Madonna

While Alex Rodriguez bashes meaningless Spring Training homers, Jesus Luz continues to circle the bases with the lovely object of both their affections.

Worse yet for A-Rod, Luz is making an impression with her kids.

While the nurturing of their romance through Kabbalah (and a steamy W mag photo shoot) is generating plenty of celeb gossip heat, there may be another dynamic worth noticing in the affair of hot Brazilian model Jesus Luz and Madonna.

E! Online reports that the pop queen took her 22-year-old paramour to Los Angeles' Kabbalah Center on trendy Robertson Boulevard last Saturday.

While the former Mrs. Ritchie may be making an impression on Jesus Luz, it was Luz taking the time to get to know Madonna's eight-year-old son, Rocco.

"He was playing with Rocco than paying attention to Madonna," a source says, noting that Luz was also seen with Madonna and adopted David Banda.

Madonna and Jesus Luz in NYC. [Photo: Splash News]

Daughter Lourdes would be the last in the trifecta of children to impress as he strives to win family favor. Still, her PR peeps deny any romance with Jesus Luz.

"Clichéd as it sounds, they're really just friends," Madge's rep Liz Rosenberg said.

Of course, Rosenberg also vehemently denied Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage was in trouble until they divorced. Madonna and A-Rod were allegedly just pals too, until they were clearly getting it on. So basically she's full of it.

Is Madge just using Jesus Luz to make Alex Rodriguez jealous - after he ran home to ex-wife Cynthia Rodriguez in the wake of his positive steroid test - or did A-Rod blow his shot? Did he snooze and Luz out to a younger, hotter boy toy?

Forget diamonds, dresses, handbags and other celebrity fashion staples.

Madonna will have a different kind of accessory on her person for this year's Academy Awards, according to reports - 22-year old boyfriend Jesus Luz!

“Madonna and Jesus have spent all week planning their outfits for Oscar night,” a pal tells OK! “Madonna is planning on using the Vanity Fair party to introduce him to the world as her new boyfriend, and wants everything to be perfect!"

So why all the fuss if Jesus Luz is just a fling?

It seems as if Madonna - who divorced Guy Ritchie last year amid rumors of an affair with Alex Rodriguez - is getting pretty serious about her latest conquest.

"She’ll put to rest any rumor that Jesus was ‘just a model’ she met during that racy W photo shoot," the source adds. "Madonna and Jesus’ romance is real.”

Click to enlarge more pics of Madonna exiting a New York restaurant with Jesus Luz recently, accompanied by kids Lourdes and David Banda (not pictured) ...

[Photo Credits: Splash News Online]

Your move, Alex Rodriguez.

Reports say Madonna's rumored paramour Jesus Luz has reportedly converted to Kabbalah, the mystical Jewish offshoot embraced by her Madgesty.

The Brazilian model - who is said to be a strict Catholic - joined an online community for Kabbalah believers, and has updated his website, informing "friends" about his switch to the faith, of which the Material Girl is a devout follower.

"Jesus' family are very traditional and quite religious so this news is sure to come as something of a shock," a source tells Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper.

"But Jesus is totally taken with Madonna and is slightly in awe of her. Quite simply he can't get enough, and finds her utterly compelling and bewitching."

"The two of them have spent a lot of time together in recent weeks and Madonna's chatted quite freely about her beliefs – especially Kabbalah."

Madonna and Jesus Luz met during a steamy W Magazine photo shoot.

According to the N.Y. Daily News, Alex Rodriguez has slithered back to ex-wife Cynthia Rodriguez in the wake of his steroid scandal - and Madonna is not happy.

"Madge is pissed!" reveals an insider, after A-Rod fled to Coral Gables, Fla., to be with C-Rod. "Alex ran right home to Cynthia. To Madonna, it's the ultimate dis."

According to sources, the Queen of Pop - who has been spotted with model Jesus Luz of late - is livid because A-Rod didn't come to her for solace.

The reason? "Alex's handlers want to make sure he's as far from Madonna as possible," says the insider. "He has enough negative publicity as it is."

Even after their messy divorce scandal last year, Alex Rodriguez is said to be finding comfort in the arms of ex-wife Cynthia amid the fallout from his positive steroid test.

No stranger to the spotlight, the Material Girl has gotten her fair share of attention lately by squiring Jesus Luz, a 22-year-old Brazilian, around New York.

But her camp insists that her dalliances with Luz - who's featured wet and making out with Madonna in W magazine's March issue - are just for publicity.

Sweet Jesus. Especially on the heels of his past positive steroid test results getting leaked to the public, Alex Rodriguez is not going to be happy about this.

