Madonna may face challenge to adoption

US pop diva Madonna is under fire in Britain for her plans to adopt an African toddler, with her toughest critics dismissing her as a selfish star who could do much more to ease world poverty.

Human rights groups may seek a court order in Malawi today to stop Madonna from adopting a one-year-old boy, reported Reuters. Eye of the Child, the leading child advocacy group in Malawi, said a legal challenge would be filed in a magistrate's court in the capital, Lilongwe.

Last week the entertainer and her husband Guy Ritchie were granted custody of the boy, David Banda.

To adopt 13-month-old David Banda, Madonna benefited from a fast-track adoption regime after spending nine days in Malawi and visiting several orphanages, British media reported.

Publication date: 16 October 2006
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