Madonna denies London pub rumours

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Madonna has dismissed rumours that she has bought a London pub with husband Guy Ritchie.

Reports suggested that the couple had splashed out £2.5 million on The Punchbowl in Mayfair, which was once owned by gangster Freddie Foreman.

However, the singer's spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg said there was no truth in the claims, telling PageSix: "[It's] pure fiction. I know Mr and Mrs Ritchie enjoy their pub visits but they don't own one."

Madonna's eleventh studio album Hard Candy is released in the UK on April 28.

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