London, Oct 18 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie's father has described his daughter-in-law Madonna as 'beastly' for her comments on her break-up with his son.

According to thesun.co.uk, Guy's father John Ritchie said it was 'horrid' to read about how Madonna called Guy an 'emotional retard' in front of thousands of fans at a concert.

The 78-year-old said: 'She's being beastly. She is saying, 'Did you ever love me?' It goes back to a time when she fell off her horse and she's blaming him for that. She's calling him an emotional retard. When he's being bashed by her it's horrid.'

Her "emotionally retarded" swipe at Guy came on stage in Boston.

According to reports, Madonna and Ritchie's divorce deal is worth 60 million pounds. The pop superstar is to pay the director 20 million pounds (nearly $35 million) in cash, and properties worth many more millions.