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Madonna performs during Confessions Tour in Paris (August 28 2006)

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Steven Madden Ltd. is about to tie up another celebrity deal.

Multiple sources told Footwear News last week the company is teaming up with Iconix Brand Group Inc. and Macy’s Inc. to produce the shoes for Madonna’s new Material Girl juniors’ line, set to launch exclusively at Macy’s in August.

Last week, the superstar and Iconix announced the formation of a joint venture called MG Icon LLC. A number of projects are expected to bow as part of the partnership, with the Material Girl line hitting first.

“Footwear and accessories are going to be an essential part of the Material Girl collection,” said Iconix CEO Neil Cole. “Footwear is an easy way for juniors to change their look, and we are going to offer them a wide array of trend-right items that will fit into their style.”

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Madonna with Larry David and Ricky Gervais on The Marriage Ref (aired: March 11 2010)

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Madonna doesn’t think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband.

But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband’s prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife’s current mate.

This was some of Madonna’s relationship advice on NBC’s “The Marriage Ref,” where she joined actor-comedians Larry David and Ricky Gervais as a guest panelist on Thursday’s edition.

The show invites its panel of “experts” to help analyze real-life disputes between married couples, mostly for laughs. Host Tom Papa, aka The Marriage Ref, makes the final call.

In one case, Mindy Goldman was offering sexual favors to Alan, her husband of 28 years, if he would clean up their messy basement.

A good idea? “I think it’s weird that she wants him to be clean so that they can be dirty,” cracked Madonna.

Gervais wondered, “Could they combine the sex with the housework?”

Then Susan and David Harper, married for three years, were seen in their house squabbling over possessions left over from their past relationships. Susan wanted her husband to get rid of the sofa where David and his ex-wife might have had hanky-panky, while David complained about Susan hanging on to the ashes and prosthetic leg of Don, her late husband.

Madonna’s swift solution: “He gets rid of the couch, she gets rid of the leg.”

“This is easily the most uncomfortable hour I’ve ever spent in my life,” sighed Larry David in the midst of the debate.

“Why?” Madonna retorted. “Because you’re sitting next to a woman who’s standing up to you?”

“The Marriage Ref,” which premiered last week, has Jerry Seinfeld as a creator and producer.

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Madonna with Guy Ritchie at the Kabbalah centre in Los Angeles (April 07 2003)

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Vera Farmiga may very soon go from rolling around with George Clooney in Up in the Air to being told what to do by Madonna.

Farmiga says she’s hoping to star in a period romance that the Queen of Pop is not only producing and cowriting but also directing…

The movie is about the real-life drama surrounding England’s King Edward VIII’s decision in 1936 to abdicate the throne so he could marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. Farmiga would play Simpson. No male stars are attached yet, but Abbie Cornish has reportedly signed on for a role.

“She approached me,” Farmiga said of Madonna. “We sat for a cup of tea and again for a cup of tea. Hopefully, it will all come together.”

Farmiga is putting a lot of faith in Ms. Ciccone—she hasn’t seen anything she’s directed. “I’m actually not familiar with her work, and I told her this flat-out,” Farmiga admitted. “She sent a couple of films and I still haven’t seen them.”

But no matter. “I don’t really go by that,” Farmiga said. “I go by other things. I go by scripts. I go with what I think I can do with a character and if I feel a kinetic energy with someone and I feel we can uplift and challenge each other.”

And don’t bother telling Farmiga if Madonna’s only feature film directing work, the 2008 flick Filth and Wisdom, didn’t exactly win audiences or critics over. Farmiga said, “I certainly have things I wouldn’t want people to see.”

source: eonline

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