Madonna has reportedly spoken to estranged husband Guy Ritchie for the first time in weeks in a bid to settle their divorce out of court.

The 50-year-old singer - who announced earlier this month she and Guy are splitting after nearly eight years of marriage - is believed to have made an emotional phone call to the director on Tuesday night to come to an amicable agreement about the separation.

Madonna tried to control Guy Ritchie with a "marriage contract," it has been claimed.

The "contract" was drawn up after the couple - who split after nearly eight years of marriage two weeks ago - visited marriage counselors two years ago.

Guy Ritchie has ended the plans of his estranged wife Madonna to fill their swimming pool with Kabbalah water.

Before announcing their split earlier this month, Guy and Madonna had been given permission by local authorities to build an indoor pool at their estate in Wiltshire, Southern England.

Guy Ritchie wants daily contact with his children to stop them becoming "oddballs" like their mother Madonna.

The British film director doesn't want his eight-year-old son Rocco to inherit his wife Madonna's quirks, and has been secretly treating him to "normal" meals rather than the strict dietary regime Madonna has reportedly imposed.

Guy Ritchie enjoyed an evening out with actors Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. Thursday night.

The film director - who announced last week he and Madonna are getting a divorce after nearly eight years of marriage - smiled as he was photographed arriving at his close friend Sam Taylor Wood's art exhibition at London's White Cube gallery wearing an argyle-print jumper, jeans and a flat cap.

Madonna is having Kabbalah "anger management" counseling to deal with her rage at estranged husband Guy Ritchie.

The singer has been accompanied on the North American leg of her "Sticky and Sweet" tour by a counselor representing the mystical offshoot of Judaism, of which she is a follower.