Celebrity adopts kid from same orphanage as Madonna--but gives the kid back!

LynnieD · October 22nd, 2006, 02:52 PM

celebrity adopted a child from the same African orphanage as Madonna - but gave the youngster back two months later. Home of Hope director Rev Thomson Chipeta, who refused to name the star, is now concerned that the children he cares for will suffer because of the backlash following Madonna’s decision to adopt Malawi orphan David Banda. “We had a phone call from supporters in the UK on Monday asking what was going on,” he told the News of the World. “I am concerned the reaction may harm the work we are doing. A lot of children are going to suffer because of this. Who knows why they picked David Banda from all the other children? “Another very famous person took a child from us for adoption and brought it back a few months later.” Martin Lowdon, who runs the Malawi Orphan Fund, added: “We regret the fact that there has been so much publicity about one orphan when there are still large numbers of orphans in need of welfare provision.”
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No clue.....

firecrotch · October 22nd, 2006, 06:03 PM

I think Chipeta made this story up to get publicity.

WickedHo · October 22nd, 2006, 06:20 PM

Wait... News of the World?? They're a rag, right? I guess DListed really is a gossip site! Whew. Maybe I can breathe easier now, because that's fucked-up if the child was given back. Unless, the adoption wasn't final, and the child was given back because Malawi doesn't allow foreign adoption. Either way, it sucks for the kid.

vballchica134 · October 22nd, 2006, 10:45 PM

IF it did happen, it must have been a celeb that wasn't well known at all. Or they stayed in hiding for those few months. I really have no idea ... seems like it could be made up.

Sassiness · October 22nd, 2006, 10:59 PM

It sounds like a crock to me. If it was true, I think charity groups would be all over it, to show that adoption is a serious life choice, not the latest celebrity fad.

buttmunch · October 23rd, 2006, 05:25 AM

Would this be the pillow known as Suri Cruise?

sanlee · October 23rd, 2006, 07:20 AM

Sharon Stone adopted a baby recently also..

southernbelle · October 23rd, 2006, 10:02 AM

Or maybe Brangelina? She backed out of adopting a Russian child that she had committed to a few years ago. It was a baby named Gleb. She made the arrangements to adopt him, and then with no previous warning suddenly told them she was no longer interested in Gleb, went to Africa, and picked out Zahara instead. It was widely publicized and a lot of people were outraged. But I'm sure she's not the only celeb who doesn't understand the distinction between adopting a child and shopping for the latest accessories of the season. It really could be anyone.

Chilly Willy · October 23rd, 2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by buttmunch

Would this be the pillow known as Suri Cruise?

No, because it says Africa here.

But I do believe that's what they did to The Pillow, too. They did one Vanity Fair shooting with her and then took her back to Korea.

LynnieD · October 23rd, 2006, 10:18 AM

This 'celebrity' did a good job of hiding the kid, if it's true. Which is one of the reasons I am wondering if it's NOT true. Oh well....

leapinglilies · October 23rd, 2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sanlee

Sharon Stone adopted a baby recently also..

oh c'mon! sharon's been adopting for years and years. and she totally picks kids that sorta resemble her and would 'blend in' better, as it were. she's NOT doing it for publicity...

vballchica134 · October 23rd, 2006, 11:47 AM

^ Yeah Sharon doesn't adopt African kids, her boys are all blonde hair, blue eyed.

aabbcc · October 24th, 2006, 11:08 AM

I've never gotten a big mommy vibe from Sharon Stone. I always thought she adopted the first one because her husband wanted kids, but she's divorced now and has two more ... and I still don't get the mommy vibe!

WickedHo · October 24th, 2006, 11:43 AM

^^ That's because Sharon Stone is fucking awesome. I love that bitch.

LynnieD · October 24th, 2006, 11:43 AM

^^I guess that exhusband of hers is now remarried and having a biological child w/the new, younger wife. That must get her goat eh??? hahaha

I have no clue who this celebrity could be. Wondering if this is entirely accurate, perhaps the celebrity enquired into adopting, but didn't go through with it?? Seems more plausable.