Her Holiness Madonna has deigned to appear on network television to give marriage advice on Jerry Seinfeld’s new TV series for NBC titled The Marriage Ref. Why *anyone* would want to get marriage advice from a woman with 2 failed marriages is beyond me … but I’m guess it’ll make for some interesting television to watch:

With two failed marriages under her belt, Madonna is probably not the most qualified person to hand out marital advice. That didn’t stop her giving her tuppence worth as she aired her views about one couple’s relationship troubles on a new reality US TV show called The Marriage Ref. And she clashed with Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David as they had different opinions on one married couple’s trivial argument. Although the domestic spat was not clear from the trailer shown in the US on Sunday night, it seemed to be enough to get Madonna, Larry and the third celebrity panelist Ricky Gervais hot under the collar. At one point, Madonna, who was married to actor Sean Penn from 1985 to 1989 and divorced director Guy Ritchie in 2008 after eight years of marriage, puts her head in her hands and says: ‘This is a recipe for disaster.’ She and Gervais, who isn’t married but has been with producer and screenwriter Jane Fallon for 25 years, take the same side and argue with the ‘Ref’, who is there to take on the opinions of the celebrity panel and make a decision for the couple.

This sounds like Celebrity Divorce Court. I understand that the premiere ep of this show has already aired but Madonna’s ep is yet to air. After the jump, check out the video trailer for Maddy’s upcoming episode of The Marriage Ref to see what all the hullabaloo is all about …

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Um, it's sort of flattering and insulting all in one. She knows how to give a good sound bite to make the headlines, right?

Keep reading under the cut to check out Ke$ha's new video for "Blah Blah Blah" that was just released.

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[HMG] – For those brave souls who can endure NBC’s ‘The Office’ without medication, its creator, Ricky Gervais has good news – He’s now accepted a guest-starring spot on the US incarnation.

The 48-year old actor has told UK reporters his character, David Brent will go head-to-head with Steve Carell as Michael Scott when he appears on the show.

“I think it would be funny for David Brent to walk into the US Office and hear them all go ‘Oh my God, there’s two of them!’,” he told the scribes. “We don’t need to know Brent’s back-story – Scott could just bump into Brent, who is some bloke from England.”

But Ricky does not believe this could lead to a Brit Office invasion;

“I don’t think we’ll take any other UK characters over – we’ll probably leave it at just me, it’s too complicated.”

One thing that’s not complicated is Rick’s faith in religion -  he simply has none. Living with writer and producer, Jane Fallon for 25-years, Rick says they’ve never got married as he can’t see the point;

“We are married for all intents and purposes; Everything’s shared,” he told Boston. “And our fake marriage has lasted longer than a real one. But there’s no point in having a ceremony before the eyes of God, because there is no God.”

He also admits the success of the show has made him a slob, but denies he only works out to please his new Hollywood friends.

“If I didn’t do that I’d be a massive ball of gout. It’s not because of LA — Even if I was skinny my roles would still be middle-aged chumps.”

So what’s the one thing he would change about his appearance? “I wish my beard didn’t come through gray and ginger.”

He’s surrounded by Hollywood types and still claims he has not heard of hair dye…What’s up with that?

British comedian Ricky Gervais (creator of “The Office”) has been with girlfriend/lover/partner Jane Fallon for 25 years but his religious belief stop him from getting married. Or should I say, lack of religious beliefs. “I don’t see the point,” Gervais told Britain’s Sunday Times. “We are married for all intents and purposes, everything’s shared, and actually [...]

Ricky Gervais won’t tie the knot because he doesn’t believe in God. The comedian – who lives with Jane Fallon– said they’d never got married because they weren’t religious and had never felt the need to make it official after 25 years.

“I don’t see the point. We are married for all intents and purposes, everything’s shared, and actually our fake marriage has lasted longer than a real one... but there’s no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God.”

The 48-year-old star of ‘The Office’ also admitted he was a huge slob so had to work hard to keep off the pounds, but denied he only exercised to fit in with his Hollywood friends. He told the Sunday Times newspaper:

“Because if I didn’t do that I’d be a massive ball of gout. It’s not because of LA, no. Even if I was skinny my role would still be middle-aged chumps.”

The man has a point about what types of roles he would receive.

What do you think about Ricky being so honest about his religious beliefs (or lack of beliefs)?