Isn’t that cute. Justin Timberlake has been writing songs for Madonna for about a month now, and apparently the aging poptart is so impressed with his, um, work that she’s invited Mr. Sexyback to spend the summer with her in London. For his part, Justin seems to be impressed by Madonna’s, um, work ethic, which he describes as “infectious.” It’s all perfectly benign, a burgeoning artistic collaboration. Except for the fact that Madonna’s marriage to Guy Ritchie seems to be disintegrating. According to reports, the couple rarely share the same bed and argue constantly when they’re out of the public eye. If these reports are to be believedand people have been saying this about Brangelina for a while now, without a shred of supporting evidencethe public show of affection is strictly for the sake of their children.

Hmmm. So Justin’s gone from Britney Spears (the same age) to Cameron Diaz (several years older) to Madonna (much, much older). Meanwhile, Madonna has gone from Sean Penn (slightly younger) to Guy Ritchie (significantly younger) to Justin (okay, that’s just ridiculous). In another year or so, she’ll probably get her hooks into Daniel Radcliffe, while Justin will be out clubhopping with Carol Channing.

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