| 'They courted the media attention,' says singer
Friday, October 31, 2003 Posted: 1:19 PM EST (1819 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Madonna says Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck share some blame for the excessive media attention that caused them to postpone their wedding last month.
"Well, to a certain extent, they courted the media attention," Madonna told Pat O'Brien on "Access Hollywood" in an interview that aired Thursday. "At the end of the day I feel like that's their job, and then there needs to be a part of the relationship that you keep private." Excerpts of the interview were released in advance.
The 45-year-old pop star, who is married to film director Guy Ritchie, says it can be challenging to have a personal life while in the public eye.
"You know, I'm not making a judgment call on Jennifer and Ben ... we can only make assumptions about why it did or didn't happen," she said.
"Ultimately, if you have a strong relationship, and there is understanding of what a committed marriage is, I don't think that having a lot of media attention can break it up."
Madonna also discussed the possibility of turning at least one of her planned five children's books into an animated film.
"Yes, I would like to make at least one animated film out of one of the stories," she said.
But when asked if her 7-year-old daughter, Lourdes, would have a starring role in any on-air project related to her books, Madonna immediately replied: "Absolutely not." | |
