Vanilla Ice says he broke up with Madonna over her 'Sex' book

Infamous rapper-turned-reality-star Vanilla Ice has revealed that he broke up with Madonna over her explicit 'Sex’ book.

The pair split in 1992 after an eight-month relationship, reports Digital Spy.

"I broke up with her after she printed [the explicit book, 'Sex'] because I was hurt to be an unwitting part of this slutty package," the 43-year-old told News of the World.

Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, appeared in the 1992 book in a sexually suggestive position with a fully nude Madonna, but admitted to the U.K. paper that he found it "disgusting and cheap."

"We were in a relationship, yet it looked like she was screwing all these other people," the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.

"I thought she was taking pictures and running round naked because she was like that. Then when the book came out I was so embarrassed and ashamed. It was a porno."

Madonna, 52, "threw me in like I was a product off a shelf, and I didn''t appreciate it," he said.

"That was it and I ended it," the musician recalled.

"She said she didn't have sex with these men, but it looked like she was," he added.

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The Most Powerful Celebrities of 2009

Angelina Jolie has unseated Oprah Winfrey as the most powerful celebrity of 2009.

The Forbes list of most powerful celebrities have five men and women in the top ten but the women take the top four positions.

A mix of money and fame have plummeted Mr and Mrs Smith actress to the number one position, according to the Forbes analysis, which finds that last year Jolie raked in the moolah from movies like Kung Fu Panda and Wanted while remaining a media favorite because of her relationship with Pitt and her philanthropic work.

At number two is Oprah Winfrey who is still raking in big money with an earning of USD 275 million dollars a year.
The talk show queen has been consistently losing her viewership but this hasn't impacted her earnings and next year the celebrity will roll out the Oprah Winfrey Network in partnership with Discovery Communications.

Madonna grabbed the number three spot for pulling off top grossing international tour of 2008 that raked in USD 280 million and grabbing headlines for adopting another Malawian baby as well as for the end of her marriage to British filmmaker Guy Ritchie.

The 23-year-old Brazilian model claimed he felt like the 51-year-old singer’s husband and father to her four children.

"I consider myself a married man. I have a family. At my age, my father was also married, my mother gave birth to me when she was 15,

Beyonce Knowles grabbed the fourth spot.

The singer's last album Single Ladies -- Put a Ring on It earned her six Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night.

At number five is golf champion Tiger Woods, followed by singer Bruce Springsteen and Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.

Jennifer Aniston came in at number eight.

Aniston amassed 20 million dollars, with 8 million each for her films The Bounty Hunter and The Baster' reports Us magazine.

Also, she got 3 million dollars through her movie Marley and Me worldwide gross and DVD sales, apart from 1 million dollars for He's Just Not That Into You.

Jolie's partner Brad Pitt came in ninth after his ex-wife Aniston and the tenth spot went to American basketball star Kobe Bryan whose popularity soared after the US victory at the Beijing Olympics.

The celebs who fell from the Forbes top 100 list due to a drop in earnings and visibility included singer Justin Timberlake (former number 12), actor Johnny Depp (former number six) supermodel and television personality, Tyra Banks (former number 67) and popstar Jennifer Lopez (former number 54).

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Madonna and Britney Spears' kiss : voted Top Kiss of last decade

Madonna and Britney Spears' kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards has been selected Top Kiss in a new poll.

The on stage smooch during a show of Madonna's track' Like A Virgin in 2003 was selected the most well-known smooch of the last decade, according to the poll conducted by UK department store Selfridges.

The show - which also saw Madonna kiss Christina Aguilera - made headlines across the world and is one of the most scandalous moments in the history of the music channel's annual awards.

A source said: "Madonna performing with both Britney and Christina was a big enough event in itself, but nobody - even the MTV people - predictable what happened. It is one of the most outstanding moments ever."

Same sex kisses scored highly in the with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal's famous gay kiss in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain being voted third.

Bruno actor Sasha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell's re-enactment of Madonna and Britney's kiss at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) also made the top 10.

Female on female kisses also proved unforgettable with the Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson's first public kiss outside New York's Mercer hotel making the top 10 list, as well as Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz locking lips in film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Other popular smooches were on screen embraces by rumoured real life couples such as Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's steamy scene in 'Twilight' and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2005's Mr and Mrs Smith - which did blossom into a real romance.

Selfridges conducted the poll ahead of its Valentine's Day kissing booth opening at its London store on February 12.

 Top Ten Most Famous Kissing Moments of the last decade:

1. Britney Spears and Madonna, MTV Music Video awards 2003
2. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Spider-Man 2002
3. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain 2005
4. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Twilight 2008
5. Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008
6. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson, Mercer Hotel NYC 2008
7. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Mr and Mrs Smith, 2005
8. Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire 2009
9. Sasha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell, MTV Movie Awards 2007
10. Jennifer Aniston and Winona Ryder, Friends 2001

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Madonna named Most Famous Celebrity of the Decade

Madonna has been named the ‘most famous celebrity of the decade’ after grabbing more column inches than any other star.

A study of celebrity reports from British national newspapers showed that, Robbie Williams, who has enjoyed comeback success this year, was the most written-about male celebrity of the past 10 years.

With a high profile marriage and divorce, adoption bids and one of the most successful careers around, Madonna has accrued 45,633 mentions over the decade.

This was around 17,000 more news articles than her nearest rival Williams.

The study was commissioned by online UK TV channel Liv, which features style and celebrity programming.

''This is a fascinating insight into which celebrities have real showbiz staying power with the UK print press and have proved their popularity over the last decade. Madonna's ability to be able to re-invent herself and her image has meant she has stayed at the top of her game throughout the noughties and we salute the queen of pop,'' the Telegraph quoted Alex Ayling, Liv commissioning executive, as saying.

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MALIN AKERMAN will adopt a child

Swedish movie star MALIN AKERMAN is keen to follow in the footsteps of ANGELINA JOLIE and MADONNA and adopt a child from Africa.

The Watchmen star is waiting for the right time to take a break from show business and start a family with her husband of two years, Robert Zincone, and she reveals she wants the couple to adopted kids.

Akerman, who is also the front woman of band The Petalstones, explains, “We’re waiting a year or two. Before I started acting, I was at college studying to be a child psychologist - I have an infinite love for kids.