Madonna's friends keep A-Rod in line in Miami

Posted Nov 17 via Celebitchy Nov 17, 08

Alex Rodriguez was trying to mind his business and enjoy the single life while partying in South Beach at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach after the Victoria's Secret fashion show this weekend. Madonna's best friends were on hand to make sure he didn't get up to anything naughty, though, and the baseball player's game was summarily shut down by Gwyneth Paltrow and Ingrid Casares. The two cock blocked him from a cute brunette and weren't subtle about it either.

Partygoers at last Friday's opening for the chic new Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami tell OK! that A-Rod appeared to be up to no good until a pair of Madge's pals, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna's BFF Ingrid Casares, played a bit of babysitter.

The night began innocently enough, as A-Rod ' along with his always-present posse of pals and bodyguards ' tried to sneak past photographers on the red carpet, but to no avail. Once inside the Fontainebleu's main marble-floored room, the all-star shortstop was all smiles, posing for photographs with fans and talking about everything from baseball to holiday plans to other partiers, especially one dark-haired beauty in a short black dress who approached him.

'They looked like they were flirting,' one eyewitness tells OK! about Alex and his chatting partner. 'A-Rod's body language was open and casual, and he had a big smile.'

Meanwhile, Madonna's good buddy Gwyneth, who had arrived a few minutes before A-Rod was only about five feet away from this intriguing scene, talking to friends but glancing over and keep tabs on Alex's conversation.

About 15 minutes lapsed before Madonna's best friend Ingrid swooped in to inject herself into the conversation with Alex.

'She wedged herself in between A-Rod and the brunette and didn't even acknowledge that the other woman was there,' recalls the partygoer to OK!. 'Ingrid diverted Alex's attention and made sure to keep him deep in conversation.'

The tenacious mystery brunette remained by the pair's side, despite appearing completely forgotten by A-Rod. 'She just stood there, off to the side, waiting for someone to talk to her,' says the eyewitness. 'At one point she pulled out her phone and started to text people, but she was still being ignored.'

Then Gwnyeth sidled over to join Ingrid and Alex, completely blocking out the woman who had held his attention so closely only minutes earlier.

'Finally, the brunette girl got the hint after about 20 minutes of being ignored and just rejoined the crowd while Alex continued to catch up with Gwyneth and Ingrid,' the insider tells OK!.

[From OK! Magazine]

Maybe Alex will realize that his soulmate-dude is a jealous older woman who is not going to give him the breathing room that a newly divorced sports star craves. If he didn't catch on at the time that her best buddies were watching him for her he's sure to know now that the tabloids have the story. If he knows what's good for him he'll rip the red string off his wrist and save some money and time by telling Madonna he's not ready to be her boy toy. There are plenty of women who will gladly give him some fun and romance without strings attached.

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