OlderThu, 20 September 2007 at 5:38 pm
Mary-Louise Parker’s New Daughter via Africa
TMZ has scored the first picture of Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker with her newly adopted daughter on Thursday in New York City.
Mary-Louise and former actor boyfriend Billy Crudup have a 3-year-old son, William Parker.
Parker’s Jesse James costar Brad Pitt recently praised her as an actress and as a mom.
Said Brad of Parker, “I haven’t spoken to her since I’ve heard [about her decision to adopt a child from Africa]. I think that’s a great idea… She’s a great mother, she graced our film, came in and did a really lovely part for us. She had her little boy (Will) out and she was a really lovely mother.”
No other details have been released about Parker’s new baby.
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Good for her…love her on Weeds and can’t wait to see AOJJ.
As to where she decided to adopt her daughter, that shouldn’t be the focus. But of course some will make it that because some American kids need homes as well. Kids are kids and their geographical location should be of little consequence. She’s saving a life. That’s all that matters!
Congrats MLP on your new addition to the family. My hat is off to anyone that has a big heart and lots of love to give to children, no matter where they decide to adopt from. All children deserves love, happiness, and security and it’s a shame that some begrudge any child(ren) these basic needs.
This had nothing to do with frickin’ stuPITT. He said in his interview he wasn’t aware of it - that he had just heard, but he’ll use it to keep his buzz going so some stupid idiots make actually plunk down 10 bucks to see his stupid movie. Love Mary Louise. Hate the pittshit.
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people should stop linking adoptions to brad pitt and his “family” ppl were adopting long b4 them and will long after them nicole kidman and tom cruise for instance they have adopted a black son and a white daugther years ago………………but anyway I’m really happy for them
Luz said: Americans don’t have orphans who will die in infancy if not taken care of. Where are all the educated people in this country?
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That’s interesting, and you’re looking for educated people? Hmm. What we do have is many, many cases of people who keep foster children just to get the check the government sends every month. I’m happy for any GOOD family to get a child that needs taking care of (here or Africa, don’t worry) but how ridiculous to act like no kids here die or have a bad life in the system. That’s completely assinine.
I witnessed first hand (when I was a 2 1/2-year-old) my big brother being sat on a lit stovetop by a caregiver because he wouldn’t stop crying. He was mentally retarded, I doubt that helped. I spent several years in foster homes and was one of the VERY, VERY few children of age four or up to get adopted, much less into a decent home. My brothers and sisters who were aged 6 and up were warned they would probably never get adopted. We were lucky. We could well have been overlooked for a baby.
I applaud anyone who adopts any child but I know first hand that there are many, many children here that have not got a chance for a good life because they are being overlooked.
SHES DIDN’T ADOPT IN AMERICA BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T WANT TO WHAT THE HELL..SHE DON’T HAVE TO DO WHAT OTHERS “THINK” ITS RIGHT, IF YOUR SO CONCERED ABOUT THE KIDS HERE WHY DON’T YOU ADOPTED THEM….LOOK I KNOW WE HAVE POVERTY AND ORPHAN HERE BUT HONESTLY ITS NOTHING LIKE THOESE “3RD WORLD COUNTRIES” I’M BEEN A MISSIONARY FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND I’VE TRAVELED ALOT AND IF YPU’VE SEEN WHAT I’VE SEEN YOU WOULD KNOW WHY PPL WANT TO HELP THOSES COUNTRIES
Congrats to Mary Louise and to the little girl who now has a forever family. The process of international adoption is far from easy. To Katya; actually Ethiopia hasn’t made it easier to adopt because of the Aids crisis. This year they have actually made even more restrictions. But it is true there are 4 million orphans in Ethiopia alone. In 2001, a total of 34 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were orphans. That was 6 years ago, when you think in those kind of numbers it makes all the “why not an American child” haters seem silly. All children deserve homes, but as grim as foster care in the States is, the fact that the child I adopted from Ethiopia might not have seen his 5th birthday is what led me there.
Good for you Mary Louise!
I’m happy for her and the baby..I’m glad she adopted the little girl, when you adopt it doesn’t matter what country the baby is from and adoption is a good thing.
Poor BBperfume,
People like you are soooo envious of Brad. He is the dream-man of billions of women around the world. :-)
How cute! I wonder what country is she from? Zee is from Ethiopia, a country on the east coast of the African continent. Madonna’s tike is from Malawi, an inland nation close to South Africa. I hope Brad and Angie gets a sibling for Zee like they promised. I think they’re ready NOW to adopt again.
