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Adopted Tot Questions Chase Madge

Posted Nov 2nd 2006 3:32PM by TMZ Staff

No matter how hard she tries, Madonna can't seem to outrun questions about her newly adopted Malawian heir, David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie.

Out with a gal pal for one of her leisurely jogs around New York's Central Park reservoir on Wednesday, the 48-year-old Material Girl, clad in the latest in workout gear--an argyle sweater!--ignored a foreign paparazzo when asked, "How is doing David?"

Madonna has taken flak for adorning her new 13-month-old baby with a red Kabbalah string, which is supposed to protect the wearer from "the evil eye," and is connected symbolically to the tomb of Rachel and defending against ill will. Why are people bugged by this?

Madonna has been in the Big Apple wrapping up a media blitz for her latest children's book "English Roses: Too Good to Be True" and an upcoming edited concert special on NBC, but nearly all questions have been about the controversial third world adoption.

Over 12 million children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost one or both parents. Let's give Madge her props for helping.

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1. Sure ,while your at it give her props for overcharging the fools who go to her concerts , give her props for dating that dennis Rodman fool, shes' about three years late on the celebrate bandwagon for Africa . The way I see it the book pays for the orphage -- so she is really out of no money . And so what if she gave 100,000 dollars to that orphanage ...lets see thats about what she makes in an hour ..that like you or me giving 10- 100 dollars of our wages to charity . WHAT A CON !!!

Posted at 4:29PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Madonna owes me

2. This is a more difficult issue than people want to admit. Yes, there is horrible poverty and suffering Africa, and it is wonderful for a child to be saved.

But do we want to allow third world poverty to enable wealthy westerners to essentially buy the babies of parents who desparately want their child to have an opportunity at life?

Let's not forget that what happened here is essentially the sale of a human being.

Posted at 4:40PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Anthony Raimondo

3. Don't give props to people who engage in human trafficking. Rich people taking advantage of third world poverty so they can buy babies is not anything to be proud of.

What's the market price for a healthy child in Africa? Is it cheaper than Asia? I wonder if they have brokers for this sort of thing....

Posted at 4:40PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Anthony Raimondo

4. whore in argyle

Posted at 4:51PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by early voting democrat

5. No Props, no props at all. Madge should have adopted a REAL orphan, with AIDS. But she's too self-centered for that. She'll never earn my respect.

Posted at 5:25PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by No Props for Madge

6. Finally!
People who see through this BS!
This is cultural genocide at its worse. She wants to help, how about throwing down some of that cheese this, RHYMES-WITH-RUNT has made instead of adopting one baby, just when she's got some fukaka book coming out?
How about adopting some white babies from one of those sh*ithole countries that use to be part of the Soviet Union?
WE DON'T NEED NO BWANA COMING TO SAVE THE POOR BLACK BUSH BABIES! SAVE YOURSELF YOU WHORE!

Posted at 4:49PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by MAD AS HELL!!!

7. #3 & #4 Anthony Raimondo,
I agree with you. Except this wasn't a "sale of a human being", it's more like a "shoplift"
She took advantage of this kids Dad because he didn't know who she was, if she really wanted to "pay" him, she could have made some kind of arrangements to see that he got some money instead of saying "oh well, I tried, too bad for you."
Good Post!

Posted at 5:00PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by MAD AS HELL!!!

8. Why wasn't it a big deal when Angelina did it?

Posted at 5:38PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by HughE2030

9. Every step, Every PR move, Every PUBLICITY trick in the book, Madonna has thought out, she THRIVES on this kind of attention. She creates controversy, and has done this for going on 30 yrs. This gal KNEW her adoption of an African baby would bring her PUBLICITY. She uses the media, public to HER own ADVANTAGE. Her whole "career", has been a controversy. What she lacks in REAL talent, she makes up CREATING a situation that will have people talking about her...

Publicity, even when its bad, is STILL publicity. Yea, she's eating it up...she loves the fact that people are discussing her, rather than the more important news in the world.

Posted at 5:34PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Donna J.

10. Wht is the big deal over the damn red string bracelet. If Madonna was Jewish and she had him wearing a Star of David , or still a practicing Catholic and she had him wearing a cross would it garner such a response. Doubtful!

Posted at 6:04PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Jim

11. Madonna adopts a child and its human trafficking. Angelina adopts a child during the fallout with her and Brad hooking up (for publicity) and she's applauded. I'm just a little bit lost. What's the difference?

Posted at 6:35PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Tmeka

12. maybe her intentions were good but, why right when her book was coming out, angelina has done her adoptions without all the media there she kept hers private. if madonna wanted to do so she could have.. but she wanted a sh*t load of attention cuz she's not really doing anything honestly i think she should retire.. im not saying she looks good for a woman almost fifty but... im not interested in anything she does anymore..

Posted at 6:53PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by pam

13. Ok first, "No Props for Madge". Madonna does not need your respect. She has millions of fans all over the world for that not to mention she doesn't know you or any of the critical people on here. I don't get the disrespect I read everyday about so many of the celebs on here. You guys don't know the woman, and you don't know her business. All you know is what you read just as I am sure all you know is what W.Bush tells you and you take it as the truth. Get over yourselves people. Leave the woman alone. You donot know her personally and none of you have any right to disrespect her or anyone, but I suppose my words just go over your head. Doesn't matter. Madonna will do what she does and people can judge her if they like but she'll still be rich, beautiful, and a person who cares for more then herself and her own family and you guys will just be left to write down your evil opinions that she will never know about.

Posted at 11:36AM on Nov 3rd 2006 by Rockstar

14. Angelina is no different. These celebrities won't adopt a needy child in the U.S. because they don't want to deal with the legal procedures and screening, especially when it's easier to just go buy a baby in a poor country. Also, they don't get to pick the cute child that they think is best.

Angelina is just as much a scheming, publicity seeking, baby buying b*tch as Madonna.

These people pick out babies like they were picking out puppies.

They make me sick.

Posted at 7:19PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by Anthony Raimondo

15. To Rockstar: You don't know Madonna or any of the people who are commenting here either. TMZ.com is a website that allows people to post their OPINIONS!!! Everybody has the right to do that!! It does not matter if you agree with everyone or not!!! If you don't enjoy reading what others have to say ; then may I suggest you move on to another website sweetie!

Posted at 8:50PM on Nov 2nd 2006 by !

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