned” Gucci into raising money for Kabbalah under false pretexts. “Raising Malawi is merely a front for Philip Berg’s Kabbalah Centre of Los Angeles,” the Fox News website stated last month.

Madonna - who has been a Kabbalah devotee since the mid-Nineties - and the fashion house both deny the claims, made last month. A representative for the singer called the rumours “outrageous, incorrect, inaccurate, hurtful and malicious”. Madonna has an adopted son from Malawi, David Banda. The auction is still going ahead tonight, and will be compered by comedian Chris Rock.

Source: First Post

Madonna is back in the US, just in time for the elections, and the “Material Girl” has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President.

“I’ve gotta support the girls,” Madonna said, “I’m a big fan of the Clintons.”

Source: Gay Socialites

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GOOD news from Queen of Pop MADONNA— she’s renewing her wedding vows with hubby GUY RITCHIE.

They’re planning a summer ceremony to nip rumours in the bud that their seven-year marriage is on the rocks.

Only Madge and Guy’s close family and a handful of celeb pals—including GWYNETH PALTROW and STELLA McCARTNEY—will be invited to the private service at their Wiltshire home.

I’m told fashion bigwig Stella has designed Madge’s ‘wedding’ outfit which will be a cream trouser suit.

Gwyneth will do a reading as will Madonna’s daughter LOURDES, 11.
Madonna and Lock, Stock director Guy have bought each other eternity rings but are trying to keep their plans under wraps.

Sorry guys, but I couldn’t resist telling everyone about the happy occasion. My source spilt the beans and said: “Renewing their vows is the one way Guy and Madonna can show the world they are strong.

“They’ve worked hard to iron out their differences to get through the tough times.

“It’s going to be a very emotional day and that’s why they want the people who are closest to them to share it with them.”

The couple wed in 2000 but there have been rumours of trouble at home.

My source added: “They know a strong marriage takes constant effort and that they’re in it for the long haul.”

Source: News of the World

MTV News is reporting that Madonna’s highly anticipated album will be released on April 29th.

She is currently in London filming the video for the first single, “4 Minutes To Save The World,” with appearances by Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.

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Justin Timberlake received a hell of a 27th birthday surprise on yesterday (January 31) when Madonna presented him with a cupcake and champagne on the set of her new video, a Modonna representative leaked.

Madonna reportedly stopped mid-song to sing a birthday song for Justin.

The video clip for Madonna’s “4 Minutes to Save the World” is currently being shot in London and will feature JT as well as Timbaland. The song will appear on Madonna’s yet-to-be-titled album to be released later this year.

Source: NewsToob

Madonna heads to the Berlin Film Festival next week to screen her directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom.

It’s reportedly a musical comedy featuring Russian immigrants, gypsy punks, lap dancing, dominatrixes, ballet, and cultural revolution. Further showing hubbie Guy Ritchie he’s not the only filmmaker in the family, Madge also just produced the upcoming documentary “I Am Because We Are”, about Malawi orphans.

Good Luck Madonna!

Source: BuzzFeed

Guy Richie signed up to direct a series of “mini movies” for sports brand Nike - and they’ve asked if he can recruit wife Madonna to take part as well.A source said: “Nike have commissioned Guy to put together some really cool feature-length adverts to last the entire commercial break.

“His brief is to make miniature movies with Nike gear as the star of the adverts. That’s unless he can rope Madonna in to add her presence to the campaign.”

The ‘Like A Virgin’ singer - who turns 50 later this year, is a huge fan of exercise. She runs several miles every day and has even bought the house next door to her London pad to convert it into a gym.

It’s not like Madonna needs the work, though - she has just topped the first-ever Forbes magazine Cash Queens of Music list - banking a massive $72 million USD between June 2006 and June 2007.

Most of that money was earned from her landmark Confessions tour, the highest-grossing tour for a female artist, earning $260 million worldwide.

Madonna also enjoyed income from record sales, her deal with high street fashion retailer H & M and payment from NBC for rights to broadcast her concert performance at London’s Wembley Stadium, Forbes reported.

Source: ShowbizSpy