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Madge's Baby Swarmed in South Africa

Posted Oct 16th 2006 6:29PM by TMZ Staff

Madonna's adopted babyHe's only been Madonna's child for four days but David Banda is already experiencing the notoriety that comes with being a Prince of Pop.

The one-year old boy the Material Girl has been granted temporary custody of and three members of Madonna's staff, including a nanny, were swarmed by photographers as they prepared to board a flight from Johannesburg to London.

A statement from Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's publicist in New York, said the child was issued a passport and a visa Monday adding that Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie had now been granted interim custody of the child, who has a visa that allows him to travel with the couple.

Madonna's generosity towards David's home country of Malawi has fueled speculation that certain child protection regulations may have been swept aside for the singer. The law of the land requires the would-be parents to live in the African country for a year under the investigation of welfare officers before adoption.

Rosenberg confirmed David will be under the care of Madonna and Ritchie for 18 months and would be then evaluated by the courts of Malawi according to its customs before anything became permanent.

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16. let people who can afford to adopt do so. they will be spending their money on children who otherwise will be malnourished and have no bright future. whether it's madonna, angelina, or whoever, if they can afford to adopt, why not? if they can make a positive diffrence in the child's life, why should we look upon them with such negativism when we ourselves are not willing or cannot afford to take the steps they have done? what is wrong with adopting children from some parts of africa? we know how bad the situation is for the children there. kids in the US fair much better. i say, keep on adopting!!! consider asia next time.

Posted at 11:43AM on Oct 17th 2006 by ayer

17. I agree these people should help out their own country before they help out someone elses. they think they are commiting these wonderful good acts when they adopt 3rd world babies when in fact these acts usually backfire. Look what happened to Mia Farrow she adopted Soon Yi and Soon yi turned around and took her husband. Thats what happens to idiot celebrity's who think they are doing the world so much good they look like fools and idiots in the end. Those kids will most likely grow up hateing their adopted parents and being ungrateful for all thats been done for them.

Posted at 11:55AM on Oct 17th 2006 by lisa

18. And all the umber selfish American's show up to spout how bad off they are and why they should get the money instead of others. Too predictable guys, you should try changing it up once in a while.

Boo Hoo, I'm a resource rich American that wants to tell other people how to spend their money.

Here's an idea, make your own money and give it to who ever you want. And please quit whining, America has plenty. And if you don't already have enough, next time vote democratic!

Posted at 3:05PM on Oct 17th 2006 by stupidpeoplebugme

19. Ah BB as far as your good boarding school here in nigeria, goes.

Not so good. You're spelling and grammer skills are as as bad as most Americans.

Posted at 7:28PM on Oct 17th 2006 by j

20. To- BB Thanks for the clarification. I didn't mean to imply that ALL of Africa is poor and destitute. My point being that the kid's father should be the one to take care of his own son. If Madge wasn't the selfish BITCH that she is, she would make sure he could. The only ones who are fooled by her are the idol-worshipers who call themselves fans.

Posted at 9:58PM on Oct 18th 2006 by Jeanie

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