There have been all sorts of rumors floating around about the kind of settlement Guy Rithie would get from Madonna. At several points it sounded like he was walking away with hardly a thing – probably just glad to get away from Madge. But in the end he scored a decent settlement of $76 million to $90 million. That’s including the value of one of their homes that Guy will get to keep, along with their pub.

Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least 50 million pounds ($76 million), the singer’s spokeswoman said Monday. Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press the settlement was in the range of 50 million to 60 million pounds ($76 million to $92 million) as part of their divorce agreement, a figure she said included the value of the couple’s country home, Ashcombe House in western England, which Ritchie will keep.

Rosenberg said the couple’s west London pub — the Punchbowl — would also remain with Ritchie. A representative for the British filmmaker declined comment. The couple were reportedly worth some $525 million, the vast majority of which belonged to Madonna. Ritchie had an estimated $35 million fortune.

“I’d assume it’s one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement,” Rosenberg said. U.K.-based entertainment lawyer Ambi Sitham said it made sense for Madonna to divest herself of her British property. “She’s got no interest in remaining here,” Sitham said. “She’s relocating and moving back to New York. It’s money she’s already paid out — what is she going to do, try to sell the houses in a flagging market?”

Rosenberg said that while the financial component of the settlement had been worked out, custodial arrangements for the couple’s children have yet to be finalized.

[From the Associated Press]

I was trying to figure out if $76 million would be worth it for me. It’s an unfathomable amount of money for most of us, and I’d bet the majority of people would be able to deal with a lot of crap for that. But something tells me most of us would also willingly pay $76 million not to be around Madonna after about a month.

Unfortunately I would bet that a significant amount of legal wrangling is still to be had. I doubt Madonna will be willing to give Guy much of what he wants in terms of their sons. However with the news that they’re spending Christmas together as a family, it seems like Madge has finally learned to put someone else ahead of herself – in this case, two someones. Hopefully she can do the same for their custody arrangement, so that the boys’ schooling won’t be interrupted and they’ll still have plenty of time with their father.

Here’s Guy Ritchie leaving his Punch Bowl pub in London last Wednesday, looking much happier than usual. Images thanks to WENN. Header photo from 2005. Image thanks to Fame.