Ritchie claims Madonna "retarded"

Ritchie and Madonna were divorced in 2009 and his comments in Esquire magazine appar to be a direct response to Madonna who dedicated a song during her recent tour to "the emotionally retarded", a reference many believed was aimed at Ritchie.

In the Esquire interview, Ritchie first heaps praise on his ex-wife, saying, “Madonna makes things happen. Put Madonna up against any 23-year-old, she'll outwork them, outdance them, outperform them. The woman is broad. And, of course, I still love her.”
But then he adds, “But she's retarded too."