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A judge in Malawi has paved the way for Madonna to officially adopt her three-year-old son, David. According to the BBC, Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula said, "It is a positive and beautiful judgment that will have an impact on Malawi's adoption law." Her Madgesty did not deign to grace the courtroom with her appearance. • Tony Romo has reportedly agreed to take Jessica Simpson back, but only if her overbearing daddy stays out of their business. Wouldn't bet on that, since Daddy Joe made a cameo at son-in-law Pete Wentz's bachelor party. • Country star Chris Cagle and his girlfriend were arrested after a booze-fueled fight that involved a purse and an umbrella. They're currently in the Nashville clink, as there is a 12-hour mandatory jail sentence before they can post bail. [BBC, Perez, TMZ]
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Angelina's Twins Confirmed; Britney Pregnancy Rumors Persist
- Angelina Jolie confirms: She is having twins. You knew that, right? Anyway an exclusive interview scored by NBC's Today show was lifted by NBC's Access Hollywood and now NBC producers are pissed at each other. [Page Six]
- It was Jack Black who spilled the beans about Angie's twins, actually. [People]
- Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo might still be together. Unfortunately, that's not as interesting as if they were broken up. [E!]
- Um, more Britney pregnancy rumors. I'm scared. Someone hold me. [Mirror]
- Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty kissing. This is one of those pictures where obviously the buss was on the cheek but it kind of looks like they were heading for the lips. In any case, the paper calls them a "gruesome twosome." [Mirror]
- To be honest, Pete's got something weird on his lip and face. It is kind of gruesome. [The Sun]
- Meanwhile, Blake Incarcerated says Amy Winehouse will die without him, but he doesn't want to go back to her when he gets out of jail because she is doing drugs. [News.com.au]
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Mischa Barton Fights The Battle Of The (Digitally Enhanced?) Bulge
- Mischa Barton claims she is a PhotoShop Of Horrors victim: A new batch of paparazzi beach shots showed her legs riddled with cellulite. "Those photos are doctored," Barton's rep, Lisa Perkins, says. "I'm not saying she's perfect, nobody is. But they've given a 22-year-old woman the legs and bottom of an 80-year-old." The pix were taken by the dude she's pissed at for snapping topless shots; the same one who ran Nicole Kidman off of the road. [Rush & Molloy]
- You can see the pictures here, with a regular paparazzi shot as well. Photoshop? [Daily Mail]
- Apparently Mariah Carey wanted a $3 million wedding with doves and orchids and Nick Cannon wanted to get married ASAP with no fuss. Mariah agreed because, as she has said, "We really do feel we are soulmates. I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me." Aww, that should be sweet but somehow it's fucking annoying. [Mirror]
- Lindsay Lohan: Seen doing shots of tequila with Lauren Conrad! LL turned her back so no one would see; unfortunately she was facing a window and the whole bar could see her reflection. Whoops! [Rush & Molloy]
- Meanwhile: You know how Lindsay had finally gotten a movie role? In that Manson Girls flick? Well she's been kicked off of the project. Producers "discovered that they couldn't find any name actresses who wanted to co-star with her," says Nikki Finke. [Deadline Hollywood via ONTD]
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Study: Child Adoptees More Likely To Turn Into Teen Terrors
If wee Zahara Jolie-Pitt turns out to be a total goth who listens to Morrissey nonstop and refuses to leave her room, Brad and Angie shouldn't blame themselves; adopted children are twice as likely to be diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral problem, says a new study out of the University of Minnesota. According to Time, "foreign adoptees are far more likely to internalize their problems, suffering more commonly from depression or separation anxiety disorders," explaining Zahara's potential black-clad teenhood. "Domestic adoptees, on the other hand, tend to act out." Before the University of Minnesota's research, it was assumed that adoptees were diagnosed with mental health issues more frequently than other children because their parents were often wealthy and had better access to psychiatric care than the average child; this study suggests that that the disparity could be due to genetics or poor perinatal care. "The deleterious effects may quite possibly have come before the adoption ever took place," study author, psychologist Margaret Keyes points out. More »
The U.S. Embassy is accusing Vietnam of allowing adoption fraud to thrive, according to a new nine-page report. This document "describes brokers scouring villages for babies, hospitals selling infants whose mothers cannot pay their bills, and a grandmother giving away her grandchild — without telling the child's mother," the AP reports. (Ever since China tightened its adoption laws, there has been a sharp increase in foreign adoptions of Vietnamese babies.) Vietnamese officials deny the allegations, and many American adoption agencies say that they have had mainly good experiences with Vietnamese adoptions. "We are concerned about any unethical practices, but I would not agree that these cases are indicative of adoptions in Vietnam," Susan Cox of Holt International Children's Services told the AP. The U.S. banned Vietnamese adoptions from 2003 to 2006 because of this sort of corruption, and for now, the future of American/Vietnamese adoption is in limbo. [AP via MSNBC]
Child's Play
The AP is reporting that the waiting time for Americans to adopt a child from China is now triple what it was years ago. "Unfortunately we've had families who have decided to withdraw from the process," says Great Wall Adoptions' Leigh Ann Graf. Sadly, the wait is much shorter if parents agree to adopt a child with a physical handicap such as a cleft palate or congenital heart disease. Meanwhile, in a story in the Telegraph, psychologists warn that "Madonna-style" adoptions — from another country — are creating more orphans. Says professor Kevin Browne of the University of Liverpool: "We found that parents in poor countries are now giving up their children in the belief that they will have a 'better life in the west' with a more wealthy family." [AP, Telegraph]
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Gerard Butler & Cameron Diaz: It's On
- Cameron Diaz and Gerard Butler: Three dates in ten days. Touchy-feely everywhere. It's like, so on. Yeah, this is the kind of news that makes us ache inside. You, too? [Mirror]
- Neither Beyoncé nor Jay-Z have confirmed that they were married. But on stage in North Carolina on Saturday, Mary J. Blige (who is on tour with Jay) shouted "Congratulations to my man, Jay-Z, and my girl B," during the show. If Mary says it, you gotta believe! [People]
- Oooh, apparently guests at the Z-Knowles wedding were asked to leave all cell phones, cameras and guns at home and were frisked at the door — yet three guns were left in an "amnesty box" outside Jay-Z's apartment. Dangerously in love! [Mirror]
- Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears spent her 17th birthday eating at Ruby Tuesday and shopping at Wal-Mart with her fiancé. [People]
- "I work with underprivileged girls, mostly minorities, who hate themselves because they don't look like Lauren Conrad. Who the fuck wants to look like the girls on The Hills? They're complete nitwits. Success is about more than acquiring a Hermes bag." — Stacy London of What Not To Wear. [Rush & Molloy]
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Where In The World Is Lindsay Lohan?
- One report says that Lindsay Lohan is in a Sundance, Utah rehab facility which previously hosted Mary-Kate Olsen and David Hasselhoff. [EntertainmentTonight]
- Two other reports say Lindsay Lohan is with her mother on Long Island. We hope the first report is true! [People, PageSix]
- There's some cuckoo baby mama drama between Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, if you care. [PageSix]
- Gwyneth Paltrow uses snake venom to keep her skin looking young. We always knew there was something sinister about her! [PageSix]
- Director Brett Ratner got a blowjob from a tranny. As the kids say, ROTLFLMFAO! [PageSix]
