Check out the new Louis Vuitton ads featuring Madonna in a smoky French bistro setting, as photographed by Steven Meisel.

After attending one of the Queen of Pop’s concerts in Paris, inspiration struck LV’s creative director Marc Jacobs for the label’s next fashion advertising campaign.

“I just blurted out, ‘I think we should do Madonna,’” Jacobs told WWD. “I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy.”

And the rumor about Madonna raking in $10 million for the campaign? “It’s very far away from that,” he assured.

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Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, sits front row at Madonna’s ”Sticky & Sweet” concert tour at Dolphins Stadium on Wednesday in Miami.

A-Rod sat right next to Madonna’s close friend, nightclub owner Ingrid Casares.

According to E! News, the 50-year-old singer stared into the New York Yankee baseball star’s eyes as she sang the Evita hit “You Must Love Me.” At one point, A-Rod handed her a bottle of water as she performed.

A fan said: “It was easy for him to hand it off because he was sitting in the front row. He was all excited watching her perform.”

P.S. Why is A-Rod wearing a November 24 hospitality pass? Did he also go to her concert at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA?

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Madonna arrives at the Kabbalah Center with son David Banda in New York City on Friday.

The 50-year-old ‘Material Girl’ is reportedly getting help from ex-husband Sean Penn, in getting over with divorce with Guy Ritchie. The source told People, “It’s a sad situation, but she’s not heartbroken. She’s handling it well.”

Madonna and Guy Ritchie were married for eight years before their separation.

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