NEW YORK — Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity-gossip industry and the sporting world buzzing with questions. A third name was added to the saga when Rodriguez’s wife fled from New York to the Paris home of rocker Lenny Kravitz, who denied anything improper had happened with the slugger’s wife.
The whole story began last week amid tabloid stories that Madonna, who is married to British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, had consulted a divorce lawyer. On Tuesday, her publicist said Madonna’s marriage was not in jeopardy. Then, Us Weekly magazine reported that Rodriguez, 32, has been making late-night visits to the Manhattan apartment of Madonna, 49.
