A gamekeeper working for Madonna and Guy Ritchie has reportedly resigned after the Snatch director broke his arm in a play-fight.

Martin Taylor, 44, emigrated to the US after walking out of his job at the couple's 1,200-acre estate on the Wiltshire-Dorset border.

Taylor - who worked for the couple for five years - told friends that he was fed up of catering to the animal rights beliefs of Madonna's friends such as Stella McCartney and Trudie Styler.

He was also said to have been disappointed when the pop icon stopped holding shooting parties because of her Kaballah beliefs.

Judo lover Ritchie apparently challenged Taylor, a black belt in karate, and broke his arm as the fight escalated.

A friend told the Evening Standard: "Martin and some of the locals on the estate would take the mickey out of Guy.

"It was just fun really, but you could see there was some simmering tension. What has apparently upset Martin is that Guy never apologised."