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Madonna returning to Rio de Janeiro, after a brief trip to Angra dos Reis (February 13 2010)

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Madonna received a donation of $1 Million from Brazilian brewery. The check was delivered on Friday (February 12) by the president of AmBev, Joao Castro Neves.

The funds will support the start of Madonna’s charity organization ‘Success For Kids’ in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled for March this year.

source: globo

Madonna, the queen of pop, has her eye on a king.
She’s set to direct “W.E.,” a biopic about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson that led to the Brit royal abdicating from the throne to marry his divorcee lover.

Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air”) is eyeing the plum role of Simpson, who precipitated the most severe constitutional crisis in the English monarchy in the 20th century after Edward proposed to her, only months into his reign.

There is no word yet on who will play King Edward.

Madonna is writing the script with Alex Keshishian, who directed the multihyphenate in “Truth or Dare.”

Former Miramax exec Colin Vaines and David Parfitt are producing the pic. CAA is handling domestica sales while IM Global has international.

This will which will be Madonna’s second directorial effort; her first, “Filth and Wisdom,” preemed at Berlin in 2008. Simpson led a colorful life, having been married twice before her romance with Edward. The two of them, who lived the rest of their lives as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, spent the best part of three decades living a life of leisure as social celebrities around the world.

source: variety

She’s 0-for-2 in the marriage game, but that won’t stop Madonna from judging other people’s domestic disputes.

The pop icon will appear on NBC’s The Marriage Ref, the Jerry Seinfeld-created show about warring couples that premieres Feb. 28, the network confirms.

Twice divorced (from Sean Penn and Guy Richie), the Material Girl will sit on a celebrity panel to determine the winner of the family feud.

source: people

Madonna flies from Rio to Angra dos Reis with Jesus and her kids (February 13 2010)

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Madonna herself released a statement to Access Hollywood in memory of the designer, calling the loss “a tragedy.”

“Lee McQueen was a truly unique visionary in the world of fashion,” the fashion-forward star said in the statement. “A creator of beauty. What a tragedy.”

Madonna going out for a dinner with Jesus Luz in Rio de Janeiro (February 11 2010)

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Unofficial, but a very good one

The fashion designer Alexander McQueen has died, his company has said.
His office confirmed to the BBC that Mr McQueen, 40, was found dead at his London home this morning.
Paramedics called to his home pronounced him dead at the scene. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious.
A statement said his family were “devastated” at the “tragic news”, and added that they shared “a sense of shock and grief”.
A former British Designer of the Year winner, Mr McQueen started his career as an apprentice in Savile Row, where he learned how to make jackets at Gieves and Hawkes.
Madonna wore his designs at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, 2005 Vogue photo shoot etc.

Thanks to Leonardo