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…)

It really should be Madonna’s year.

She’s got a new album out (although it’s been panned by critics and fans), she’s about to embark on an international tour this fall, and her adoption of David Banda, once mired in controversy, is finally being made official.

And then she had to come to New York.

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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.

We're not big on the sports section. Thank the gay lords for the eagle-eyes over at Popnography, then, because without them we never would have found this story on the crumbling relationship between Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Apparently the boys used to be the best of pals, but things have hit the skids as of late.

Of the split, A-Rod had this to say:

People start assuming that things are a lot worse than what they are, which they're not. But they're obviously not as great as they used to be. We were like blood brothers. You don't have to go to dinner with a guy four, five times a week to do what you're doing. It's actually much better than all you guys expect, but I just want to let the truth be known.

Before going on, A-Rod struck a deal with reporters, saying he'd tell them the truth if they agreed to stop asking.

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