Madonna Takes Her Adoption Plea Directly to the People of Malawi

Madonna is still hoping to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James after a judge turned down the singer’s adoption application because she didn’t meet the country’s 18 to 24 month residency requirement.

Madge’s lawyer Alan Chinula has previously stated that her highness filed an appeal. After adopting David Banda, 3, from Malawi in 2006 there was great outrage by human rights organizations who charged she was using her celebrity to bend local laws.

Now perhaps to soften public opinion, Madonna took her case directly to the people, when she e-mailed Malawi’s Nation newspaper in response to its questions this weekend:

“I want to provide Mercy with a home, a loving family environment and the best education and healthcare possible,”  “And it’s my hope that she, like David, will one day return to Malawi and help the people of their country.”

Madonna, 50, continued: “Though I have been advised that I cannot publicly discuss the pending appeal regarding my desire to adopt Mercy, I do want to say how much I appreciate the level of support that I have received from the people of Malawi and my friends around the world.”

Source: Us