Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez says he and Madonna are just “friends”

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez says he and Madonna are just “friends”.
Speaking for the first time about Madonna, the baseball player – who was
first linked to the 50-year-old singer earlier this year – insists there is
no romance between the pair, and rumours about a relationship are
“ridiculous”.
Alex, 33, said: “We're friends - we're friends and that's it. I've been to
two of her concerts, yet I've read that I went to 20. I've also read that we
were buying an apartment together. That is absolutely ridiculous and not
true.
"You have to have a sense of humour when it comes to this stuff, if I
answered every rumour we'd be here for three weeks.”
Alex also revealed he and Madonna became close friends because they share
philanthropic interests, and says he is now a keen supporter of her Raising
Malawi charity, which is dedicated to helping the one million orphans in the
African country.
He added to People magazine: “I initially knew nothing about her charity.
But after being invited to one of Madonna's fundraisers, I found we shared a
lot of the same commitments toward helping children. I was very moved by the
whole thing.
“I saw the documentary she made as well, ‘I Am Because We Are’, and it was
very inspiring and informative. I saw an opportunity to help and I jumped at
that.”