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Court Denies Madonna Adoption!!!
Posted on Fri Apr 3, 2009 07:18 AM PDT

Apparently just because you're a pretentious pop star, that doesn't mean you can barge into an African nation and take one of their children. A Malawi court today denied Madonna's request to adopt 3 year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James because the Material Girl hasn't lived in the country for the past 18 months as their law requires.
The residency rule was waived in 2006 when Madge brought home "her" son David Banda but a judge today wrote:
- “By removing the very safeguard that is supposed to protect our children, the courts by their pronouncements could actually facilitate trafficking of children by some unscrupulous individuals.”
And why should they bend the rules for Madonna anyway? She's too busy touring and divorcing to spend some time in the country in which her new daughter was born? She's got too much going on to stay a while and absorb the culture she'll need to understand and love in order to pass on to her adopted child?
Will Madge step it up and agree to live in Malawi in order to adopt this child she supposedly loves dearly? Or will she retreat, defeated, to her Central Park West apartment?
Why does Madonna think she's better than the rest of us? Do YOU think the Malawi court should have bent the rules for her AGAIN?
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Comments
if she wants to help that child set up a trust fund for her... just b/c you're a celeb doesn't mean you have the right to do as you please...if you want to adopt a kid b/c you're in a midlife crisis and need attention then go to a country where to rules aren't so strict.
She is trying to do a good thing and I'll never take that away from her, but the court is right. If they allow this (again) they are opening up a path for human trafficking (past precedence). Also, it looks bad that the kid has so many living relatives, some willing to let the kid go, others not so much. If she found a "real" orphan doubt she would have so much bad PR. Still, it's sad.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANGELINA & MADONNA?
AT LEAST WITH MADONNA THIS POOR GIRL AND DAVID WILL HAVE A LIFE WITH OTHER NORMAL KIDS, A STEADY HOME AND A VERY COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE....
ANGELINA'S KIDS ARE WORST OFF, THEY DONT GO TO SCHOOL, THEY DONT HAVE A STEADY HOME AND THE BITCH IS A KNOWN HEROIN ADDICT....
I SAY "MADONNA EFF MALOUSY AND ADOPT FROM ANOTHER AFRICIAN NATION" POOR MERCY SHE WILL BE DEAD IN ANOTHER 10 YEARS ON TOP OF WHICH SHE WILL PROBABLY BE RAPED AND RAVAGED BY LOCAL MEN ALL BECAUSE MALOUSY IS A SHIT COUNTRY
Go home C*nt, and take your WEREWOLF daughter with you.
madonna lives on central park WEST.
"central park east" is actually 5th Ave. and she was denied, black-balled from buying on 5th Ave. DENIED! she should be starting to get used to the idea.
For anyone to think that a child would have a "better' live in an orphanage in a third world country than in a a home (Madonna or other) should think twice.
I have visited them, at the end of the day an orphanage remains and orphanage no matter what.
By denying this adoption they will deter parents from wanting to adopt from that country. Living in a country for 18 months is not a safe guard, having a social worker supervise the adoption in the parent's home land before an adoption can be finalized would be a better option
Madonna, there are needy children HERE in the US that could be saved by your help. Why not look in your own back yard. The abuse of children in this country is rampant and I still cannot; DO NOT understand why for heavens sake these celebrities can't help out the forgotten, beaten, starved, caged, raped and mutilated children HERE. There is NEED everywhere in the world, but it was AMERICAN dollars that put Madonna in the lifestyle she lives in, why not give back by helping OUR children in need??
Ugh. So frustrating.
xoxo
Bravo
Bravo
Thank God now she can take care of the three she has already...
Thank God Madonna didn't get her way. She isn't very motherly. Just because she has money, that doesn't mean she will take good care of the child emotionally. Sure the kid will have better housing condition, food and even education. Emotional problem should never be ignored. Just because you move from Malawi to a rich woman's house doesn't mean it's happy ending. You will have new problems to worry about. The little girl has to deal with racism, having no privacy (Madonna will parade her around to let us see she "saved' a little girl), having a neurotic mother. Madonna will always remind her she owes the adoptive mother plenty. Mentally, it's not any better.
11:18, x17 an anyone who says dat dis woman doesnt deserve 2 take dis child is stupid. madonna was tryin 2 help a little girl have a better future an better quality of life an dats been taken away from her. people are sayin she should give money 2 charity but do u really fink dat helps coz it doesnt the amount of money people give 2 charitys africa would b a rich country by now most of da money doesnt even go 2 da children or anythin 2 help dem. i dont see wat shes doin wrong by helpin a child in need. an people who r sayin dat she cant do wat she please yes its true she shouldnt b allowed 2 do want ever she wants however in a situation like dis i fink she should coz shes helpin someones life. so people need 2 fink bout dat
You guys are jackasses ! ,
letting a child rot in an orphanage when she could have a home is cruel !
put away your lame jealousy for one minute and think about the kid !
it's really pathetic to take your hatred and use it to bash someone trying to adopt and improve a child's life !!! ,
go back to chasing nobodies around and and taking pics of them to put on your web site instead of getting a real job lol !
What Angelina has to to with Madonna? At least she is not dating a 21 years old...
not a fan but hey, i have to give her credit for trying to give another child a nice home.
Great response britney. Although internation adoption is a wonderful thing, why do celebs think they have to adopt from another country so often? I am on the road to adopting as well, and while there are programs to adopt abroad- so many in America are waiting to be adopted as well.
I wonder if it is the exotic nature of adopting from another country? Thing is- there are so many children different races in America who could be adopted as well.
African American boys are the ones left waiting for adoption most in America. Sad but true. Many will stay in foster care their whole lives, and never have a permanent home. If celebrities think they need to travel to Africa to adopt, they are sadly mistaken. African boys are all around them that they do not have to have so much red tape to adopt- they just happen to be American as well. Maybe they weren't born in Africa, but if it the culture you are looking for- look at how strong black boys in America have needed to be for generations now. These children are deserving of a home just as much as overseas children. Just my .02 worth.
THRILLED THAT THIS WOMAN GOT PUT IN HER P-L-A-C-E FOR ONCE!
LET'S HOPE SHE STAYS THERE AND STARS ADOPTING KIDS FROM THIS COUNTRY WHO NEED HOMES!
THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM ... MY SISTER ADOPTED A BLACK GIRL FROM HERE & ISABEL IS THE LIFE OF ANY PARTY, AND A LOVELY CHILD! ;)
Great! I'm glad they denied it. I get this strange feeling that she does this for publicity anyway.