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NEW YORK (AP) - Madonna says Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck share some blame for the excessive media attention that caused them to postpone their wedding last month.

``Well, to a certain extent, they courted the media attention,'' Madonna told Pat O'Brien on ``Access Hollywood'' in an interview that aired Thursday. ``At the end of the day I feel like that's their job, and then there needs to be a part of the relationship that you keep private.'' Excerpts of the interview were released in advance.

The 45-year-old pop star, who is married to film director Guy Ritchie, says it can be challenging to have a personal life while in the public eye.

``You know, I'm not making a judgment call on Jennifer and Ben ... we can only make assumptions about why it did or didn't happen,'' she said.

``Ultimately, if you have a strong relationship, and there is understanding of what a committed marriage is, I don't think that having a lot of media attention can break it up.''

Madonna also discussed the possibility of turning at least one of her planned five children's books into an animated film.

``Yes, I would like to make at least one animated film out of one of the stories,'' she said.

But when asked if her 7-year-old daughter, Lourdes, would have a starring role in any on-air project related to her books, Madonna immediately replied: ``Absolutely not.''

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