MADONNA - CICCONE TO REVEAL MADONNA'S MARRIAGE SECRETS

MADONNA's brother CHRISTOPHER CICCONE is set to give an insight into the state of the singer's marriage to GUY RITCHIE in his forthcoming tell-all book.
According to publishing sources, the pop superstar's estranged brother reveals the pair do love each other - but not as much as the Queen of Pop loves herself and her career.
However, Ciccone insists the couple, who have recently been dogged by split rumours, are "passionately committed" to staying together.
In the expose, Ciccone writes about how he hopes his sister's Kabbalah faith will help her overcome her own ego, adding: "I hope that it is Kabbalah's lesson that she is not the center of the universe."
The book, Life With My Sister Madonna, also allegedly lifts the lid on the Material Girl star's celebrity pals, with excerpts about the lifestyles of Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Madonna's former lover Warren Beatty, according to online reports.
But some of Ciccone's alleged stories have already been thrown into doubt - his revelations of Madonna enjoying a same-sex smooch with best pal Gwyneth Paltrow at a New Year bash was dismissed by a fellow partygoer on Wednesday (09Jul08).
The book, which is slated for release next week (15Jul08) is set to officially cut all ties Ciccone once had to his superstar sister.
Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg says, "I would have to assume she (Madonna) has come to terms with the fact that they do not have a close and loving relationship. And with the book coming out, I assume that will remove the chances of that ever happening."