Madonna Adoption

"Adoption" Needs to Become a Buzz Word in the Social Lexicon of America

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.30.2012

Steven Kurlander

Any adoptive mother or father will tell you that the memory of the first day they held, hugged and began bonding with their adopted child is the strongest remembrance of fulfillment in a lifetime.

Madonna's New Song LEAKED!

Posted 01.08.2012

Lately she's been busy peddling her controversial movie and professing her hatred of hydrangeas but Madonna is, first and foremost, a singer. Now t...

Is She Just Misunderstood?

Posted 12.24.2011

If there's one thing Madonna knows it's that you can't please all the people all the time. And one would imagine that after her film "W.E." receiv...

First Breakup, Then Baby: 5 Celebs Who Adopted Post-Divorce

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2011

Is adoption a trend among celebrity divorcees? Yes, if these Hollywood A-listers are any indication. Here, we present five celebrities that adopte...

Transracial Adoption: Is Love Enough?

Katharine Quarmby | Posted 11.17.2011

Katharine Quarmby

You need to know where you come from so you can get going with the rest of your life. Denying the importance of this -- as the new coalition government seems bent on doing -- isn't going to make this very human need go away.

An Open Letter to Madonna: Thank You, Mother to Mother

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Cathleen Falsani

Dear Madonna -- Thank you. Earlier this week, after a month-long sojourn in Malawi, my family arrived home in California with our newly-adopted son, Vasco Fitzmaurice Mark David Possley.

July 6 2009 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard Valeriani

Alaska Gov. Palin resigns, suggesting the media won't have Sarah to kick around any more. That's what you think, Sarah. Meanwhile tweets she's gone ...

Madonna's New Daughter Leaves Malawi On Private Jet

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

LILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna's new daughter has flown out of her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, an airport employee and a perso...

MERCY! Malawi Approves Madonna's Adoption

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

BLANTYRE, Malawi — There's mercy for Madonna _ Malawi's highest court ruled Friday that the pop star can adopt a second child from the African n...

Brad and Angelina Set To Adopt Two More Black Children

Bill Matthews | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Matthews

In the race to keep their family more ethnically diverse than Madonna's, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have announced they're adopting two more children.

Madonna's Malawi Adoption Ruling Coming Friday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi's highest court plans to announce Friday whether Madonna can adopt a second child from the impoverished southern Afric...

Madonna To Get Daughter Mercy James: Report

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

Madonna will be allowed to adopt Malawian toddler Mercy James, 4, after all. Three Malawian appeal court judges will reverse the original verdict, bl...

Madonna Adoption Case Heard Amid Paternity Dispute

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi's highest court heard arguments Monday on Madonna's bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, ...

African Girl's Father Doesn't Want Madonna To Adopt Her

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care of his daughter himself _ even though he's never met ...

Malawi Court To Hear Madonna Adoption Appeal May 4

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Madonna's appeal of a court ruling denying her request to adopt a 3-year-old girl from Malawi will be heard next month, a cou...

Madonna Makes Adoption Plea To Malawi Newspaper

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Madonna has told a newspaper in Malawi that she still wants to adopt a girl from the poor African nation despite legal obstac...

Madonna Takes The Kids To London, Guy Greets David

bauergriffinonline.com | G Is for Gossip: 04/05/2009 6:12 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Madonna kept her head low while deboarding a plane shortly after landing in London. Little David Banda, however, did not. He looked thrilled to be i...

Madonna Jets Out Of Malawi Without Adopting Mercy

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

LILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna left Malawi on her private jet Sunday after being rebuffed in an attempt to adopt a second child from the poor Africa...

SNL: Madonna And Angelina In Weekend Update Adoption-Off (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

During "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update, Madonna and Angelina Jolie sparred in a baby-off. Madonna was just denied a second child from Malawi w...

Madonna Tot's Dad Allegedly Found: 'At Last I Can Be Part Of Mercy's Life'

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

This is the first picture of Mercy's father, after he was tracked down yesterday by The Mail on Sunday . . . and said he was looking forward to being ...

The SNL FAQ: #34.20 (Seth Rogen)

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Sean L. McCarthy

It's Sunday. You have questions about last night's Saturday Night Live. We have answers.

Guy Ritchie "Saddened" By Madonna Adoption Failure

People | Posted 05.25.2011

British director Guy Richie called his ex-wife Madonna "a great mum" following news that the singer's bid to adopt a second child from Malawi was reje...

DENIED! Madonna's Malawi Adoption Request Rejected By Court

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

LILONGWE, Malawi — Wealthy, famous, fabulous at 50 _ but not a mother of four. Pop star extraordinaire Madonna lost a bid Friday to adopt a seco...

Madonna Throws Pre-Adoption Party In Malawi

usmagazine.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Madonna is celebrating the adoption of three-year-old Mercy James -- expected to be approved by a judge tomorrow morning -- by throwing a party in Mal...

Madonna Is a Motherless Daughter. Give Her a Break.

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

Madonna is also exhibiting the desire for love that can never be met. In her career, and apparent need for attention and love, she is the poster child for Motherless Daughters.