Madonna is a manipulative bitch

That press release on Monday -- the one that claimed Guy Ritchie was receiving $76 million+ in a divorce settlement -- that Madonna apparently had no idea about even though it was put out by her publicist? Turns out it was a carefully crafted PR move to make Guy look like a greedy asshole and Madonna was behind the whole thing. Shocked? Yes? Then you're a moron. A friend of Guy's told the Daily Mail:

"Guy couldn't stand by while this happened It was not just a case of misinformation being leaked out by Madonna's team to better her image. Madonna actually sanctioned her PR to make an official statement about the settlement which had been massively exaggerated. The intention had presumably been to make Guy look money-grabbing and to make Madonna look generous. But it backfired. Madonna is clearly used to controlling things, but it wasn't going to happen this time." (Source)

You know what'd be awesome? If the next time Guy Ritchie sees Madonna he tells her he wants to give her a hug to show that he holds no ill feelings but instead of actually hugging her he punched her in the jaw.

[WENN]