Shortly after news of Madonna’s divorce from husband Guy Ritchie was made public, a source close to the 4 Minutes singer has revealed that her alleged romance with New York Yankees member Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez was real.

“[They] are definitely romantic,” the source told Usmagazine.com.

However, the source was quick to explain that Ritchie wasn’t worried about Madge’s affair, because the couple have been “secretly separated” for “over a year”.

“Guy is not invovled in this equation,” the source said. “With or without A-Rod, Madonna and Guy haven’t been ‘together’ for over a year – they have been privately separated. Madonna, however, wanted to finish her world tour before divorcing.”

Another source on the New York Yankees side added that A-Rod and Madonna had been together for some time, but had only recently kicked things up a notch.

“A-Rod and Madonna are more involved than ever,” said the source. “Alex has really missed spending tmie with Madonna. However, he understands the position Madonna’s in.”

The couple fueled speculation that they were an item a few months ago, when they were spotted together a number of times shortly after Rodriguez split with his own wife. At the time, both Madonna and A-Rod denied their affair, something that was no doubt paramount to Madge getting the most out of her divorce bombshell.

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The inseperable Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson enjoyed a quiet, romantic lunch together at Bar Pitti in New York City on Monday.

Onlookers say the couple were smiling and laughing, and at one point were caught holding hands.

So far it seems Lindsay’s staying true to her birthday wish, which was to “live happily ever after” with the person she cares about.

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It seems Nicole Richie wasn’t the only one to get upset over LiLo’s flirtations with Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden earlier in the month. Lohan’s longtime girlfriend, DJ Sam Ronson, reportedly hit the young starlet with an ultimatum after seeing photos of the actress openly flirting with Richie’s man: clean up her act and quit the bed-hopping, or the relationship is over.

The confrontation between Lohan and her girlfriend occurred last week at West Hollywood’s Crown Bar, when a few short words turned into a “full-blown” fight that left LiLo distraught and in tears. “They had a full-blown fight,” a witness reported. “Evan Ross, Diana Ross’s son, and [The Hills star] Lauren Conrad comforted Lindsay while she kept wiping her tears.”

Sources have said that 30-year-old Ronson is “tired” of her girlfriend’s “repeated flings” with the opposite sex, and wants their relationship to change from open to monogomous.

Lindsay, knowing what was at stake and desperate to make amends with the woman she calls “her wife,” flew Ronson to Paris for a romantic weekend away. And it seems to have done the trick: Lohan and Ronson were seen strolling the boulevards of Paris, with the DJ not even bothering to hide the splattering of hickies on her neck.

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Looks like Kate and Lance are no longer bothered if people know they’re together. The happy couple, who’ve been secretly dating for some time now, were spotted in Austin on both Friday and Saturday nights during their romantic weekend getaway.

An insider has confirmed to People: “They came in [Friday] and had dinner together, it’s true.”

On Friday, they had an intimate dinner for two at high-end restaurant Eddie V’s, which Armstrong is said to frequent. Saturday night saw Hudson enjoy a casual family dinner at Hula Hut, with the Tour de France winning athlete, his three children, and a group of friends.

“They came in with the kids and a large group of people,” a restaurant on-looker said. “They ordered dinner – tacos, burgers and fries and that sort of stuff.”

Another source added: “They looked like they were having fun.”

Kate, who was suspected of being engaged to Owen Wilson just over a week ago, split with her on-again, off-again You, Me and Dupree co-star a day before rumours of her relationship with Armstrong surfaced on the net.

Both Hudon’s and Armstrong’s reps have refused to comment on the budding relationship.

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