Washington, Dec 1 : Veteran actress Joan Collins is happy that Madonna managed to escape handing over a large financial settlement in her divorce from Guy Ritchie – because she believes wealthy woman should not be forced to hand over any of her hard-earned cash to a former partner.

Madonna and Ritchie’s divorce was settled last month (Nov08) and while details of the case were not made public, it is believed Ritchie walked away without a large payoff.

And Collins, who has been divorced four times, insists a wealthy woman like Madonna should not be forced to support their ex-husbands.