Madonna has been fined $249,750 by Wembley Stadium officials for breaking the venue’s curfew during the London stop of her Sticky & Sweet world tour earlier this month. The Material Girl’s show overran the 10.30pm curfew by 40 minutes when she played there on September 11th - her only date in the U.K. And she has now been charged $92,500 for every 15 minutes she overstayed her welcome.

A Wembley Stadium source says,

"The concert was meant to start at 8.30pm but Madonna didn’t come on stage until 9.10pm. The gig ended at 11.10pm so she was quite a bit over. Her people knew about the possible implications for going over the curfew but this is a pretty hefty fine, even for Madonna."

Um... not really but ok. I doubt something like this taught Madonna a lesson.  She practically made $249,750 in the time it took me to write this post.

Quite the crowd came out to see Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Tour at Wembley Stadium in London. Fergie, Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow were enjoying the show along with thousands of this pop icon's fans.

It must be so wild for Gwyenth to see her friend in action. I mean, these ladies have a regular friendship outside of the limelight. So, to see one of your best friends jumping up and down and owning the stage like this live must be crazy!

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So maybe there was some truth the rumors that Guy's lack of committment to Madonna's religion was causing the couple to fight.  In a new interview Guy Ritchie basically hinted that he's just not that into Kabbalah.  He is currently making a documentary about faith.

Ritchie is hoping his new film will help others understand exactly what makes the ancient mysticism of Kabbalah so appealing to people like Madonna and Demi Moore - even though he admits he's not altogether clear about the movement himself.

In an interview with U.S. news show Extra, Ritchie said, "It's a complicated subject… I don't really understand Kabbalah as a religion or a belief system." But he thinks his film will be of great interest to those who are curious about Kabbalah: "It gets people rather hot under the collar."

Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie attended the, "RocknRolla" premiere in London last night. Madonna came out looking quite lovely in a black dress with little rhinestones all over it in support of her husband Guy's new movie.

Also photographed arriving on the red carpet was the always sexy, Gerard Butler.  Gerard plays a "tough" guy in the movie and as long as I am guaranteed plenty of Gerard screen time, the movie has officially made it on my must-see list.

Your thoughts on everyones attire? 

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Madonna's crew is very unhappy at the material girl. She is living the life of luxury while they are staying in a $92 motel room each night after her concert ends. She flies around in private jets while the crew has to... fly commercial. The staff is angry and they want more.

Several of the 250-strong staff are said to be unhappy at their travel and accommodation arrangements for the mammoth jaunt, which began last month (Aug08). It is claimed they were furious at being booked on no-frills airlines while the Material Girl flew by private jet.

Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper also reports that there is growing resentment after the singer recently stayed at a $20,000 a night castle on the Cote d’Azur, while some crew were put up in a $92.50  a night hotel.

A source tells the newspaper, "Everyone is absolutely furious with her… they feel they are being treated like second-class citizens, despite all their hard work over the last few months."

What do you think? Should Madonna spend more money on the accommodations and travel arrangements for her crew? Or is the team expecting too much?

PS - This is my absolute favorite outfit a celebrity has ever worn traveling. In three years of writing this blog and decades of reading the tabloids, I have never seen someone travel in a robe. These pictures are from last week, but since I had to write this story up, I thought WHY NOT post them!?

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Madonna's massive touring entourage has just got bigger. The singer just added Dr. Steven Margolin, a top chiropractor to her Sticky and Sweet world tour, according to reports. I should hope so! All that jumping around and dancing for days at a time can be draining on anyone. 

An insider tells America’s Life & Style magazine,

"It’s (tour) going to be very draining, and she needs him around to aid her in her recovery time after each show. She’ll have daily massages to relax her."

Madonna’s touring personnel currently includes 250 people.

Madonna went all out while picking the outfit she would wear to celebrate her 50th birthday with husband Guy Ritchie. Thigh high boots, black tights, short shorts and a set of gold chains that would make Mr. T fall to the ground... hey to the now.

What do you think about Madonna's look? And I love how she is walking out of Swallow Street Club with Guy's present in hand. If you haven't heard, he bought her a $100,000 Rolex watch. Gave a quote about it and everything:

"She (Madonna) wanted it for a while, but she couldn't bring herself to spend that much money on a watch."

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Happy birthday Madonna! The icon turned 50 today. I would comment on what age she really looks... but what does that mean anymore? 50 really is the new 30. Which is great for me because that means I am barely 10 years old. There's a lifetime of fun waiting to be had.

I never had a problem with the milestones. Ever. Even... 30. In fact, when I turned 30, I felt rather accomplished and proud of my new badge. 

How were you at 30? 40? 50? 60? Did it matter?

It doesn't to Madonna. While the actress didn't give a quote, her long time publisist Liz Rosenberg said the following to the NY Times.

''I'm sure she's happy to be an inspiration to women and men of any age,'' Rosenberg wrote in an e-mail. But the birthday, she noted wryly, ''is not quite the benchmark for her as it seems to be in the media, who have been talking about her 50th since she turned 40!''

Despite rampant Internet reports, Madonna is NOT planning on adopting a girl from Malawi says the singer's rep. Liz Rosenberg confirmed with Us Magazine that the story is an old one and utterly false.

"Madonna has not made an attempt to adopt this baby earlier this year or now," Liz Rosenberg tells Us.

Rosenberg also confirmed to Us what she told CelebTV.com: "There is no truth to this rumor. It's an old one - wasn't true then or now. Madonna is starting her tour in a week."

The Sun reported that Mercy James' family refused to allow the singer to take their child regardless of how much money she threw at them.

Madonna is supposedly on track to make another bid to adopt a little girl from Malawi. Last year she tried to bring home a child named Mercy James, but attempts were blocked at the last minute by the girl's father.

To be honest, I'm surprised she would try to adopt another child from the same country seeing as how David's adoption was filled with drama from the get go. But, I'm guessing that having that sweet little boy in her arms is worth all the trouble. :)