Madonna says she was a "Japanese warrioress" in a previous life.

In what appeared to be a thinly-veiled warning to estranged husband Guy Ritchie, the singer revealed her fighting spirit on a Japanese TV show.

She said: "I must have been Japanese in a previous life. I'm pretty sure I was a warrioress. I can't explain it, I just know. I'm good at fighting - fighting with a big sword."

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Since film director Guy and Madonna, 50, announced they were splitting after nearly eight years of marriage last month, their divorce battle has become increasingly acrimonious.

Guy, 40, was spotted leaving his pub in London, The Punchbowl, in the early hours of yesterday morning (12

The most hotly contested issue between the couple is custody of the three children they raise - Lourdes 12, Rocco, eight and David Banda, three.

Rocco and David were reunited with their father on Monday (10.11.08) after spending the weeks following the split with their mother on her 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour in the US.

Guy, 40, was spotted leaving his pub in London, The Punchbowl, in the early hours of yesterday morning (12.11.08), after celebrating with friends.

Madonna has been sending estranged husband Guy Ritchie strange text messages. Guy, 40, showed some of the messages to the crew on his latest film 'Sherlock Holmes' - which he is currently shooting in Manchester, England - and one of them is believed to have warned "you're going down".

The director reportedly told a friend: "This is her idea of a joke - but it's not funny. Imagine what it was like living with her."

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Madonna, 50, has reportedly sent a host of similar texts to Guy since announcing their split two weeks ago, blaming him for leaking details of the breakdown in their marriage.

Another source added to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "She loves to wind Guy up and this is just another example of her oddball humour. He doesn't take these things too seriously. If he did, it would drive him mad."

It was reported Madonna made an emotional plea to Guy to settle their divorce out of court - the first direct contact she has had with the film director since they split - earlier this week.

A source said: "Madonna tried to remind Guy of all the good times, said how they must settle before it got any more messy and public. She said she had been saddened by some of the criticisms of her which appeared to have come from his camp."

Madonna tried to control Guy Ritchie with a "marriage contract", it has been claimed.
The "contract" was drawn up after the couple - who split after nearly eight years of marriage two weeks ago - visited marriage counsellors two years ago.
The document gave intimate instructions such as how much private time the couple should have together, how often they were to have sex and how to tackle arguments.

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According to Britain's The Sun newspaper the document ordered Guy to "Work to enrich his wife's emotional and spiritual wellbeing," and devote time to reading texts related to Kabbalah, the mystical offshoot of Judaism which Madonna follows.
On sex, the marriage rules state both of the couple should "devote time to our sexual expressiveness" and "not use sex as a stick to beat one another".
The rules also detailed how Guy should "resolve conflicts in a constructive way", and if they were arguing he must not shout at his wife, but look her in the eye and say: "I understand that my actions have upset you, please work with me to resolve this."
A source close to the couple said: "Guy felt bound up."

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are set to divorce.

The couple are set to imminently announce they are separating, and reportedly want their divorce to be finalised by Christmas - which would be their eighth wedding anniversary.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "It's very sad. They were a great couple and brilliant parents. They just couldn't live together any more.

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"Despite huge attempts to patch things up they both knew deep down that divorce was on the cards. It wasn't a matter of 'if' but 'when'. They tried hard over the last few months but their arguments were getting out of control."

US singer Madonna, 50, and British film director Guy, 40, are believed to have been clashing about their respective careers and Madonna's desire to adopt a second child, a move Guy is opposed to.

While the '4 Minutes' singer was keen to wait until next year to announce the split - after her current 'Sticky and Sweet' tour has finished - Guy is said to have demanded the split be made public now.

The source continued: "The final straw came before Madonna started her US tour. She wanted a highly stage-managed separation, with their split being announced when it was convenient for her.