Was that the look of love Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were beaming at each other Wednesday night?
It sure looked like it to some folks at Madge's Sticky & Sweet concert at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
As A-Rod sat in a front row between Rod Stewart and his amour's manager, Guy Oseary, Madge fixed her gaze on him and sang, "You Must Love Me."
Madonna lit up Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
He smiled at her, and the Material Girl got all teary-eyed.
Many in the crowd nodded knowingly when, before her rendition of "I'm So Far Away," she told fans, "I'm sure you can relate about a long-distance love affair."
Alex Rodriguez was on hand to enjoy the tunes... and perhaps share glances with Madonna.
In a couple of hotter moments, Madge gyrated in A-Rod's direction while winking at him and later went pneumatic on a speaker while staring his way.
Through it all A-Rod smiled, applauded and even rose to his feet when Madge - apparently in need of more crowd participation - shouted, "C'mon you mother-------, stand up and stop trying to look bored. Put your hands in the air and smell your armpits."
Apparently nothing Madge can do offends her fans or A-Rod.
She began her show two hours late because she got caught in traffic, never apologized for the delay and didn't even wish the crowd a happy Thanksgiving.
Still, they cheered like crazy.
Sources close to A-Rod confirmed Wednesday night that he's spending Thanksgiving with his soon-to-be ex-wife and her family in Miami.
"He has been planning on attending dinner with Cynthia, their daughters and her family for some time now," the source told the Daily News.
The report that A-Rod will be breaking bread with his estranged wife's family comes amid rumors that he was going to ditch dinner with his two young daughters, Natasha, 4, and Ella, 1, to host a get-together in New York for Madonna and her kids.
MADONNA is reportedly at the centre of a sex tape scandal. A cameraman claims to have a video of Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez romping on a sofa.
He is trying to sell the tape - allegedly shot with a hidden camera in an apartment owned by a friend of the cameraman which was used by the couple for secret liaisons - for £1 million ($2.05 million).
The unnamed owner of the tape claims he visited the property and hid a camera, pointed at the sofa which captured the X-rated footage two months ago.
A legal source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper that the implications of the secret filming could be dire for the cameraman, saying: "If footage was obtained in this way it would be an outrageous invasion of privacy. But more than that he would not have had his friend's consent to install the camera and must have entered the apartment without approval to hide it.
"He would be guilty of voyeurism. Instead of making a million he'd be going to jail for a few years."
Madonna, 49, has vehemently denied rumours she has been having an affair with baseball player Alex - nicknamed A-Rod - and has repeatedly denied reports of a rift in her marriage to Guy Ritchie.
Madonna's lawyers are "aware" of the sex tape claims, but have refused to comment further.
Meanwhile, Madonna has reportedly rearranged her forthcoming Sticky and Sweet world tour so she can attend the premiere of Guy's new movie RocknRolla and his 40th birthday party on September 10th.
The alleged sex tape comes as several friends of Rodriguez claim that his estranged wife Cynthia Rodriguez "brainwashed him," according to the New York Daily News.
"Alex has always been into psychotherapy, making himself mentally stronger," a longtime confidante told the paper. "Cynthia has a master's degree in psychology. Once she found out how vulnerable he was, she got into his head. Several of us begged him not to marry this woman, but he did it anyway."
Read more about how Cynthia is beleived to be the catalyst for A-Rod's alleged affair with Madonna, according to a Foxnews.com report here.
A BLONDE stripper today reveals that the baseball star romantically linked to Madonna hit hot away- from-home runs with her while his wife was PREGNANT.
Candice Houlihan, 31, said she had a brief fling with A-Rod in 2004
Candice Houlihan today pitches into Madge’s marriage crisis with a sizzling account of how Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez —the David Beckham of baseball—secretly romped with her in wild nights of passion.
Muscular New York Yankees ace Rodriguez—now being divorced by wife Cynthia who has cited the singer as the other woman—seduced shapely Candice by THROWING her over his shoulder and CARRYING her to bed.
“If it’s true Madonna has sampled Alex’s charms, then she’ll know what I mean when I say she’s a lucky lady,” says 32-year-old Candice.
“And if not then I can tell her he is the most amazing lover she’ll ever have and she should give it a whirl.
IN TROUBLE: Madonna's marriage to Guy is rocky
“I know she’s very sexually experienced but I bet even she hasn’t experienced anything like Alex before.”
Madonna, 49, has denied rumours of an affair with 32-year-old Rodriguez as she and movie director husband Guy Ritchie try to patch up their troubled marriage. But Candice says sex with him was so incredible she COULDN’T RESIST the hunk when he wielded his bat—even AFTER she discovered Cynthia was expecting his baby. “What he can do to satisfy a woman is amazing—he’s very gifted in that department,” she says.