GOD BLESS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MS PARKER AND HER FAMILY. IF YOU CANNOT HAVE A CHILD BIOLOGICALLY, IT WILL COST YOU ALOT TO ADOPT A CHILD ( I MEAN A LOT OF MUCHO DOLLARS ) HERE IN THE US OR ELSEWHERE, SO ALOT OF THOUGHTS, FEELINGS OF LOVE AND TENDERNESS AND ALOT OF MUCHO DOLLARS ARE INVESTED WHEN DOING AN ADOPTION. ALL OF YOU HATERS OUT THERE WHO HAS SOMETHING SMART TO SAY … PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
You can always tell when people talk out of there “u know what” first before making any derogatory statement, esp. one as sensitive as this, it might be in your best interest to do a little something called research…
WTF, I couldn’t have said it any better then you did, but just to add my 2cents… Most of these people make these choices to go to other countries because as soon as they even start to visit orphanages, the news becomes public and next thing some idiot will be on here talking about they are public figures so they don’t have private affairs, no one ever considers the child in question…
Just like this idea that as Americans they should adopt American kids… so am guessing you also suggest that since those kids in 3rd world countries are not Americans, they should rot in the orphanage since they don’t have people that well off in their country to help them???
People, I understand poking fun at celebs, I really have nothing against that, but when it comes to the kids, we should really be mindful of the statements we make… These kids have just been given an opportunity of a life time, don’t make them/ their parents feel they have to pay with every second of their life for it…
Just be happy for the child… I wish there are enough families for all these kids (both Americans, Africans and all these kids all over the world) to have the opportunity at a family life… but that just isn’t the case so please be wise when you speak cause well God is watching and if you don’t believe in GOD, Karma suck… I can asure you that…
Oh and those that talk to lightly of Z, do you know that child would have been dead if Ms. Jolie did not adopt her when she did?
And for those of you that talk about the Jolie-Pitts, how many of you have ever seized the opportunity to save someone’s life (in the literal sense)?
she adopted in africa becuz she did not want to wait like all the other thousands of family are. She knows that they can be easily bought, Angie and Brad has shown the world that… kind of like registry for China or flatware.
A have a girl friend that has been waiting years and even tho it is finally final she has been waiting for 7 months for him to come to the US. Must be nice to have lots of no money but at what cost no morals?.
Pitty I actually liked her and felt bad for her after her Brad like b/f dumped her while pregnant but now .. nah not so much
Just saying : 09/20/2007 at 8:07 pm
she adopted in africa becuz she did not want to wait like all the other thousands of family are. She knows that they can be easily bought, Angie and Brad has shown the world that… kind of like registry for China or flatware.
A have a girl friend that has been waiting years and even tho it is finally final she has been waiting for 7 months for him to come to the US. Must be nice to have lots of no money but at what cost no morals?.
Pitty I actually liked her and felt bad for her after her Brad like b/f dumped her while pregnant but now .. nah not so much
I won’t even argue with this idiotic statement (”Brad like b/f”–yeah, because Jennifer was 7 months pregnant when Brad left) but it shows a typical Aniston fan: nearly illiterate, illogical, prejudiced and narrow-minded. It must feel good to be a simpleton.
I think princess Z is going to have a little competition in the “cutest girl in the world” category!!!
I am really quite tired of all of the debate of whether or not someone should be adopting a child from the US as opposed to one from overseas. It is such a simplistic, uninformed knee-jerk reaction that I wonder about the motivation behind of all of this outrage. It is frankly absurd to read comments along the lines of PR motivation, or African babies being the new accessories–frankly it drives me absolutely batty. It seems to me that there was none of this debate for the last twenty-five years when hundreds of thousands of Americans adopted baby girls from China. The choice to adopt a child is a personal one and really it is no business of anyone but the one making the decision, and thank god they have the fortitude to do so. If overseas adoptions are causing you so much agita, then may I suggest that you dissenters do the right thing, and adopt an American baby or child(and usually the black and latino ones are the last to go) from within the foster care system. Or perhaps that does not fit into your life plans but yet, somehow, gives you license to become arm chair critics and freely cast aspersion on those who at least have the strength, kindness and moral standing to do something that counts. Why should it matter where the new addition to the family comes from? You need to assess the true reasons behind your steadfast criticism–call it what you will, I know it when I see it.
Lovely - and God bless.
why are they soooo mad at jolie for JA’s divorce but they the trolls are not angry with Claire Danes for stealing a pregnant woman’s man?? J A fans are real ugly looking in the face.
6 S. : 09/20/2007 at 5:47 pm
Nevermind that there are thousands of kids that need a home right here in our own country. I guess 3 and 4 years is old in orphan years, wouldn’t want one of those. Better go elsewhere so we can be sure to get one young enough to mold in our own image.
Bah.
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She took a needy child and gave it a good home. Does it really matter where that child is from?
Ifyou’re so concerned about the orphans of USA, then why don’t YOU go out and adopt some? Put your money where your mouth is.
i agree with#30 amanda. i was thinking about Tom Cruise and Nicole’s adoption too. Maybe Mary-Louise should adopt a white baby too so you people can just shut up.
82 Jill loves to hate : 09/20/2007 at 10:14 pm
I love how Angelina shows at “Robbing someone else’s closet”
http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2007&mon=09&evt=jolie-darfur-now&pic=brad-angelina-darfur-now-premiere-07.jpg
What the hell is she wearing? Poor Pax had on Brads pants today.
Little Zee Junior, LOL.
She is a cute little girl. Congrats to MLP!!
Wow, are my eyes deceiving me, negative comments about Brangelina on Brangelunatic site JJ??
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