To avoid the negative publicity of her divorce from Guy Ritchie. To avoid the negative publicity of her romance with now scandal-plagued Alex Rodriguez. And to drum up headlines for her Sticky & Sweet Tour. Given Madonna's penchant for creating buzz just by changing her clothes, we'd say faking a romance with Brazilian model Jesus Luz is in the realm of possibilities.

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A certain baseball player was nearly showing off the goodies only Madonna gets to see these days. [PITNB]

After a divorce saga that included rumors of sleeping with Alex Rodriguez, and what ultimately ended up with a quicky legal split, Madonna is wise to rapidly shift focus away from her personal affairs and on to something more … consumerist. Enter Louis Vuitton, which Ms. Sticky & Sweet is said to be shooting a campaign for, joining the ranks of Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, and Catherine Deneuve in the brand's relaxed-yet-stylized campaign.

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Popular singer Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez reignited affair rumors by allegedly having dinner together. Meh. [NY Post]

Still following Madge brother Chris Ciccone's lengthy press tour? Well, we are, so suffer with us, will you?

After hitting up Good Morning America and Chelsea Lately to promote a tell-all about his singer sister, Ciccone now sits down – or, rather, has sat down – with the barely-there Page Six Magazine.

If you're like us, you want to go straight to the end, so here it is, as told by a press release:

[Ciccone] knows the book won’t bring them closer together, and she’ll probably be furious. Christopher, however, is optimistic. “Look, I don’t think the book is going to make us closer at this point,” he says. “But when she reads it and finds out what I was going through and who I am as a person… well, I just don’t think anything bad can come of that.”

"When she reads it?" Oh, you dear, dear boy…

Read the press release after the jump, if you dare…

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A Texas minor-league baseball team will hold an 'A-Rod & Madonna Night' promotion tomorrow. The Grand Prairie AirHogs will sell $1 tickets to any couples coming to the game claiming to 'share an agent.' Fans can also receive $1 admission if they wear an Alex Rodriguez jersey or come dressed as 'any era of Madonna.'" [NY Post]

Okay, we know you're going to find this hard to believe, but Madonna adores all the attention surrounding her alleged affair with Alex Rodriguez. That's what her so-called friend are saying. What's more, the pop star's looking to up the ante a bit:

Madonna is "loving" the attention she's getting from the Alex Rodriguez scandal, friends said – and as of Sunday, she was planning on ramping up the rumors by cheering on her close friend during today's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.

"She, [manager] Guy Oseary and some friends have tickets and are planning on going," said a spy. "She doesn't care about the press it will get – she loves it. It just gets her more publicity for her upcoming Sticky and Sweet tour."

Sounds like quite the grand plan.

Meanwhile, old Madge couldn't be more angry at her brother, Christopher Ciccone, who's currently hyping a tell-all book about his sister.

Ciccone appeared yesterday on Good Morning America, but, as our friends at Jossip reported, Madonna's publicity team's threatening other shows: feature Ciccone and you miss out on the material mom. That's a no brainer.

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Oops!

Overwhelmed by the tireless coverage of the Madonna/Alex Rodriguez/Lenny Kravitz/Cynthia Rodriguez rat fuck, a delirious MSNBC staffer accidentally put up a picture of OJ Simpson in place of the Yankee cad.

We understand mistakes happen, but – c'mon! – it's OJ Fucking Simpson! If he did some how become involved – well, we think our heads would explode!

PS: Sorry for the poor image quality. It's Tuesday! (Whatever that means…)

Alright, the speculation surrounding Madonna/A-Rod marriage drama has officially jumped the shark: "…Rodriguez attended Madonna’s half-hour promotional show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on April 30. But no one’s mentioned that just the day before, April 29, the Yankees placed A-Rod on the 15-day disabled list… What was A-Rod’s injury? A grade 2 groin pull that occurred during a game against Baltimore on the 20th." Madonna denies it all, of course. [Fox News]

Allegedly estranged spouses Madonna and Guy Ritchie made a show of their marital love last night when they entered and exited a New York City restaurant holding hands. Sadly, Yankee and reported Madonna-lover Alex Rodriguez was not invited. [Jossip]

Though they've yet to confirm, everyone seems dead set that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are calling it quits. While Ritchie will likely fade into oblivion following a potential divorce, rumor has it that Madonna's already found a new playmate: married Yankee Alex Rodriguez.

That is, of course, if you believe tab-rag Us Weekly:

A source tells Us that the $28-million-a-year Rodriguez, 32, has made numerous solo nighttime visits to Madonna, 49, at her spacious home and would sneak out "as late as midnight." Says the source, "All the doormen are talking."

Rodriguez attended Madonna's April 30 NYC concert; the singer sat in his seats at a Yankees game on June 22 (it was the first time she ever was photographed at a Yankees game). Her son Rocco, 7, also sported Yankees gear on June 25 while playing in Central Park.

Oh dear God! Does Madonna have no shame?! She's letting her child wear Yankees gear in New York?! This woman is sick. Someone call child services.