Personal Life
On 18 May 2000, Ritchie was arrested by the police after he assaulted a 20-year-old man outside the Kensington home he shared with Madonna, causing actual bodily harm.
On 22 December 2000, Guy married the American pop singer Madonna at Skibo Castle in Scotland. They have a son, Rocco John Ritchie, born 11 August 2000 in Los Angeles, and adopted a Malawian baby boy named David. On 15 October 2008, British media reported that a split was "imminent" between Ritchie and Madonna. The split was confirmed by their spokesperson and Ritchie and Madonna went public with the split because they "can’t bear to live with the pretense any longer".
On 15 December 2008, it was announced by Madonna's spokeswoman that the singer had agreed to a divorce settlement with Ritchie, the terms of which grant him between £50million and £60million, a figure that includes the value of the couple's London pub and residence and Wiltshire estate in England.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage was dissolved by District Judge Reid by decree nisi at the clinical Principal Registry of the Family Division in High Holborn, London. Madonna and Ritchie entered into a compromise agreement for Rocco and David, then aged eight and three respectively, and divided the children's time between Ritchie’s London home and Madonna’s in New York, where the two will be joined by her daughter, Lourdes, from a previous relationship.
During his marriage to Madonna, Ritchie followed Kabbalah and was a regular attendee of services at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles, which his former wife co-founded. A Kabbalah spiritual leader has claimed that Ritchie underwent a circumcision,at Madonna's request in order to adhere to Kabbalah tradition. No official verification has been made.
Ritchie was the inspiration for, and is the subject of, singer Robbie Williams' single She's Madonna from his 2006 album, Rudebox.
Ritchie started training in Shotokan karate at the age of seven at the Budokwai in London, where he later achieved a black belt in judo. He also has a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Ritchie is a fan of the English football team Chelsea.
In February 2011 a £6m house he owns in London's Fitzrovia was occupied briefly by members of The Really Free School, a squatter organization.
His girlfriend, Jacqui Ainsley, gave birth to their first child, a boy, Rafael, in September 2011. In July 2012 the couple announced they are expecting their second child.
Used to own "Joe's Brasserie", Wandsworth Bridge Road, London (Top Gear interview, S14e4)
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