Since Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004, the NFL’s half time pick has become quite an ordeal! Early reports are revealing that the Material Girl, Madonna will perform at this year’s Super Bowl!
Russia Gags Madonna
May 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Material Girl is planning on giving 16 free concerts as part of her “Sticky & Sweet European Tour.” The tour is scheduled to kick off in London on July 4, with a schedule stop in Russia on August 2 at Palace Square, home of the State Hermitage Museum – that is, if Madonna can manage to behave herself. Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky has expressed his doubt whether Palace Square was a suitable place for the concert, and has requested that Madonna guarantee her concert would contain absolutely no swearing or blasphemy. Piotrovski is also forcing Madonna to sign an agreement that would keep her from playing music too loudly. In other words Madonna, don’t be yourself and act your age for once!
Per RIA Novosti:
“Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky signed the documentation allowing the concert by Madonna on Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Palace Square). All requirements for holding concerts on Dvortsovaya Ploshchad have been met,” the promoter Planet Plus said.
Local authorities are said to be furious about the concert plans, branding the schedule event as a “natural disaster.” The St. Petersburg’s culture committee already gave Madonna the approval for the concert, which is expecting to bring in about 50,000 fans. The Hermitage Museum is one of the world’s largest and oldest exhibition facilities. Founded in 1764, it houses some of Russia’s most important works of art. Letting Madonna anywhere near a place like that just had disaster written all over it.
Russia doesn’t have nearly as much tolerance as the US or UK. If she gets up there and starts using “naughty” words she is likely to never come out… But maybe that would be for the best!
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Madonna’s Malawi Adoption Rejected
April 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Madonna was told today that her bid to adopt 3 year old Chifundo James, translated to Mercy James, has been rejected by Malawi High Court Judge Esme Chombo. It seems residency requirement is keeping Madge from taking home Mercy. Prospective adoptive parents are required to spend 18-24 months in Malawi before being able to go forward with an adoption. Obviously, Madonna has not spent that kind of time there. A judge denied the adoption stating several reasons for the
Per BBC:
“I must decline to grant the application for the adoption of the infant. By removing the very safeguard that is supposed to protect our children, the courts by their pronouncements could actually facilitate trafficking of children by some unscrupulous individuals. It is evident that Chifundo James no longer is subject to the conditions of poverty at her place of birth.”
Following five days of hearings, Judge Chombo made her official ruling. According to a witness, the judge said during the ruling that social workers need to look for more than “someone who just flies in and out” when looking for a fitting family. Madonna was not present at the ruling but was later told by her lawyer.
The Material Girl has been in Malawi for nearly a week with her three other children awaiting word on adopting Mercy. Her Malawian lawyer, Alan Chinula, has reportedly been working for the past 18 months to skirt the 18-24 month residency requirements. Madge even threw a party before the ruling on her application was made. Her lawyer says Madonna plans to appeal the decision.
I don’t see Madge giving up so easily. She has homes in New York and London… who’s to say she won’t set up a home in Malawi until her adoption request is finally granted?
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