Madonna Puts Her Children in Danger

First it was Britney, and now Madonna. The superstar was photographed riding in a car without her adopted 17-month old son in a carseat.

After a service at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2007, Madonna and her children got into their Escalade. Instead of properly securing her son in a carseat, she held him in her lap while her husband, Guy Ritchie, drove off.

Fun Facts About Madonna

Madonna is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most successful female solo artist.

Madonna surprisingly does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Madonna was inducted into the UK Hall of Fame on November 11th, 2004.

Madonna wrote a series of five children's books entitled The English Roses, Mr. Peabody's Apples, Yakov and the Seven Thieves, The Adventures of Abdi, and Lotsa de Casha.

Madonna wrote a book entitled Sex, released in 1992, which sold a record-breaking 150,000 copies in the U.S. in its first day of release and reached #1 in the New York Times best seller list. The book caused controversy around the world, and went out of production less than a year after its release.

Madonna has been nominated for a total of 18 Grammys but only won 5 of them. She won: "Best Music Video, Long Form" for Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live in 1992, "Best Video from a Film" for Beautiful Stranger in 1999, "Best Music Video, Short-Form" and "Best Dance Recording" for Ray Of Light in 1999, and "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" for Beautiful Stranger in 2000.

At the end of Madonna's wedding ceremony, she and her new husband Guy Ritchie were given two rolls of toilet paper by Susan Brown, the minister, as it is one of the minister's traditions. Susan says of her tradition, "Two rolls together reminding them that their marriage should be strong and long."

Madonna was paid $5 million by Pepsi to film a commercial that never even aired.

Madonna's first major film role was in "Desperately Seeking Susan" in 1985. The movie featured her song "Into the Groove."

"Like A Virgin" became Madonna's first #1 single in 1984.

"Holiday" was Madonna's first charting single in the U.S.

Madonna is one of the most famous practitioners of the Kabbalah faith (an off-shoot of Judaism).

Madonna gave her 8-year old daughter a credit card, to "teach her financial responsibility." The card has a $10,000 credit line.

Madonna once again made it to the headlines when she kissed both Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears on the lips at the 2003 VMA's.

Madonna bought a 4-story mansion in the charming London neighborhood of Notting Hill for $10 million on November 9, 2000 in order to be closer to her husband Guy Ritchie.

Madonna has won 9 Razzie Awards: Worst Actress for Shanghai Surprise in 1987, Worst Actress for Who's that Girl in 1988, Worst Actress for Body of Evidence in 1994, Worst Supporting Actress for Four Rooms in 1996, Worst Actress of the Century in 2000, Worst Actress for The Next Best Thing in 2001, Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple for Swept Away in 2003, and Worst Supporting Actress for Die Another Day in 2003.

Madonna has been nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Her only win was her 1997 nomination for "Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy" (for her role in Evita). Her other five nominations were for "Best Original Song - Motion Picture." Those nominations include Who's That girl from the move "Who's That Girl" in 1988, This Used To Be My Playground from the movie "A League of Their Own" in 1993, I'll Remember from the movie "With Honors" in 1995, Beautiful Stranger from the movie "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" in 2000, and Die Another Day from the movie "Die Another Day" in 2003.

SOURCE: TeenHollywood.com (http://www.teenhollywood.com), Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org)