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Madonna Confirms Adoption Of ‘Mercy’

Madonna Confirms Adoption Of ‘Mercy’

Earlier this week, Madonna arrived in Malawi with her kids — David, 3, Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8.

In a statement from her rep Liz Rosenberg, Madonna confirmed she is trying to adopt a girl named Chifundo “Mercy” James who is about 4 years old.

According to AP, the girl’s 18-year-old mother was unmarried and died soon after she gave birth. Her father is believed to be alive but has little contact with his daughter.

The Material mom also took David (pictured here) to meet his biological father for the first time since he left Malawi in 2006. “Madonna is committed to maintaining an ongoing relationship with David’s Malawian roots,” Madge’s statement continued.

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you mind your damn business, this is a public forum and if i have a problem with it i can say so if i well please… try and stop me i have a right to be here as much as you do and yes i have a big problem with it and she is just trying to out-do Angie, she nedds to keep her tired old behind out of Africa. his father is tall and mad it to be an adult,, what the hell do you think Africa is a cartoon Country, tthey are proud strong, no inbred people and she cant teach him crap about his culture and heritage and ancestors, and when he gets a chance he should break the hell away from her as soon as possible!

I HATE HER

I like her children more than her and her bad songs!

Yea, not everyone loves you ahah

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islandgrl @ 03/31/2009 at 3:58 pm

Seriously??? Malawi is a country completely different apart from South Africa ( which is another country.) This is why this blog is for entertainment and not information! SHHEESCH!

#2..Madonna has been in the process of adopting Mercy going on 2 years now. Please get the facts right. This adoption of Mercy, is the ending of a 2 year process.

You guys are so ignorant. You act like it is a crime to adopt children. So I guess every child that is in an orphange or a foster home should just stay there. According to you guys.

beverly penn @ 03/31/2009 at 5:26 pm

gjc, right on.

I like the part about wanting David to be in touch with his Dad, first visit since 2006. I guess she was too busy to assign someone to take him, er, take him to visit himself. So full of it, she is.

Hey, what about a poor starving kid in the bronx instead?

You are ignorANT, NO NOT every child should stay there , there are thousands of kids here in America who go to bed hungry every night and need homes… why go to Africa… Angelina jolie no doubt.. madonna is a selfish woman and this ia all for show! She should have donr it the way the rules say if she is such a stand up person.. Shes a old tired plastic surgery looking ***** if you ask me! And if you cant see that then you are on the ignorant bus also, dont forget to get your transfer before exiting!!

Wow! I can’t wait to see little Mercy. She is going to be so blessed to be raised here in America!! I hope Madonna takes good care of her.

She is a BROKE down Angelina. Why doesn’t she become a foster parent HERE in America? Africa has ENOUGH problems without that old hooch roaming around nabbing kids

You people are abunch of ignorant freaks, why dont you go stick your heads up Zannessas ass were you feel more intellectually comfortable and leave Madonna alone.

The little girl is very lucky ! Madonna obviously loves her children and they always appear happy and confident which is testament to the fact that they’re very well taken care of.
Mercy ’s 4! i hope she adjusts well to the huge change in her lifestyle.

Some say wheres the proof that David was a sick orphan when Madonna found him, here it is http://www.hulu.com the documentary I Am Because We Are.

You have to understand people, first off the conditions in Africa are 100 times worse the for the poor here. We are talking mud huts, AIDS, no food, no medicine, no plumbing, no water. I mean get a clue people. These children are raped and mutulated and all sorts of horrible things.

Second, family members, charitys, they all come out of the wood work when a Famous Rich women is involved, especially Madonna. What do you think someone would say when a reporter asks them ” Your kid is being adopted, Dont you still want them.” Of course their going to say yes. The little Girls mom died, her father left her in the orphanage, her grandma obviously cant care for her, and Madonna met her two years ago, so shes been working on this. David met with his Dad and both were very happy. His dads life has completey changed for meeting Madonna.

GOOD FOR HER!

DAVID LOOKS SO HEALTHY AND CUTE!

I HOPE MERCY WILL ALSO BE HAPPY IN HER NEW ENVIRONMENT

I give Madonna a lot of credit for adopting these children. This is not something she has to do. In addition, adopting a child other than a baby, brings on additional challenges that more than likely would not be there with a infant. Most adoptive parents look for babies. Younger children have little chance of being adopted.
Also, why should she give the biological parents money to keep their children? That is not how adoption works in this country. Do you see many people here telling a young mother…”oh, well, I will give you money to raise the child…”. NO, that is not what we see here. What I find disheartening is all the children who are left behind in the orphanages. How a person like Madonna or Angelina go in a place and ‘pick’ out a child is what bothers me. How do you leave all the others behind? Such pain for these children in orphanages.

I think she’s just doing this to block out the fact that she just had a divorce.

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