Madonna On Her Documentary, Son David, & Future Adoptions
Apr 25, 2008
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A picture perfect moment for Madonna & adorable son David in Malawi
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Madonna and her daughter Lourdes Leon arrive at Madonna’s benefit gala at UN headquarters
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Madonna arrives to the premiere of ‘I Am Because We Are’ at the Tribeca Film Festival
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A picture perfect moment for Madonna & adorable son David in Malawi
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Madonna and her daughter Lourdes Leon arrive at Madonna’s benefit gala at UN headquarters
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Apr 25, 2008 20:20 PM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The plight of Malawi is close to Madonna’s heart. While visiting the impoverished nation on a humanitarian mission, the singer met a child named David, who she is in the process of adopting. With the release of her new documentary, “I Am Because We Are,” Madonna is hoping to shed light on the continuing atrocities that ravage the people from David’s native land.
Madonna sat down with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush for a candid interview that only the Queen of Pop could give.
Madonna shared the moment when she first laid eyes on David.
“I met him visiting one of the orphanages, Home of Hope. I asked, ‘Where are the small babies? Are there any small babies here?’” she told Billy. “And they took me to a room at the very end of the hall and that’s where the little kids were and like you know, under a year old. And David was one of them. He was just sitting up in his crib. Just with his eyes wide open and completely naked.”
Madonna said she felt very attached to David and upon returning to the orphanage a second time to find out David had become ill, she decided to begin the process of adopting David.
“People always ask me why I chose Malawi and I tell them, ‘I didn’t. It chose me,’” Madonna told Billy. “If I can use my celebrity to bring attention to places like Malawi, then I guess I’m doing what I was put here to do.”
She told Billy she hopes new documentary “I Am Because We Are” will inspire people to “think about their relationship to other people in the world.”
The “4 Minutes (To Save The World)” singer is set to return to Malawi on May 15 to finalize her adoption of David, but her family could continue to grow.
“Do I want to adopt any more children? I would love to,” she said.
And speaking of celebs that have also adopted from other countries, Madonna also told Billy, “I admire what [Angelina Jolie] does, I think it’s great.”
As for Madonna’s highly anticipated new album, “Hard Candy,” which is released this coming Tuesday, April 29, the singer kept her lips sealed, skillfully dodging all of Billy’s questions — but she admits that she’s excited for it’s release.
Even with the rigors of a new album, making a documentary and raising three children, Madonna remains almost militant about her health.
When asked about her secret to staying fit, Madonna told Billy, “There’s the superficial answer… that I just take care of myself and I don’t go in the sun.”
But the real secret to looking as good as she does, “I’m happy,” Madonna said with a smile.
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