Yankee stick-swinger Alex Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, separated yesterday following a whirlwind of rumors claiming A-Rod has been heading for home plate in late night romps with Madonna. Not one to suffer silently with Valium like a normal trophy wife, Cynthia has reportedly started dating Lenny Kravitz, the overly serious human embodiment of the word "lounge."

Both of the pinch-faced Rodriguez's are currently staying mum about the split, but Cynthia's poor mother did say – and this is not made up – "She is not!" when asked by the Daily News if her daughter was committing adultery with Kravitz.

The couple has TWO CHILDREN and more money than God, all of which we're sure they'll haggle over like rational adults during the divorce proceedings.

Madonna has been in this industry long enough to know that she should have fueled divorce speculation back when her album was coming out, because she is getting more attention now than she has in a long time. The latest rumors to hit Madge involve a certain Yankees baseball player, who has been making late-night visits to her NYC apartment while soon-to-be-ex Guy Ritchie is away.

[Alex] Rodriguez, 32, has made numerous solo nighttime visits to Madonna, 49, at her spacious home and would sneak out 'as late as midnight.' Says [a] source, 'All the doormen are talking.' … Rodriguez attended Madonna's April 30 NYC concert; the singer sat in his seats at a Yankees game on June 22 (it was the first time she ever was photographed at a Yankees game).

Oh, and by the way: A-Rod is married. Naturally.

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Gina Gershon is lying in the same bed as Bill Clinton. But not in the way you think!

In fact, if you were thinking that way, then you’ll understand the whole reason Gershon is complaining about Todd Purdum’s Vanity Fair article in the same way Clinton was: Because she claims the insinuations made about her – that she enjoyed the romantic company of the ex-president – aren’t true.

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Oh, the irony:

Which wife of a major real estate developer hired a private eye to confirm her husband is gay? Surprise! The investigator discovered the hubby was actually a regular customer of a female escort service.

We don't know by name many real estate developers, but we really, really, really hope it's the one we're thinking of.

HUSSY "It's kiss-and-tell time for Barbara Walters: She had an affair with U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke in the 1970s, the veteran journalist revealed during an interview with Oprah Winfrey scheduled to air on Tuesday. After three decades of silence, Walters, 78, is speaking out about her multi-year relationship. According to transcripts from the show obtained by the Associated Press, the View host called Brooke 'exciting' and 'brilliant' — and tells Winfrey, 'I was certainly infatuated … It was exciting times in Washington.'"

Steroid spokesperson and baseball legend Roger Clemens hasn't had the best PR lately, and the latest revelation about an alleged affair with country singer Mindy McCready won't help matters. The married man didn't just participate in your usual affair — he was 28 and the father of two when he started the tryst with a 15-year-old McCready. Reports say he let her fly on his private plane (wink wink nudge nudge), scheduled rendezvouses in lavish hotels and gave her tickets to attend his baseball games. Keep in mind she was the same age as Miley Cyrus at the time and try to control your disgust.

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Which married modelizer likes to spread the love when he's away from home? Apparently, he thinks Sydney is far enough away that his famous Mrs. won't find out.

The man who co-wrote Mel Gibson's hit horror movie, The Passion of the Christ, is suing the lying filmmaker for allegedly conning him into taking a salary inconsistent with the film's budget. Benedict Fitzgerald says that Gibson told him Passion's funding would be between $4 million and $7 million. In fact, Fitzgerald claims, the movie cost seven times that (IMDB says $30 million), and he wants more money. Pious Christian that he is, Gibson is now attempting to seal the film's financial records so that the public won't know he's a sanctimonious, traitorous cheater. God bless him.

David Paterson, the new, black, blind Governor of New York has already cheated on his wife, Michelle. But not to worry, the affair was years ago and Michelle knows about it. She even knows that, from time to time, Paterson took her to the very same hotel he would take his mistress, a Days Inn on the Upper West Side. Perhaps Michelle's so calm about David's extramarital affair because she cheated on him, too!

Governor Paterson flatly denies a rumor that his affair spawned a "love child."

Disaster! Lauren Cleri, the honest whore who ruined her marriage on national television by admitting to infidelity and coveting other men, is even more evil than we expected: her cuckolded husband is a sweet, selfless rookie in the NYPD. (The 9/11 dudes!)

The poor bastard, Frank, is an officer in the Bronx, and surely finding it difficult to hold his head high around the precinct. "It's not very easy to overcome," he told the New York Post, "We've had our issues. Unfortunately, now they're not just our problems."

Along with emotional trauma and a huge chip on his shoulder, Frank's got a gun!