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Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie have settled a court dispute over the custody of their 16-year-old son Rocco.

A spokesman for the New York State court system said the pair had reached an agreement, but did not reveal with which parent the teenager would live.

Ritchie's lawyer Peter Bronstein said Rocco would continue to live with his father in London.

The dispute arose in December when Rocco ignored a court order to fly back to live with his mother in New York.

He has since stayed with his father in the UK capital and enrolled in a school there.

Madonna's lawyers have not commented on the settlement.

In December, a judge ruled that Rocco should return to his mother. But she decided not to issue a warrant to enforce the order, urging the pair to reach an agreement.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan said: "No-one is disrupting his household other than the inability of the parents to reach a resolution.

"If they cannot resolve this matter then eventually the court will."

Ellen Sigal, Rocco's court-appointed lawyer, said in March that the dispute was causing him stress.

"It's been a very difficult time for him," she said in court. "We hope to put an end to this as soon as possible without exposing him to more litigation, press innuendo, any of that kind of thing."

Madonna and Ritchie married in 2000 and divorced eight years later.

Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.</s>Madonna has shared an upbeat message about family after settling her bitter custody dispute with ex husband Guy Ritchie.

The Queen of Pop took to Instagram after it was reported her 16-year-old son Rocco would remain with his dad in London.

Sharing a picture of daughter Lourdes, 19, 10-year-olds David Banda and Mercy James, and Rocco, Madonna penned a defiant comment.

She wrote: "We are family! No matter where we are in the world."

Madonna has not directly commented on the reports but has shared a number of messages on social media appearing to reference the end of the eight-month dispute.

The mum-of-four posted a picture of herself in a black hoodie with the word "b****" emblazoned across it.

She captioned the snap: "Because sometimes soccer Mom's need to be a ..."

Madonna and former husband Guy have been locked in a legal battle since December, after Rocco defied a court order to fly to New York to be with his mother.

In March the exes were urged by a judge to seek an amicable resolution for the sake of their son.

Hours before they were due to appear in court on Wednesday, the pair are said to have submitted documents saying they had worked things out.
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TMZ reports that terms of the settlement are confidential, but it's likely that Rocco will return to school in London and see his mother frequently.

Rocco was pictured enjoying a birthday break in Havana, Cuba, with Madonna in August.

Pictures shared on social media showed Rocco presenting his mum with a birthday cake, as she tenderly kissed him on the cheek.

They were also seen dancing in a club, with Madonna beaming with pride as her son twirled her around the dancefloor.

It was previously claimed the singer had sought advice from a specialist in teenage psychology in a bid to improve her bond with Rocco.

We have reached out to representatives for Madonna and Ritchie for comment.</s>Madonna and her ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, have resolved a custody dispute over their teenage son, Rocco.



A court spokesman in New York said on Wednesday that Madonna and Ritchie had reached a settlement. Details have not been released, although Ritchie’s lawyer has said that Rocco will continue to live with his father in London.

The dispute began when Rocco, 16, remained in London with his father after visiting the UK on Madonna’s world tour. He refused to return to the US with his mother for Christmas. Litigation was opened in New York and London.

In December a judge ruled that Rocco should be returned to his mother’s custody, but decided not to issue a warrant to enforce the order. Rocco has since remained in London with his father and enrolled in a school in the capital.

During a hearing in Manhattan this year, the state supreme court justice Deborah Kaplan implored Madonna, 58, and Ritchie, 47, to settle the matter privately.

“No one is disrupting his [Rocco’s] household other than the inability of the parents to reach a resolution,” Kaplan said. “If they cannot resolve this matter then eventually the court will.”

Ellen Sigal, a court-appointed lawyer for Rocco, said in March that the dispute was causing the teenager stress. “It’s been a very difficult time for him,” she said in court. “We hope to put an end to this as soon as possible without exposing him to more litigation, press innuendo, any of that kind of thing.”

Ritchie and Madonna divorced in 2008. They also have a 10-year-old son, David, whom they adopted from Malawi.</s>Madonna and Guy Ritchie have settled their custody battle over 16-year-old son Rocco, according to reports.

Court documents obtained by TMZ claim that the duo were scheduled to attend another hearing on Wednesday but resolved their differences 'hours before'.

The disagreement began in December 2015 during a falling out between Rocco and his musician mother, 58, when he abandoned her tour to live with his Hollywood filmmaker father, 47, in London.

