Madonna and Guy’s nearly eight year marriage was legally severed today at a hearing at the High Court in London. Neither Madonna nor Guy were present and the proceedings lasted just a few minutes. The two agreed on a settlement that makes Guy out to be the more responsible party. Guy will retain joint custody of his two boys and is receiving the cash equivalent of their London townhouse, about $37 million USD. He will also get to keep his London pub and their country home, but the settlement he agreed on is not even close to half the money Madonna earned during their marriage. According to The Sun, which has had insider stories throughout the divorce and is thought to have a source in the Madonna camp, Madonna is mad that the papers are making it seem like Guy is not asking for a dime.

The divorce sped through after the couple struck a deal on property, money and access to their kids. Last night Guy, 40, said: “It dragged on much too long and that had nothing to do with me. But it was never ever about money.”

As The Sun reported last month, Guy will keep the Punchbowl pub in London’s Mayfair and his beloved Wiltshire estate.

He will also get a cash payment equivalent to the value of their Marylebone townhouse — around £25million.

Film director Guy is worth £30million in his own right and could have claimed as much as half of Madonna’s £300million fortune.

He is accepting far less — but reports he was refusing to accept even a penny infuriated the Queen of Pop, 50.

A source said: “Madonna is livid that people think he hasn’t asked for a penny when he is walking away with millions.” Their case — Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S — was listed before District Judge Reid today.

Their decree nisi was announced at 10am in Court 10 of the Principal Registry of the High Court’s Family Division in High Holborn, central London.

A pal said: “It was threatening to become the messiest bunfight in years.”

The source said Rocco, eight, and adopted son David Banda, three, will split their time between America and Britain while 12-year-old Lourdes — Madonna’s daughter from an earlier relationship — will live with her mum full-time.

[From The Sun]

Leave it to Madonna to get mad at her now ex husband’s perfectly reasonable demands. At least their kids will be able to move on and not have to hear the details of their parents’ messy divorce. We could have been treated to a lot of potentially embarrassing information and allegations from both sides. Madonna and Guy’s two sons, Rocco, 8, and David, 3, are now with their dad in Liverpool, where he’s filming Sherlock Holmes.

Update: According to People, they were granted a “preliminary divorce” will will become official in 6 weeks if neither side disputes the ruling. Madonna issued a statement to the court that she was divorcing Guy for his “unreasonable behavior.” That’s rich coming from her.