All posts containing the tag: "adopt"
Posted Mar 28th 2009 10:40AM by TMZ Staff
Madonna's efforts to adopt another child are seriously under fire by a British organization that says she needs to ease up on the whole "give a kid a chance" thing.
According to a statement released by Save the Children UK, Madonna may be sending the wrong message by going through with her plans to adopt a second child from the poor African country, Malawi. A welfare official and a person involved in the adoption proceedings said the singer plans to adopt a 4-year-old girl.
The org believes Madonna's actions may unintentionally feed more interest into the criminal adoption industry in Malawi. Madonna faced criticism during the adoption of her son David Banda in 2008 after she allegedly circumvented the traditional two year waiting period by using her money and influence.
Some people may think buying people is wrong ... but everyone agrees that living with Madonna would be way worse.
Filed under: Baby Watch, Madonna
Tags: adopt, adoption, africa, child, children, madonna, malawi
Posted May 11th 2007 5:49PM by TMZ Staff
Sheryl Crow just announced that she has adopted a brand new baby boy.
Today Sheryl revealed on her website, "I am so excited to share with you guys that I've adopted a little boy ... he was born 2 weeks ago. His name is Wyatt (after my dad) Steven (after my little brother and Scooter) and we are enjoying some very private family time."
This is the first child for single mom Sheryl Crow. Happy Mother's Day!
Filed under: Baby Watch
Tags: adopt, baby boy, BabyBoy, little boy, LittleBoy, Sheryl Crow, SherylCrow, wyatt
Posted Oct 16th 2006 6:29PM by TMZ Staff
He'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.
Filed under: Baby Watch, Madonna
Tags: adopt, adoption, david banda, DavidBanda, madonna, malawi, material girl, MaterialGirl