The website claims that Madonna thought Guy 'had poisoned her son against her' and, 'as the disciplinarian [parent], she felt guy was way too permissive'.

The terms of their agreement remain confidential, but it is understood that Rocco will be schooled in London, with regular visits from his mother.

The parents entered into a legal battle at the end of 2015, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with her in New York.

News that the pair were nearing a deal broke in June, when the New York hearing was delayed for a second time.

The Material Girl singer and her ex-husband Guy were due to appear before a judge at Manhattan Supreme Court but it was similarly adjourned hours before.

During the last hearing in New York, Madonna's lawyers claimed that Ritchie taught his son to disrespect the law by refusing to return him to his mother.

Judge Deborah Kaplan scolded both parties and told them to resolve their differences for the sake of Rocco.

In March, at the High Court in London, Mr Justice MacDonald told the former couple that they risked ruining what was left of Rocco's childhood if they carried on feuding.

The judge also ruled that the English proceedings could be halted, paving the way for a potential agreement in the New York court.

The ugly transatlantic custody row has reopened old wounds from their divorce and put Madonna at the center of a painful and public battle.

Madonna and Guy - who is now remarried to English model Jacqui Ainsley with three of their own children under five - divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage.

Though Madonna has a daughter, Lourdes Leon with ex Carlos Leon, and two adoptive children, David and Mercy; Rocco was their only child.

During the most recent dispute, Madonna reportedly hired private detectives to spy on Rocco, while Ritchie launched a parallel legal action in London's High Court.

The row began when Rocco left his mother's Rebel Heart world tour when she reportedly confiscated his mobile phone, and he subsequently refused to return home with her to the States.

Rocco spent Christmas in London with his father, who is the director of films including Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, and has largely been living with him ever since.

In March, Madonna told an audience in Auckland that accepted that she had ‘lost the battle,’ breaking down as she told them: 'There’s no love stronger than a mother for her son.'

As soon as the Material Girl singer's worldwide tour concluded that month, she hopped straight on a plane to the UK to patch things up with her eldest son.

As the row unfolded Madonna made a series of swipes at her former husband in public and on social media.

Ritchie's second wife also posted a picture on Christmas day of Rocco at their wedding, in what was seen as a veiled swipe at Madonna.

Though more recently, in April, Guy was seen to put in the time to repairing his bond with Madonna and was spotted taking wine around to her London home as a peace offering.

Madonna has also invested time into proving to Rocco that she can be a more relaxed parent.

Later that month, after pictures of the teenager claimed to show Rocco 'drinking and smoking under a bridge' she treated him to a late-night, sold out performance of stage show You Me Bum Bum Train in London.

He also bonded with his half-sister Lourdes Leon at a performance of off-Broadway show Sleep No More.

She also took him away on a special trip to Milawi in Africa, where David and Mercy were born, this July to bring the whole family together.

In August, Madonna made sure that Rocco was sufficiently spoiled on his 16th birthday, too.

The Mail On Sunday revealed that Madonna had spent £50,000 on a private jet to fly Rocco and some pals to New York to celebrate his sweet 16.</s>Pop diva Madonna has settled a bitter custody dispute with former husband Guy Ritchie, agreeing for their teenage son to stay in Britain with his filmmaker father, a US court says.

"Their custody case is resolved," Lucian Chalfen, spokesman for the New York court where the divorced couple had fought for custody of their son Rocco, told AFP on Thursday.

The custody agreement reached Wednesday stipulates that the 16-year-old is to remain with his British father, according to US media reports citing Ritchie's lawyer, Peter Bronstein.

Bronstein was not immediately available to comment.

Madonna, who wanted her son to live with her in the United States, reacted enigmatically on social media. The pop star posted a photo of herself on Instagram wearing a black hoodie with the word "bitch" scrawled across it in red.

Madonna and Ritchie had battled for months for custody of Rocco in US and British courts.

Judges heard that Rocco remained in London with his father after a visit in December last year. Madonna wanted the teen to return to live with her in the State of New York.

The celebrity couple divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage. Madonna aired her feelings about the painful end to their relation in her album "MDNA", released in March 2012.

The two also have a 10-year-old adopted son, David Banda.</s>NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Singer Madonna and her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie, have settled a custody dispute over their 16-year-old son Rocco, a court official in New York said on Wednesday.

It was not immediately announced with which parent the teenager would live.

Madonna, 58, and Ritchie, 47, have been in a legal battle over their son since December, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with his mother in New York.

