BROTHERS & SISTERS GO ON OUTING
SUNDAY MIRROR
have thawed considerably with the Queen of Pop agreeing to let Rocco stay with his dad in London.
This week the latest court hearing in New York over the dispute was postponed in an indication a deal was on the verge of being agreed, with a spokesman for the Manhattan Supreme Court confirming it was put off “on consent of all parties”.
The hearing had already been delayed once as Madonna, 57, and Guy, 47, work through their differences.
Their ugly fallout had reopened old wounds from their divorce battle and put them at the centre of court disputes on both sides of the Atlantic. As the row unfolded – apparently sparked by Madonna confiscating Rocco’s mobile – the singer made a series of swipes at her former husband during performances and on social media.
She even reportedly hired private detectives to keep track of her son, while Guy launched a legal action in London’s High Court to keep him in the UK.
The row began last December after Rocco left his mother’s Rebel Heart world tour and refused to return home with her to New York.
He spent Christmas in London with his father and has mainly been living with him ever since. As the legal battle rumbled on, Rocco was pictured appearing to smoke and drink with friends in London. The rebellious teenager was pictured in April sitting under a bridge on London’s South Bank swigging from a bottle and smoking, dressed in tattered trousers and a baseball cap with a pal. However he recently spent time with his mum after agreeing to move forwards, and was spotted with Madonna and Lourdes back in May. Earlier this week he was pictured with Brooklyn Beckham as they headed out in North London with a group of friends. The eldest of the Beckham brood, 17, and Ritchie’s first-born looked to be in extremely high spirits. The two teens, whose fathers are very close friends, appeared to be having a blast as they larked around outside a coffee shop.