London, December 19 : Madonna and Guy Ritchie's plans of spending a peaceful Christmas together as a family for the sake of their children have reportedly been jeopardised after the British director "banned the singer from staying at his house."

The warring couple, who had been granted a preliminary divorce in November and are presently locked in a bitter custody battle of their kids, were allegedly set to reunite at the director's 10million-pound Ashcombe House in Wiltshire, England, to have a family celebration.

However, according to sources, Guy had shown the door to his ex wife saying he could not bear to sleep under the same roof, reports the Sun.

A source close to the duo said: "Guy is desperate to see the children on Christmas Day and was OK with them all spending the day at Ashcombe. He was even willing to have Madonna there and try to be civilised for the sake of the children.

"But having her stay over was just too much. He couldn''t bear the thought of her padding round the kitchen next morning like old times - there are too many sad memories."

"Guy's said he'll do anything she wants - fly to America if needs be - to spend the day with the kids, just as long as it doesn''t involve him and Madonna spending the night under the same roof.

"But the plan was for the children to come to England and that's what Madonna still wants. It's a mess," the source added. (ANI)