The "Material Girl" singer and the director of 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes" married in 2000. After they divorced in 2008, they agreed that Rocco would live with Madonna.

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State court system, confirmed the case was officially settled on Wednesday but did not immediately provide further information.

Details of the settlement also were not revealed in online court records. Attorneys for Madonna and Ritchie did not immediately return calls for comment. (Reporting by Laila Kearney and Joseph Ax; Editing by Bill Trott)</s>NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Singer Madonna and her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie, have settled a custody dispute over their 16-year-old son Rocco, a court official in New York said on Wednesday.

It was not immediately announced with which parent the teenager would live.

Madonna, 58, and Ritchie, 47, have been in a legal battle over their son since December, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with his mother in New York.

The "Material Girl" singer, who concluded her worldwide "Rebel Heart" tour in March, and Ritchie, director of 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes," married in 2000. After they divorced in 2008, they agreed that Rocco would live with Madonna.

In March, a New York judge and a British judge both separately urged the former spouses to find an amicable resolution for Rocco's sake.

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State court system, confirmed the case was officially settled on Wednesday but did not immediately provide further information.

Details of the settlement also were not revealed in online court records. Attorneys for Ritchie did not immediately return calls for comment and a representative for Madonna's lawyers said they do not comment on cases involving children.

Madonna and Ritchie also have an adopted son who was born in Malawi.

Ritchie is now married to British model Jacqui Ainsley, with whom he has three children. (Reporting by Laila Kearney and Joseph Ax; Editing by Bill Trott)</s>She may have recently lost the custody battle with ex Guy Ritchie over their son Rocco.

But regardless of the ruling, Madonna insists there is still unity in the fractured family.

The 58-year-old singer took to her Instagram on Thursday to share a family photo including her 16-year-old son.

Also included in the photo are her other three kids Lourdes, 19, and 10-year-olds David Banda and Mercy James.

Along with the photo Madonna wrote: 'We are family! [arrow through heart emoji] no matter where we are in the [three globe emojis and one blue heart emoji]! @stevenkleinstudio.'

The post came just hours after her son Rocco looked ecstatic while making his way to school on Thursday morning.

The teenager emerged just hours after London based father Guy Ritchie won a protracted nine-month custody battle with his mother, US pop icon Madonna, who lives in New York.

The decision means Rocco will remain in the UK with director Guy, and the teenager looked delighted with the outcome as he raced across the street sporting a wide grin.

Guy reached a settlement with ex-wife Madonna hours before they were due in court in New York on Wednesday.

Speaking outside the court Guy's lawyer, Peter Bronstein, said the teenager would continue to live with his father in London.

According to Page Six, Bronstein said: 'The case is settled and everyone agrees that Rocco’s needs changed and he’s going to be living with dad.

'Everyone’s agreed to that and there’s no further need for any kind of a court case.'

Court spokesman Lucian Chalfen confirmed Madonna and Guy had reached a settlement, which was filed on Tuesday.

Madonna's attorney declined to comment on the matter at the time.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for both the British director and the American pop star for comment on the matter.

Though court documents obtained by TMZ claimed the exes were scheduled to attend another hearing on Wednesday but did indeed resolve their differences 'hours before' the hearing.

The custody disagreement began in December 2015 during a falling out between Rocco and his musician mother when he abandoned her Rebel Hearts tour.

Heading to London after fleeing the European leg of his mother's tour, the teenager spent Christmas with Guy and his wife Jacqui - later refusing to return to America to star the school term in January.

The website claims that Madonna thought Guy 'had poisoned her son against her' and, 'as the disciplinarian [parent], she felt guy was way too permissive'.

The terms of their agreement remain confidential, but it is understood that Rocco will be schooled in London, with regular visits from his mother.

The parents entered into a legal battle at the end of 2015, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with her in New York.

News that the pair were nearing a deal broke in June when the New York hearing was delayed for a second time.

The Material Girl singer and her ex-husband were due to appear before a judge at Manhattan Supreme Court but it was similarly adjourned hours before.

During the last hearing in New York, Madonna's lawyers claimed that Ritchie taught his son to disrespect the law by refusing to return him to his mother.

Judge Deborah Kaplan scolded both parties and told them to resolve their differences for the sake of Rocco.

In March, at the High Court in London, Mr Justice MacDonald told the former couple that they risked ruining what was left of Rocco's childhood if they carried on feuding.

The judge also ruled that the English proceedings could be halted, paving the way for a potential agreement in the New York court.

