Cougar lesson 101: Ask your boy-toy’s parents’ permission to date their son. 

Yesterday, an explosive story in the New York Post said that Madonna’s 22-year-old boyfriend Jesus Luz’s mother claims the 50-year-old pop star has kidnapped her son. This is no way to begin a romance! It’s also probably not the kind of publicity Madge wants before her European Sticky & Sweet tour — or is it?

Luz’s mother, Cristiane Regina da Silva — who’s 14 years younger than Madge — believes the pop star snatched her blue-eyed boy and has been controlling his every move.

Perhaps the real root to this snatching claim has to do with Madonna’s faith. Luz, who was raised by devout Evangelical Christians, reportedly shocked his parents when he sent a "cryptic" text message saying he wouldn’t be coming home for the holidays. The Luz family’s probably also in shock that their son’s keeping busy with a kabbalah enthusiast — and even rethinking his own beliefs. According to the latest reports, Luz has joined an online community of kabbalah worshipers.

Luz and Madge reportedly met during a steamy photo shoot in Rio de Janeiro for W magazine’s March issue, which is out on newsstands now. Meanwhile, the pop star’s former husband, British film director Guy Ritchie, may be moving to New York City so the children can be close to both parents. By "children," we’re referring to Lourdes, 12, Rocco, 8, and David Banda, 3 … not Jesus Luz.

Click here to read the New York Post story.