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Madonna headed out of
Malawi yesterday without her Maddox clone. “She left Malawi without David because there was very little time to sort out passport and visa issues,” Penston Kilembe, director of child welfare services in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Services said. He added that one year old David Banda would be re-united later with Madonna. Malawian rights groups are asking the government to put adoption on hold. They requested the government "hold or delay the implementation of the interim order granted to Madonna. It’s not like selling property; it is about safeguarding the future of a human being who because of age cannot express an opinion." Under current laws, people adopting a Malawian child have to live in the country for 18 months and are monitored by social workers before they get full adoption rights. How much do you want to be that it won't be that long for Madge?A mother of DMX's child is suing the
rapper for $6 million dollars after he claimed in an interview that she raped him. He says that he spent the whole day shooting a video, then came home (to a hotel room) and fell asleep on the couch with his cock hanging out. That's when he says that she (a groupie) raped him. He magically shot sperm while sleeping and the baby came into the world nine months later. Sounds like rape to me. Idiot.Grammy A
ward-winning musician Freddy Fender, 69, who was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year, is gravely ill at his Texas home. Doctors discovered tumors in his lungs during surgery in January and recently told him the spreading cancer was incurable. "I feel very comfortable in my life. I'm one year away from 70 and I've had a good run," he told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in August. Fender is best known for several mid-1970s hit songs, including "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "You'll Lose a Good Thing." He has won three Grammy's. *Update: Freddy died today. R.I.P.
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rmer Supermodel Niki Taylor, 31, is engaged to Burney Lamar, 26, a NASCAR Busch Series Driver. Lamar proposed to Niki at her parents home last month. They plan on having the wedding sometime next year. The couple met at a charity event back in January and Niki said she knew right away that she would be marrying him. It will be her second and his first marriage.
Demi Moore has signed to be the new face of L'Oréal. "She has this charisma, a life that a lot of women aspire to," said Patricia Turck Paquelier, international brand president of L'Oréal's prestige and collections division.BabyBoomerTrips.com for all your travel needs!