The transatlantic custody row has reopened old wounds from their divorce and put Madonna at the center of a public battle.

Madonna and Guy - who remarried in 2015 has three of children under five with Jacqui - divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage.

Though Madonna has a daughter, Lourdes Leon with ex Carlos Leon, and two adoptive children, David and Mercy; Rocco was their only child.

During the most recent dispute, Madonna reportedly hired private detectives to spy on Rocco, while Ritchie launched a parallel legal action in London's High Court.

The row began when Rocco left his mother's Rebel Heart world tour when she reportedly confiscated his mobile phone, and he subsequently refused to return home with her to the States.

Rocco spent Christmas in London with his father, who is the director of films including Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, and has largely been living with him ever since.

In March, Madonna told an audience in Auckland that accepted that she had ‘lost the battle,’ breaking down as she told them: 'There’s no love stronger than a mother for her son.'

As soon as the Material Girl singer's worldwide tour concluded that month, she hopped straight on a plane to the UK to patch things up with her eldest son.

As the row unfolded Madonna made a series of swipes at her former husband in public and on social media.

Ritchie's second wife also posted a picture on Christmas day of Rocco at their wedding, in what was seen as a veiled swipe at Madonna.

Though more recently, in April, Guy was seen to put in the time to repairing his bond with Madonna and was spotted taking wine around to her London home as a peace offering.

Madonna has also invested time into proving to Rocco that she can be a more relaxed parent.

Later that month, after pictures of the teenager claimed to show Rocco 'drinking and smoking under a bridge' she treated him to a late-night, sold out performance of stage show You Me Bum Bum Train in London.

He also bonded with his half-sister Lourdes Leon at a performance of off-Broadway show Sleep No More.

She also took him away on a special trip to Milawi in Africa, where David and Mercy were born, this July to bring the whole family together.

In August, Madonna made sure that Rocco was sufficiently spoiled on his 16th birthday, too.

The Mail On Sunday revealed that Madonna had spent £50,000 on a private jet to fly Rocco and some pals to New York to celebrate his sweet 16.

On Wednesday, shortly after the court ruling, Madonna took to social media on to hit back at the decision, writing that sometimes a mother 'need to be a b****'.

Sharing a series of pictures hours after it was revealed Rocco would live with his father Guyin London, she appeared to take a swipe at the decision and her detractors.

In the pictures (shot by Mert Alas) shared on social media, the Vogue singer can be seen in a black hoodie with a crown drawn atop her head above the words 'Queen' and 'B****'.

Posting the photos to both Instagram and Twitter, she seemed to take a thinly veiled swipe at the days events.

Next to the one reading 'B****', she quipped: 'Because sometimes soccer Mom's need to be a...

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NEW YORK — Singer Madonna and her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie, have settled a custody dispute over their 16-year-old son Rocco, a court official in New York said on Wednesday.

It was not immediately announced with which parent the teenager would live.

Madonna, 58, and Ritchie, 47, have been in a legal battle over their son since December, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with his mother in New York.

The "Material Girl" singer and the director of 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes" married in 2000. After they divorced in 2008, they agreed Rocco would live with Madonna.

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State court system, confirmed the case officially was settled Wednesday but did not immediately provide further information.

Details of the settlement also were not revealed in online court records. Attorneys for Madonna and Ritchie did not immediately return calls for comment.
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• Amirpour said the movie was shot in the Californian desert and she spent a year visiting a local community called Slab City, whose inhabitants, living in trailers and off the grid, eventually became extras on the set.</s>It was not immediately announced with which parent the teenager would live.

Madonna, 58, and Ritchie, 47, have been in a legal battle over their son since December, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with his mother in New York.

The "Material Girl" singer, who concluded her worldwide "Rebel Heart" tour in March, and Ritchie, director of 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes," married in 2000. After they divorced in 2008, they agreed that Rocco would live with Madonna.

In March, a New York judge and a British judge both separately urged the former spouses to find an amicable resolution for Rocco's sake.

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State court system, confirmed the case was officially settled on Wednesday but did not immediately provide further information.

Details of the settlement also were not revealed in online court records. Attorneys for Ritchie did not immediately return calls for comment and a representative for Madonna's lawyers said they do not comment on cases involving children.

Madonna and Ritchie also have an adopted son who was born in Malawi.

Ritchie is now married to British model Jacqui Ainsley, with whom he has three children.
The American pop star Madonna agrees on a settlement with her former husband Guy Ritchie over their son.