Judge forces Madonna’s son to spend Christmas with her

MADONNA’S teen son Rocco is sick of her and wants to spend Christmas with his dad, Guy Ritchie. Now a judge has intervened.

Singer Madonna makes an appearance on BET's '106 & Park' show in New York 01/05/2008.

MADONNA’S teenage son Rocco is sick of touring with his pop-star mum and refuses to spend Christmas with her in New York.

When Rocco, 15, disobeyed his mum’s demand to board a plane from London — where he’s staying with his filmmaker dad, Guy Ritchie​ ​ — Madonna ran to court on Wednesday to force the teen’s return to New York.

The New York Post reports Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan ordered Rocco to come home, but Ritchie’s lawyer made it clear that he would not voluntarily return to the US.

“He has expressed very clearly that he does not want to return to New York,” Ritchie’s lawyer Eric Buckley told the judge.

The comment annoyed Madonna, who tried to interject, but was hushed by her celebrity divorce lawyer Eleanor Alter.

A source close to the case said Rocco might not abide by Judge Kaplan’s order.

“This is a 15½-year-old strapping young kid, so we’ll see,” a source close to the case said.

The source said Rocco had been travelling with Madonna across the world for her Rebel Heart tour for the last two months.

“The boy said he didn’t want to stay with her,” the source said. “He’s not getting along with his mum, which is not a surprise for a child that age.”

Family ... Guy Ritchie and wife Jacqui Ainsley with Rocco Ritchie and David Banda. Picture: Splash News

The Like a Virgin singer announced in August that Rocco would be touring with her.

“I think he’s probably gonna work behind the scenes,” Madonna told EW.com. “He’s not interested in performing on stage with me right now. There’s way cooler things.”

There is also a pending court proceeding in the UK, where Rocco has his own lawyer.

The Manhattan judge said Rocco would also have a court-appointed lawyer in the New York custody case, where the teen could tell the judge whether he wants to live with mum or dad.

But first he must come to New York and face his mum, the judge said.

Madonna argued that the dispute belongs in New York, where she lives, and where the divorce agreement was registered in 2009.

Kaplan told the superstar to discuss the dispute with her ex-husband before they return to court in the coming weeks.

Madonna and Ritchie divorced in London in 2008. They also have an adopted son, 10-year-old David Banda.

The 57-year-old singer — wearing a long, black skirt, sunglasses and a fur-trimmed cloak — was accompanied by an assistant and escorted out by court officers following the hearing.

Proud parents ... Madonna and Guy Ritchie carrying their baby Rocco after his baptism in 2000. Picture: Supplied

This story originally appeared in The New York Post.