What? Madonna Adopt Another Malawian Child?

Posted by dingdans

August 13, 2008

Rumours abounded last year that Madonna was planning to adopt another child from Malawi, a little girl this time, and had even identified the exact toddler to whisk away from its family. Despite all the fuss over her adoption of David Banda, Madonna reportedly had her heart set on two-year-old Mercy James, though the hunt was called off after the child’s uncle John kicked up a fuss at the thought of his niece being stolen away.

Well now she’s back, probably offering to build a few orphanages under the auspices of her Raising Malawi charity in return for the child, as well as a nice financial bonus for the family.

The family refused Madonna’s reported offer to take the child into the paparazzi-strewn world and deliver her back to her parents at the age of six when her life will have been utterly changed. Anaphiri Ngalande, Mercy’s grandmother said,

“I don’t want the money they said they’d give me.”

But Malawian adoption minister Penstone Kilembe says the adoption is now well advanced:

“Madonna’s representatives have been visiting the girl. The adoption is now advanced — all the government is waiting for is Madonna to forward the petition of adoption formalities.”

This is all supposed to confirm that Madge and Guy are back on firm footing after the divorce rumours but surely only shows that it’s Madonna trying to paper over the cracks in their relationship (and avoid a mammoth divorce settlement) with another child.

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