“The two nights I shared with him were magical and given half the chance I would do it again in a heartbeat—even though I felt bad when I found out about his wife. In that way he’s just like any other guy.”
SPLIT: A-Rod and wife Cynthia
Candice met the top Major League batter — paid $27.5 million a season—at a game between the Yankees and her hometown team Boston Red Sox.
Randy Rodriguez made his advances to her while she was on the sidelines and he was warming up with team mates.
“She agreed to meet the 6ft 3star for a drink after the game but thought he was only joking—until he showed up at the city’s Saint club where they downed tequila shots and Sex on the Beach cocktails. “He sat right next to me and for about an hour we talked non-stop. It was clear he was interested in me and I was definitely interested in him,” says Candice.
“Alex asked if my friend, her boyfriend and I wanted to go back to his hotel for some drinks. In the back of the taxi he kissed me for the first time—and I knew then what else was on the cards.”
After an hour partying in his suite the other couple left and A-Rod made his move.
“As soon as the door shut behind them Alex smiled at me, picked me up with his huge muscly arms and threw me over his shoulder. I felt like the luckiest girl alive,” says Candice.
“He is so strong and easily carried me into his bedroom area and gently put me down on the bed and began taking off his clothes. Then he slipped off my short denim mini skirt and hot pink sweater so we were both naked. We had the most amazing sex for about two hours. Alex was a very generous lover and he knew there was more than one person to satisfy.
“We were pretty creative too and did it in loads of positions.”
Next morning when Candice left Rodriguez he kissed her and took her phone number.
Later in the day the smitten beauty did an internet search on her star date and was shocked to find his wife was pregnant.
CANDICE
She says: “I didn’t regret sleeping with him but I felt bad when I found that out. I was disappointed that Alex was that kind of man.”
But not disappointed enough to tell him where to go when he called her again months later in October 2004.
“The Yankees were in town but I didn’t expect to hear from him,” she said. “Then my phone went off and it was him asking if I wanted to go over and see him at the team hotel again. I was up for some fun so I thought, ‘what the hell’.
“It was really nice to see him again. We chatted very briefly but it was clear what he wanted and we were soon stripping off. Alex and I had sex in his bed for almost an hour again in a variety of positions.
“Then we lay in bed making small talk—then we did it again. At about 11pm he told me he would love for me to stay but he had to play an early game the next day.
“So I got dressed, gathered my stuff and left and I have not heard from him since. I knew what it was all about and I have no problem with that. I was not looking for anything more. I knew he had a wife and that we could take this no further, that was just the way it was. But I think her divorcing him is the smart thing to do. A leopard never changes his spots.”
Last week lawyers representing Cynthia Rodriguez announced she was divorcing her husband of five years on the grounds of “extra marital affairs and marital misconduct” and cited his relationship with Madonna as “the final straw”.
Madonna took the unusual step of issuing a statement denying that she and Rodriguez were having an affair. She said: “I know Alex Rodriguez through Guy Oseary, who manages both of us. I brought my kids to a Yankee game. I am not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez.”
But A-Rod’s wife and her lawyers are unconvinced. Cynthia, 34—who gave birth to their daughter Natasha just a few weeks after her husband’s romp with Candice—has already endured the shame last year of revelations that he had cavorted with exotic dancer Joslyn Morse in a strip club in Toronto.
Candice was not shocked to hear of Rodriguez being linked to Madonna. She says: “I think Alex is definitely her type. He is successful, gorgeous, athletic and tanned, what woman wouldn’t want that?
“They are a match made in heaven. He is a powerful figure in his industry and so is she in hers. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they did get together, they would be a huge power couple.
“And I truly believe there is rarely no smoke without fire. If anyone can lure a woman away from their husband, it’s Alex.”
Pop star Madonna and Sharon Stone pusses greet each other on the stage at the start the annual amfAR party in Cannes
Madonna and Sharon Stone prove again that when it comes to red carpet glitz and glamour, older really is wiser.
The dynamic duo pulled out all the stops last night at the annual amfAR party in Cannes - with very different looks.
And with a combined age of 99 between them, the leading ladies showed the younger stars at Cannes they still have what it takes when it comes to setting the red carpet alight.
Video: Cannes spotlight - Madonna, Sharon Stone, etc.
Hollywood's leading ladies Madonna and Sharon Stone stole the Cannes limelight for a second night running
Sharon, 50 wore a sexy leopard print Cavalli gown and draped herself over a red Porsche for the assembled photographers. Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt dazzles in a revealing apricot dress while Eva Herzigova shows that simple is sexy in a strapless black gown
Meanwhile Madonna - who is one year younger - opted for a more demur and mature look in a long sleeved pink Christian Dior dress.
