So, despite the hysterical reports swarming the Internet (and even television) yesterday, Madonna puts a stop to the rumors that she adopted a baby from Malawi.
After she visited the country, Malawi officials claimed she picked a baby from a lineup of 12 boys upon her arrival in the capital city of Lilongwe.
They said Madonna originally wanted to adopt a young girl, but like a suburban housewife having second thoughts about what color to paint her living room, changed her mind two weeks ago.
"She asked us to identify boys only, which we have done after visiting four orphanages in Lilongwe," said government spokeswoman Adrina Michiela. Authorities said they waived Malawi's ban on nonresidents adopting children to allow Madonna to become the legal parent of the boy.
All of which Madonna says is completely not true. Her publicist, however, hopes that the publicity over the "bizarre hoax" will draw attention to the "horrifying devastation" in that country.
But, you know it won't. She has to adopt a baby from there and then go on Anderson Cooper for three hours. Otherwise, nobody will care.
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