▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁C yn th ia ▁Sc urt is , ▁a ▁psych ology ▁gradu ate ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁g ym ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁The ▁couple ' s ▁first ▁child , ▁Nat asha ▁Alexander , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁C yn th ia ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁their ▁second ▁child , ▁El la ▁Alexander , ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁C yn th ia ▁Rod rig uez ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁cit ing ▁" em ot ional ▁abandon ment " ▁of ▁her ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" ▁affairs ▁and ▁other ▁mar ital ▁mis con duct " ▁by ▁her ▁husband . ▁Rod rig uez ▁respond ed ▁in ▁court ▁documents ▁that ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁" ir re tr iev ably ▁broken " ▁but ▁requested ▁that ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁his ▁" ext ram ar ital ▁affairs " ▁be ▁str icken ▁from ▁court ▁records . ▁The ▁couple ▁reached ▁a ▁settlement ▁that ▁September . ▁In ▁July , ▁Madonna ▁respond ed ▁to ▁rum ors ▁of ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Rod rig uez ▁by ▁issu ing ▁a ▁statement ▁saying , ▁" I ▁am ▁not ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁with ▁Alex ▁Rod rig uez " ▁and ▁has ▁" nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁his ▁marriage ". ▁ ▁Rod rig uez