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Father Still Worried

by Madonna Adoption


Thu Oct 26, 9:48 AM ET
The father of the 13-month-old Malawian boy Madonna is trying to adopt said he is afraid criticism of her plans would persuade the pop star to drop her efforts.
"I am afraid Madonna may get angry and frustrated and decide to dump my son because of these people," said Yohane Banda, referring to criticism from human rights activists in Malawi that officials had bent the law to speed David Banda's adoption.
"These so-called human rights activists are harassing me every day, threatening me that I am not aware of what I am doing," Banda said Thursday. "I'm afraid David may be sent back and the orphanage may not even accept him back. So where will he end up? Here? He will certainly die."
The Human Rights Consultative Committee, a group of human rights groups in Malawi, has asked Judge Andrew Nyirenda to review the adoption process to make sure all the laws have been followed. A hearing is scheduled Friday.
Banda said activists tried to visit him Wednesday.
"I hid from them. I didn't want to see them. They want me to support their court case, a thing I cannot do for I know what I agreed with Madonna and her husband," said Banda.
Banda was reacting to Madonna's appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Wednesday, in which the 48-year-old singer said she had done nothing wrong, had not used her celebrity to influence Malawian officials and wanted to give David, who had been in an orphanage, a better life.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, Banda said authorities had not made it clear to him that he was giving up his son "for good" when he signed adoption papers earlier this month. But Thursday, he shifted the blame to human rights groups.
"I was telling these rights groups that I wasn't selling my son. I said I wouldn't ... sell my son for anything but I had agreed with Madonna before a judge so my comments were taken out of context and I hope Madonna is not angry," he said.
Banda said he was not angry with journalists, but added he was spending more time with reporters than tending "to my onions and tomatoes."
Justin Dzonzi, chairman of the human rights group, said the coalition of 67 groups would go ahead with its court petition Friday to protect the rights of any child up for adoption in Malawi.
"It's not like we are blocking the adoption but we want laws followed to the letter," he said.
Dzonzi said under current laws, David, who was taken to Madonna's home in London last week, was not entitled to inherit any of the wealth of the singer and her husband, director Guy Ritchie. He said the child also could suffer psychologically if there is a divorce by the celebrity couple.
"We want these issues clarified," Dzonzi said.
But Banda, a subsistence farmer, argued his son had no wealth to inherit in Malawi.
"That won't change anything for David," said Banda. "Please, let them leave my son alone."

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Brooke Hogan's "Prom" Invite Revoked !!!!

Apparently, Brooke Hogan doesn't always know best.
The Hulk's offspring has been bounced from the cover of the upcoming annual edition of Prom magazine due to her scantily-clad appearance on the cover of another publication.
After Hogan posed for FHM's November issue wearing nothing but a skimpy bikini, the teen-focused mag elected to drop her from its cover, stating it felt her image was not appropriate for the Prom audience.
"We don't feel up to taking thousands of telephone calls from the upset mothers of our young promers," spokesman Aaron Bernick said in a statement.

The magazine said that Ashley Tisdale will step in for Hogan, but that the switch would push back its November deadline and delay publication until January 2007.
A rep for Hogan accused the magazine of trying to draw attention to the upcoming issue by creating controversy.
"Clearly, Prom is attempting to publicize their magazine by stirring up controversy over photos of Brooke that they took more than a year ago," Hogan's rep said in a statement to E! Online. "Looks like they are trying to up their circulation."
Though she won't be the cover girl, a feature on Hogan will still appear in the magazine's pages.
Meanwhile, Hogan, along with her family, will return to VH1 on Oct. 22 for the third season of Hogan Knows Best, which will feature the blond-and-tan clan's struggle to adapt to their new home in Miami.
The season will also focus on Hogan's career as an aspiring recording artist, and coincides with the release of her first album on Oct. 24.
With all that going for her, who needs Prom, anyway? (E Online)

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE INVITES PRESS TO THE LAUNCH OF HIS NEW CLOTHING LINE -- THEN REFUSES TO TALK TO THEM!

Justin Timberlake and best friend Trace Ayala invited reporters to the

launch of their new clothing line at Social Hollywood on October 17... then refused to speak to them! As the press anxiously waited, Justin and Trace arrived on the red carpet first, about 1/2 an hour before any other guests. Timberlake and Ayala stopped for a brief moment allowing their photograph to be taken and then bypassed the press, going into a side entrance. Immediately security was told to make sure the entrance was locked up and a curtain was closed over it. "It was ridiculous" says Star's Jessica Schimmel, who covered the event. The guy invites us here to give him free publicity for his clothing line and then he can't be bothered to talk to anyone, so cocky! And by the way, what does Trace Ayala have to be so cheeky about. Even he thinks he's too good to talk to us?" Neither Justin nor Trace said a word as the press screamed for a single comment. The press line was convinced Justin was going to come back out and talk about his new clothing line but he never did, leaving everyone really disappointed. (E Online)