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'Hung Up' singer Madonna says she would not rule out adopting another child but first wanted to spend time with her new baby, David Banda from Malawi in Africa reports IOL.
Madonna and her British film director husband Guy Ritchie
obtained temporary parental custody of 13-month-old Malawian baby David last
month, with a full adoption pending.
Despite coming under intense criticism over her actions, Madonna insists she
would be prepared to open up her family to another disadvantaged child.
When quizzed about the subject, she told BBC current affairs show 'Newsnight': "I wouldn't rule it out. I wouldn't like another adoption to be
conducted in the same manner. But for now I want to enjoy David first."
Madonna, 48, has also urged more people to go to Africa to adopt to avert
the "crisis" that is occurring.
She explained: "Malawi has one million orphans. I can only imagine how many
there are in Nigeria and elsewhere in the region. The reality is quite
shocking. There is a crisis in Africa. When you have an adult population
wiped out by AIDS you have to do something about it."
Worldwide uproar.
"It was quite shocking and there's no way I could have prepared myself for it," the singer told Newsnight, the BBC's nightly current affairs show.
Madonna also revealed that she and Guy - who already have two children,
six-year-old Rocco and Lourdes, nine, from Madonna's relationship with
fitness instructor Carlos Leon - had wanted to adopt for two years.
She added: "Me and Guy had been talking about adoption for two years and
decided to definitely go ahead with it a year ago. It's no accident, I
started my charity work in Malawi and I thought, 'Why not here?'"
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