husband Guy Ritchie said on Wednesday that a statement released on the singer's behalf detailing terms of their divorce was “misleading and inaccurate”. Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's spokeswoman in New York, said on Monday the singer had given British film director Ritchie between 50 and 60 million pounds ($76-92 million) as part of their divorce. Both Associated Press (AP) and Reuters reported the figures, but now the couple are distancing themselves from the accuracy of the details. “We have tried to maintain a dignified silence regarding the details of our divorce for the last few months whilst accepting the obvious media interest,” said a joint statement from the pair. “A misleading and inaccurate statement, specifically in relation to the sums of money involved, was wrongly issued to AP this week,” it added. “The financial details of the settlement will remain private, save to say that both of us are happy with our agreement. Our primary concern, like any co-parents, is the care and well being of our children.” Rosenberg said on Monday that custody arrangements for the couple's children had not been finalised. Madonna and Ritchie have an eight-year-old son, Rocco, and three-year-old son David, adopted from Malawi. The singer also has a daughter Lourdes, born in 1996, from her relationship with fitness trainer Carlos Leon. Madonna, one of the most successful singers of all time with estimated album sales of more than 200 million, was married once before, to actor Sean Penn, in the 1980s. Madonna and Ritchie announced their split in October, nearly eight years after their wedding at Skibo Castle in Scotland. Ritchie is a British film director who is making Hollywood blockbuster “Sherlock Holmes” starring Robert Downey Jr. as the Victorian-era super sleuth. The couple's combined wealth has been estimated at about $525 million, but Madonna accounts for most of it.-Reuters *Pele set to dazzle again, in animation film Pele is set to return to the field again, this time in an animation film to be made by an Indian company around the Brazilian soccer legend. Compact Disc India Ltd., have also acquired the rights to develop games and merchandising around the triple World Cup winner, according to a notice filed with the Bombay Stock Exchange. “We'll be producing an animation film based on soccer with Pele as the central character,” company chairman Suresh Kumar told Reuters. “However, it is too early to talk about the script or the storyline.” Brazil's Prime Licensing, the company which holds the exclusive rights to the Pele brand, confirmed the deal. “We felt that an animation film would be the ideal way to reach a very important audience for us, teenagers and kids,” the company's CEO Paulo Ferreira told Reuters by phone from Sao Paulo. “We're aiming for the film to be out in the first half of 2010. Pele will have final say in the script and will also be responsible for promoting the film.” Pele, 68, played a prominent role in the soccer-based 1981 film “Escape to Victory” and has also appeared in TV programmes on the game. He will emulate top American basketball player Michael Jordan, who made an appearance in the 1996 animation film “Space Jam”. India's animation industry has grown rapidly in the last few years and the nation's filmmakers are also showing keen interest in the genre.
