Madonna and the controversial adoption of her four children

We’re in the 2000s, right after release Confessions on the dance floorconsidered by many to be the singer’s last “good” album, controversy arose over Madonna’s adoptions in Malawi between 2006 and 2017. At that time, the singer was already the biological mother of two children (Lourdes Leon and Rocco Ricci). four more children, creating a general impression of abusing his fame and money.

It begins with the adoption of David Banda in 2006, for which she allegedly bypassed several procedures while donating $3 million to Raising Malawi, the foundation that runs the facility David was in. Then there is Mercy James in 2009, even if the High Court of Malawi initially rejected it. According to journalist, book author Jennifer Pajemi Feminism and Pop Culture“She was initially barred from adopting her daughter because she had just split from Guy Ritchie. And so what he’s doing is he’s setting up a health center in Malawi. It was one of the first in this small country. And there’s this feeling a little bit, you’ve been told no, so what do you do? You create a center as if to show your good faith. And so, what will happen there, as if by chance? The authorities will be more tolerant and will say yes to you. And so there’s something where he still forced himself to adopt.”

Staging

According to Jennifer Pajemi, interviewed on the podcast Scandals, which was also very annoying, “is how he presents his children. She shows them off on Instagram. “I’ve got a black kid, I’ll show him to you,” because showing him everywhere is a bit like my doll. That was the most shocking thing. It’s not so much the adoption, but how she’s done it compared to, say, Angelina Jolie.

Today Madonna’s four children have grown up. David Banda is 17 years old and loves soccer, Mercy James is also 17 and does makeup tutorials on Tik Tok, and twins Stella and Esther, who have been adopted since they were 5 years old. 10 and had some notable appearances on their mom’s Instagram.