Madonna complains about social workers visiting her home during adoption

Apr 25, 2008 - Madonna was interviewed by Anne Curry in a segment that aired on the Today Show this morning, and I tried to view it with an open mind since Madonna normally bugs the hell out of me. I came away from it thinking she’s the same stuck up narcissist she’s always been, but at least she’s doing something good in the world. Madonna was promoting her documentary “I Am Because We Are,” which is about her “Raising Malawai” organization and includes footage about how she adopted baby David Banda in October, 2006. - 5 Comments

Katherine Heigl is going to adopt a baby from Korea

Oct 17, 2008 - Annoying Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl, 29, is going to be the latest celebrity to adopt a baby, According to the National Enquirer. She has an older sister who is adopted from Korea, and Heigl plans to welcome a little Korean orphan into her home with her husband of under a year, singer Josh Kelley, 28. Katherine said last year that filming Knocked Up turned her off from the idea of having a biological baby. - 1 Comment

Jennifer Aniston adopting a boy; suffered miscarriage during marriage

Apr 04, 2008 - The cover story on the latest National Enquirer is about Jennifer Aniston’s quest to adopt a baby. They say she already has the adoption process underway for a baby boy and “has been telling pals she’ll be bringing home a newly adopted son by Christmas.” Although this could just be wishful thinking on someone’s part, the Enquirer has enough supporting details to suggest this story is true. Aniston is said to have ordered renovations on her home that include a nursery, and she already has a name picked out for the boy: The 39-year-old “Friends” beauty has shifted Operation Baby into high gear - building a $300,000 nursery, buying baby clothes and telling pals she’ll be bringing home a newly adopted son by Christmas… And although Jennifer has at least three more films in various stages of preproduction, “her free time is devoted to finding the perfect little boy,” says her friend. - 2 Comments

Queen Latifah is planning to adopt

Aug 29, 2008 - Queen Latifah and her longtime partner Jeanette Jenkins are planning on adopting a baby in the very near future, according to friends. The not-officially-out-of-the-closet couple has been hoping to have children for a while now. They’re also in the process of possibly getting married now that it’s legal in California, though that’s not their immediate priority right now. - 2 Comments

Sex and the City’s Willie Garson adopts a son

May 29, 2008 - Sex and the City’s Willie Garson is joining an elite - though ever-growing – list of Hollywood celebs: he’s becoming an adoptive parent. Garson, who plays Carrie’s gay best friend Stanford Blatch, told People in January that he was taking parenting classes in hopes of adopting a child. According to Us Weekly, Garson is almost done adopting his soon-to-be son. - 0 Comments

Madonna: Adoption Controversy 'Made Me Stronger'

May 22, 2008 - Madonna said she found the controversy surrounding her adoption of David Banda from Malawi "painful," but added, "It made me stronger, so I guess I can't complain." Speaking after her documentary about Malawi, I Am Because We Are, premiered at the Cannes film festival Wednesday, she noted, "When a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth she goes through birthing pain – and this was my birthing pain." The singer, 49, didn't say exactly when the adoption of David, 2, would be complete, but Malawi court officials said Thursday that the judge overseeing the case would make his ruling on May 28. - 0 Comments

Malawi lawyers trying to block Madonna adoption

Apr 10, 2008 - Madonna faces opposition from a group of civil rights lawyers in Malawi who are fighting to block her adoption of two-year-old tot David Banda. Activists in the country are demanding a change in the law to prevent foreign adoptions, fearing Madonna’s case could open the floodgates and encourage Westerners to flock there in search of prospective adoptive children. The adoption of baby David sparked global controversy, with many children’s rights groups accusing the star of taking advantage of the poor nation. - 0 Comments

Madonna's Adoption of David Nearly Final

Apr 04, 2008 - Madonna is thisclose to having her adoption of David Banda approved. The Malawian government is now urging its High Court to give the go-ahead, Reuters reports. A confidential document, dated March 25, and signed by Probation Officer S. - 0 Comments

Madonna Won't Attend Final Adoption Hearing

May 13, 2008 - Madonna will not be present for the final court ruling regarding her adoption of David Banda, her lawyer announced Tuesday. The susperstar singer had planned to attend the Thursday hearing in Malawi, where the country’s High Court is expected to approve her two-year adoption bid, but “other engagements” will prevent her from doing so. "We are going to court on Thursday but Madonna will not be there because she is not coming," Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula told Reuters. - 0 Comments

Madonna & Guy Ritchie possibly adopting again?

Aug 25, 2008 - Are Madonna and Guy Ritchie adopting another child from Malawi? “Possibly,” says Guy in a new interview with the U.K.’s The Observer. The ‘RocknRolla’ director gamely responded after he was hit with the burning question by his interviewer in a “quickfire” back-and-forth, asking, “After adopting David two years ago, are you and Madonna trying to adopt another child from Malawi, named Mercy?” Reps for the star couple have denied that they are in the adoption process with Malawi officials. - 0 Comments