Madonna Laughs off Pitt/Jolie Adoption Advice Reports
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
HOLLYWOOD - Madonna has laughed off reports suggesting Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie advised her to adopt an African baby, insisting she has never even met the actress.
Reports have suggested Pitt and Jolie urged the singer not to proceed with alleged plans to adopt a Los Angeles orphan and instead turn her attentions to the kids in Africa, where the actress found her second child, Zahara.
Madonna insists that though her husband, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, and Pitt are friends, she has never met Jolie--and they've never spoken about adoption.
She says, "I've never had any discussions with Brad or Angelina about adoption. I've never actually met Angelina Jolie.
"My husband is good friends with Brad because they've worked together, and we had dinner with Brad after Angelina had adopted her baby from Ethiopia but we never had a discussion about it.
"I never sought their advice and I never considered adopting a child from Los Angeles, nor did I discuss with anyone but my husband and our social worker, who did the home study, exactly where it is we would like to adopt the child from."
Appearing on yesterday's Oprah show, Madonna revealed it was a meeting with Live Aid and Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof that prompted her to think about adopting a child from Africa.
She explains, "That (performance at Live 8) kind of made me turn my focus to Africa in a more specific way and educate myself about the statistics about what's going on all over Africa."
Madonna and her husband recently rescued Malawian baby David Banda from an orphanage. They are involved in an interim program to officially adopt the boy.
Father: 'I Will Not Oppose Madonna Adoption'
The father of the 13-month-old Malawian boy adopted by Madonna has confirmed he will not oppose the pop superstar's adoption.
Earlier this week, Yohane Banda claimed he had no idea he was sending his son David "away for good."
However, the poverty-stricken 32-year-old wants the best for his boy and, despite still insisting the adoption procedure was never properly explained to him, he has given his blessing to Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie.
Yohane says, "I'll be killing his future if I do (oppose the adoption). I don't want my child, who is already gone, to come back."
Madonna and Ritchie will be monitored during an interim adoption period over the next 18 months.
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