Madonna's pregnant command

Showbiz

13:30 21 October 2005

Madonna's ex-lover Dennis Rodman claims the singer ordered him to fly across the US to get her pregnant.

The former basketball ace - who dated the pop diva in 1996 - says the star was so desperate to have his children she made a "frantic" late night call to him in Las Vegas and told him to jump on a plane to New York.

He revealed in his autobiography, 'I Should Be Dead By Now': "Madonna wanted to have my babies. One time I was in Las Vegas playing craps when I got this frantic call.

"I picked up the phone and Madonna was like, 'I'm ovulating, I'm ovulating. Get your ass up here'. So I left my chips on the table, flew five hours to New York and did my thing."

The 44-year-old - who is now married to former model Michelle Moyer -said he jetted back to Las Vegas after sleeping with the star.

He revealed: "We got done and she was standing on her head in an attempt to promote conception - just like any girl trying to get pregnant.

"I flew back to Las Vegas and picked up my game where I left off."

Madonna's romance with the athlete collapsed after a few months. (c) BANG Media International