Madonna posts defiant Instagram snap as Guy Ritchie WINS bitter custody of son Rocco
Singer's 16-year-old son will live with his father in England after originally residing with his mother in America
MADONNA has hit back at the news she has lost custody of her son Rocco with a defiant Instagram snap - insisting mother's sometimes need to be a "B****".
It was revealed on Wednesday that ex-husband Guy Ritchie had finally settled his bitter dispute over son Rocco with the 58-year-old — and won custody of their lad.
Ritchie’s lawyer revealed outside court that the parties had agreed the 16-year-old should live with his dad.
But despite the agreement, Madonna couldn't stop herself from taking a swipe at her detractors and the decision by posting a defiant picture on Instagram of her looking straight down the camera in a black hoodie with the word 'B****' and a crown scrawled over it.
She captioned the shot: "Because sometimes soccer Mom's need to be a .......,.,,........@mertalas".
Moments later she posted the same image again, but this time the word written across it had been changed to 'Queen'.
She wrote alongside it: "And be treated like a...............@mertalas" with a crown emoji.
Speaking outside court, Guy's lawyer Peter Bronstein said: “The case is settled and everyone agrees that Rocco’s needs changed and he’s going to be living with Dad.
“Everyone’s agreed to that and there’s no further need for any kind of a court case.”
Guy, 47, and Madge, 58, have been involved in a bitter legal battle since December, when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from his movie director dad’s London home.
Madonna had wanted him to live in New York with her — but he refused to go.
Both parties have informed an American judge they have reached a confidential settlement. Rocco is set to continue living in the UK, where he goes to school in North London.
In March, at the High Court in London, Mr Justice MacDonald told the former couple that they risked ruining what was left of Rocco’s childhood if they carried on feuding.
Madonna has gradually rebuilt her relationship with Rocco since Christmas and he lived with her during part of the summer.
They even partied together in Cuba for her birthday a few weeks ago. Madonna has also buried the hatchet with her ex and he was spotted taking a bottle of wine round to her London pad in April.
The Material Girl singer married Snatch director Guy in 2000. After they divorced in 2008, they had initially agreed that Rocco would live with Madonna in the US.