Ritchie Blasted For ‘retarded’ Slur

GUY RITCHIE has been attacked by campaigners for a disabilities group after dubbing his ex-wife MADONNA “retarded”.

Richie made the comment in an Esquire magazine interview, during which he reflected on his divorce from the pop superstar.

He said, “I still love her. But she’s retarded, too.”

The quip appeared to reference Madonna’s outburst during a gig on her Sticky & Sweet tour shortly after their 2008 split, when she gave a shout-out to the “emotionally retarded”, before adding, “You may know a few people like that. God knows I do.”

But the director’s use of the term has upset representatives from disabilities advocate The Arc.

A spokesperson tells Us Weekly magazine, “Use of the R-word demeans people with intellectual disabilities.”