After dazzling at Cannes on Wednesday night, the two stars again stole the limelight, despite the presence of sexy stars who are well below half their ages.
Madonna is approaching her 50th birthday in August, while Sharon already welcomed her sixth decade in March.
Actress Natalie Portman wowed in an elegant off the shoulder dress
On Wednesday, Madonna lapped up the attention at the world première of the singer's Malawi AIDS orphans documentary I Am Because We Are.
And when asked whether she would be adopting another child from Malawi and replied: "Yes, I hope so."
In 2006, Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie adopted David Banda, now two, from Malawi.
Yesterday, the singer compared the criticism they received at the time to birthing pains.
Video:Madonna e Sharon, sfida a colpi di fascino
She said: "I was meant to have him and it was a big struggle and I didn't understand [the criticism] but in the end I rationalised that when a woman has a child and has a natural childbirth she suffers an enormous amount.
"I went through my own birthing pains ... in the end it made me stronger so I can't complain."
Meanwhile following in Madonna's choice of dress colour Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt sizzled in a stunning and very revealing tight pink number.
Actress Natalie Portman looked a picture of elegance in an off the shoulder puffy white dress.
Petra Nemcova is a model of beauty as she poses for photographers at Cannes
Also attending the star-studded event was American rapper P Diddy, Cliff Richard and Denis Hopper.
Dita Von Teese opted for a bright purple dress by Gautier couture while Donatella Versace was a special guest on Madonna's table during the charity evening and wore a pale green dress by her own label.
On Wednesday, Madonna and Sharon's gowns and looks drew several parallels.
From their choice of black gowns, their pink lips and smoky eyes down to their darkened roots, onlookers were startled by the similarities between the two women.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese stands out in her plunging purple ensemble while Italian designer Donatella Versace wore a green dress of her own label
Their remarkably youthful complexions isn't the only thing they share.
Both are mothers of three and have gone down the adoption route of parenthood - Sharon has three adopted boys, while Madonna attracted controversy for her adoption of David.
Christian Slater couldn't keep his arm off stunning girlfriend and Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon
Both women have been married twice - albeit one, Madonna, is still wed to her second husband.
Sequins and superstars: Madonna and Sharon Stone combine their star power to co-host the annual amFAR fundraiser
Double knockout: Madonna and Sharon look incredible on the red carpet as they smile and joke for the cameras
After a failed marriage to actor Sean Penn - who is head juror at this year's festival - in the 1980s, Madonna married British director Guy Ritchie in 2000 and the couple have a seven-year-old Rocco together, as well as Madonna's daughter Lourdes, 11, from a previous relationship.Sharon split from second husband, San Francisco Chronicle editor Phil Bronstein in 2004, and was previously wed to film producer Michael Greenburg for three years in the mid 1980s.
Madonna's 1993 flop thriller Body Of Evidence, co-starring Willem Dafoe, was widely compared to Sharon's most famous role, opposite Michael Douglas, in Basic Instinct the previous year.
After stepping out earlier in the week in kinky boots and leather gloves, Madonna went for the more refined look in a stunning Chanel black and white beaded gown with fringed sleeves and trim.
The Material Girl, 49, made her entrance at the screening with Guy, who looked remarkably glum next to his excited wife.
Material girl Madonna opts for lashings of sequins, and beads on a body-skimming gown which reveals only her toned back
Madonna and Sharon are teaming up tonight to raise money at the AmFAR Cinema Against AIDS fundraiser, which auctions off items for an AIDS charity.
Last year as compere, Sharon raised £3.5million at the annual Cannes aids benefit.
Stone is on the French Riviera to promote her new film No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos, which screens tomorrow.
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie pose together. The event was the screening of the singer's documentary
Madonna did it again! Do you remember lesbian kiss that she gave Britney Spears?.
French kiss: Madonna planted one on a female dancer during her show in Paris last night
Juggling act: Madonna certainly had her hands full with a bottle of champagne in one and a girl in the other
Well, yesterday Madonna locked lips with one of her female backing dancers during a private concert in the French capital, Paris, on Tuesday, during her second album showcase for Hard Candy. The original BRITNEY SPEARS incident caused a minor meltdown back in 2003 at the MTV VMAs in California.
Bubbly blonde: Madonna took a swig from a champagne bottle during the half hour set
She told the 1,500-strong crowd at the Olympia: "Why do I have this relationship with France?
"I'm always drawn to working with French people - and frenching French people. Vive la France!"
Her Madgesty: Madonna appears more eager than ever to keep her crown as the Queen of Pop
Was that the look of love Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were beaming at each other Wednesday night?
