British friends and fans of Michael Jackson poured out their grief on TV and websites Friday, as the country where the so-called King of Pop was due to make a month-long concert comeback tour reacted to his shock death.

An oil painting depicting a naked Madonna with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie has sold to a foreign buyer for more than 15,000 pounds (24,300 dollars) after it failed to sell at an earlier auction, it was announced Tuesday.

Auction house McTear's Auctioneers in Glasgow, Scotland, said the painting, Madonna & Guy, by Scottish painter Peter Howson, had sold for a record price.

A Malawai court official said Monday, Madonna's appeal against a court ruling denying her adoption request of a 3-year-old girl from Malawi will be heard next month on 4th May.

The appeal which may last two weeks, does not require Madonna's presence , and according to Madonna's representative - Liz Rosenberg, she did not believe hat Madonna would attend.

A nude picture of Madonna, taken when the queen of pop was a struggling dancer in New York in 1979, is expected to sell for at least 10,000 dollars, auction house Christie's said Friday.

Recently-divorced US pop icon Madonna is claiming more than 5 million
pounds (7.3 million dollars) damages from a British newspaper for the
publication of photographs of her wedding to film director Guy Ritchie
eight years ago, her lawyer said Monday.

Los Angeles - Just four days after the finalizing of her divorce from ex-husband Guy Ritchie, Madonna appears to be finding solace in the arms of baseball hunk Alex Rodriguez, according to gossip reports Tuesday.

A relatively well-behaved Britney Spears wowed a crowd packed with
superstars when she made a not-so-surprise appearance at Madonna's
concert in Los Angeles Thursday night.

From Material Girl to earth mother, Madonna, officially the world's most successful female artist, has proved to be a master of reinvention.

Now, at the age of 50, and with a reputed fortune of 400 million pounds (700 million dollars), the superstar will make yet another start in life following the breakdown of her marriage to British film director Guy Ritchie.