Madonna appears in a no-holds-barred W spread in the magazine’s March issue, romping in a hotel with a shirtless Jesus Luz - now her rumored boy toy.

It's not hard to see why Madonna would be tempted to submit to Jesus Luz - and we're not talking about the hot tattoo of his own name on his back ...

Madonna, 50, and Jesus Luz, 22, reportedly met during this steamy magazine shoot (with a Rio theme), as photographed by the legendary Steven Klein.

Earlier this month, the pair was spotted having dinner in NYC. They are said to be dating, but reports vary. Either way, they're spending time together.

A-Rod is said to be extremely jealous of Jesus Luz for moving in on his girl. Just hope he doesn't fly into a fit of steroid-induced rage. Sorry, we had to.

Click to enlarge more photos of Madonna and Jesus Luz in W ...

Pop queen Madonna has been flaunting her hot, new, ridiculously young boy toy - Brazilian model Jesus Luz, 22 - all over New York City in recent days.

As a result of her actions, her other, slightly less young boy toy, troubled New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, is reportedly far from pleased.

"It's embarrassing for him because [A-Rod and Madonna] have been so publicly linked," a source close to Rodriguez, 33, tells the N.Y. Daily News.

"Now it looks like he's been dumped for a younger stud."

One wonders how this will impact the baseball star's performance in 2009. The good news? His performance in the clutch cannot get any worse!

SWEET JESUS: Luz and Madonna, who are believed to be dating all of a sudden, are seen here leaving a New York restaurant - and Alex Rodriguez jealous.

Alex Rodriguez, who has been linked to the newly-single Madge after enduring his own high-profile divorce from Cynthia Rodriguez last year, is said to be extremely distraught, especially since Jesus Luz has now dined with her children.

Amusingly enough, though, the New York Daily News source says, Madonna is telling A-Rod it's a "publicity trick" to take the heat off their own romance.

That may take the cake on the list of creative, vague and utterly unprovable excuses. Click to enlarge more pictures of Madonna and Jesus Luz in NYC ...

[Photo Credits: Splash News Online]

Those photos of Madonna nude we posted yesterday - which could be yours for $10,000 or so - leave little doubt that back in 1979, the Material Girl had it goin' on. Even if she couldn't afford a razor as a struggling, unknown model, apparently.

Would you go there now, though? That's a tougher call. Now 50, the top-selling female singer in history still flaunts her sex appeal, or what's left of it. Tell us ...

Would you hit it?

The year: 1979.

The photo spread: Madonna nude.

Before she was the biggest-selling female pop star of all time, she was just an aspiring model who had no problem taking it all off or eschewing razors.

The nude Madonna photos in question will be auctioned off at Christie's Auction House for an expected $10,000-15,000 a pop, according to reports.

Are you interested? At least in checking out a sampling of these Madonna nude pictures, if not adding them to your office wall on a permanent basis?

If so, just follow the jump, then click to enlarge ...

Madonna has more high-energy plans to give her career a shot in the arm after her divorce - and we're not talking about marathon romps with Alex Rodriguez.

According to the UK's Daily Mirror, the Queen of Pop will be performing with Britney Spears in the summer on some of the latter's global tour to promote Circus.

That's on top of several high-profile solo gigs Madonna has planned.

For now at least, bosses are keeping the dates in which she will appear with Britney Spears under wraps. A source said: "Choreographers have been asked to create an out-of-this-world dance routine for Britney and Madonna."

"When Britney Spears joined Madonna on stage for her recent Hard Candy tour, it was very sedate. This is going to be a much more high energy dance routine - they will be getting back to what they are both good at, performing."

We can only hope for more of this ...

Mmm. Wouldn't that be something? Anyway, here are more shots of the superstars "performing" together over the years. Click to enlarge...

Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie are mutually blasting a recent report about the supposed divorce settlement that gave Guy $76-92 million.

In a joint statement Wednesday, the two said:

"We have tried to maintain a dignified silence regarding the details of our divorce for the last few months whilst accepting obvious media interest. A misleading and inaccurate statement, specifically in relation to the sums of money involved, was wrongly issued to AP this week. 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."

THAT'S HER GUY: Well, it was for awhile, anyway.

A formal custody arrangement for the couple's three children - Rocco, 8, David, 3, and Lourdes, 12 - has not been finalized.

It's been a whirlwind year for Madonna, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, but dogged by divorce rumors throughout.

Her divorce from Guy expected to be final in January, at which point Alex Rodriguez will have to make a choice between Madonna and Melissa Britos. Or justdate both. Dude hits a lot of home runs, from November-August at least.