Tag Archives: Madonna

Celebrities Adding to the Family

She married her husband in 2006, had her first son in 2007, and added another baby boy to the family on Monday. CNN anchor Campbell Brown is swimming in testosterone, and she says she’s loving every minute of it. The former NBC anchor and her husband Dan Senor are now the proud parents of Asher Liam Senor, who reportedly weighed in at 9 lbs., 4 oz. and is 21½ inches long. The 40-year-old mom and her 37-year-old husband are also parents to 16-month-old son Eli James. Another star mom adding to her brood is actress Penelope Ann Miller. The Carlito’s … Continue reading →

Madonna Helps Quake Victims and Whitney Helps Drug Dealers

Within hours of surviving a devastating earthquake that struck his city, the mayor of Pacentro, Italy called someone he hoped would render aid… Madonna. As in freshly rejected adoptive mother/singer/actress/author Madonna. According to reports, following the 6.3 magnitude quake that left more than 200 dead, Fernando Caparso, the mayor of Pacentro, appealed to Madonna for financial aid. The pop diva’s paternal grandparents were born and raised in the small mountainside village and Caparso says he knew that the millionaire entertainer wouldn’t turn her back on her ancestors’ town. He was right. Madonna’s rep confirmed to reporters that the Material Girl … Continue reading →

“You’re My What?”—Heartbreaking Parent/Child Reunion

While the media was busy covering Madonna’s latest unsuccessful attempt to adopt another child from Malawi, not much was made of another newsworthy (to me anyway) story that took place during the singer’s recent trip to the African nation. According to reports, the Material Mom made sure her three children–12-year-old Lourdes, 8-year-old Rocco, and 3-year-old David–accompanied her during her pilgrimage to Malawi last week. The entire family spent six days touring various poor African villages to promote Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity. (The charity helps feed, educate and provide medical care for some of Malawi’s more than 1 million orphans, half … Continue reading →

Adoption in the News this Week: from ER to Madonna to the Hague

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Adoption has certainly been in the media this week. As my fellow blogger Michelle has noted in the popular culture blog, Madonna’s petition to adopt a second child from Malawi was denied by a judge in Malawian court. Madonna, who has said she plans to appeal, left the country Sunday without three-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James, the child she had planned to make her daughter. The judge said she fears that waiving the country’s residency requirements for adoptive parents would open the door to traffickers. Other possible reasons for the different outcome in this case from Madonna’s previous adoption are being … Continue reading →

Madonna’s Adoption DENIED!

I guess money and fame can’t get you everything in life. It’s a lesson that apparently came as a HUGE shock to Madonna today after a judge declined her adoption request. According to reports, a residency requirement in Malawi has prevented the Material Girl from flying back to New York with the 3-year-old girl, who she wanted to adopt as her own. Reports say the residency requirement for prospective parents is 18 to 24 months in Malawi. Madonna has homes in New York and London, but does not have a residence in Malawi despite the fact that she adopted her … Continue reading →

Madonna Adopting Toddler Girl

It’s a girl for Madonna! According to reports, the Material Mom will add another daughter to her brood of kids, which already includes 12-year-old Lourdes, 8-year-old Rocco, and 3-year-old David Banda. All three children have different fathers, and the newest addition won’t be an exception. Reports say Madonna will return to Malawi next week to adopt a new daughter. The news comes just a year after the singer’s official adoption of David Banda, which took more than two year thanks to legal wrangling. Local officials in Malawi say the pop diva is scheduled to arrive in Lilongwe next Monday to … Continue reading →

Celebrity Wrap: Madonna and Jennifer Aniston

I’m not sure I buy this whole Madonna loves her 22-year-old boyfriend Jesus Luz bit. If you haven’t already heard, the 50-year-old Material Girl is reportedly crazy in love (or lust… or just plain crazy) for her 22-year-old boy toy Jesus Luz. Never mind that the singer is older than Luz’s biological mother and Luz is less than a decade older than Madonna’s daughter Lourdes, the pop diva reportedly “deeply cares” for him and now she’s taking their relationship to a new level. According to reports, the songstress recently introduced Luz to her children during a family trip to a … Continue reading →

Guy’s New Girl and Madonna’s New Baby

Tired of having his face rubbed in the fact that his ex-wife left him for a hunky pro baseball player, Guy Ritchie is striking back with a new love interest of his own. According to reports, Madonna’s ex is courting millionaire heiress Jemima Khan. The two reportedly attended a London dinner party together earlier this month where they spent some “quality time” together. London’s Telegraph reports that 33-year-old Khan, the socialite daughter of Lady Annabel Goldsmith and the late financier Sir James Goldsmith, has captured Ritchie’s heart. Khan divorced her Pakistani cricket player husband Imran Khan back in 2004. The … Continue reading →

A-Rod Plays Madonna’s Waterboy While Kanye Wants to be Elvis

After months of rumors, have Madonna and Yankee Alex Rodriguez finally going public with a romance? Well, maybe not exactly, but tongues are still wagging about something that happened Wednesday night. Madonna was in Miami at the Dolphin’s Stadium playing a sold out show. As you might imagine, one can get parched performing like that, so thankfully, there was someone in the front row to hand her a bottle of water. What? Madonna took a bottle of water from someone on the front row? Well, yes, but it wasn’t just any someone – it was Alex Rodriguez. Now, maybe the … Continue reading →

Celebrity Good Week/Bad Week News

It’s been a good week for…Sienna Miller Despite a break up with boyfriend Balthazar Getty, Sienna Miller is still having a good week. She won a settlement of $79,000 from Big Pictures U.K. Ltd. after suing them for harassment. Big Pictures has also been ordered not to photograph Miller at her home or in her garden. It’s been a bad week for…ABC shows I’ve heard good things about them, but never watched them and now I may never get a chance. ABC has decided not to order an additional episodes of “Pushing Daisies,” “Eli Stone,” and “Dirty Sexy Money.” While … Continue reading →