FameCrawler : Orphans

Leona Lewis Wants to Adopt

Karl Erikson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Leona Lewis, 23-year-old British pop sensation and winner of "The X Factor," went to South Africa earlier this year with one thing in mind: kids. She wants to adopt.

"I wanted to take home all the kids," she says. "They were so cute. All of them had been orphaned because of HIV and it was heart-rending. There are so many who need help - both here and abroad - you just don't know where to start."

Leona says that her upbringing makes her an ideal candidate for motherhood. The singer, who performed at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics' closing ceremonies, talks about her parents. "My mum was a social worker and my dad was a youth offender officer, so I know that there are a lot of kids out there that need to be fostered and adopted. I definitely want to adopt."

For now, though, she's about to embark on a world tour and talks about how she'll miss her childhood sweetheart, Lou Al-Chama. "I miss him so much every time we're apart because he is also my very best friend," she says. "I write little letters to him, and he makes me a CD of different songs I can listen to. He's lovely."

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Katherine Heigl Adopting

Karl Erikson — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Star of "Grey's Anatomy" Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelly are expecting. No, Katherine isn't pregnant - the couple are adopting a baby from Korea. They've already chosen an agency and are filling out the required papers.

Katherine, 29, said no to getting "Knocked Up" and wanted to adopt because of her upcoming movie projects. Pregnancy would stop her career for a while, so this is the best route for her and Josh.

Katherine is wanting a baby from Korea because her older sister, Meg, was adopted from the country. Not only that, but American orphans just don't hold the same gravitas as foreign kids. Just ask Madonna and Angelina Jolie.

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Whit Honea — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Beck just put out a new CD called Modern Guilt (which on first listen is pretty awesome) and in an interview with Parade magazine he discussed the role that fatherhood has on his songwriting:

How has fatherhood influenced your work? Are any of the songs on this album inspired by your family?

"Not directly, but like everything in your life it comes out here and there. Having children shifts your view of things in ways you may not always be conscious of, but it’s there and I'm sure it’s there in the music."

Is that deep or just a fancy 'no?'

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Madonna Compares Tom Cruise To Malawi Orphans

HerBadMother — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:09:00 GMT

And, no, it wasn't because of his height, which would probably be the only obvious point of comparison, but whatever. Madonna thinks that Tom is like the orphans because he, like the Malawi orphans, gets a quote-unquote raw deal.

She told New York magazine: "I think he gets a raw deal, just as I think the orphans in Malawi get a raw deal."

Riiiight. You know, because he has to deal with all that criticism about being a multi-gazillionaire Scientologist and all. Which is exactly like being an orphan in a famine-ravaged country.

It would be funny if it weren't so stupid and offensive.

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Britney Spears Adopting Two Girls And Planning Her Funeral?

Sassy Smith — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:02:00 GMT

There are reports that Britney Spears, aka TRAINWRECK, is adopting two children. Sources say that Spears has chosen to adopt twin girls from China, 6 years old and is just finalizing the details. Here's my problem with this: We're talking about Britney. Britney Spears. A woman, who can't even look after the two sons she produced with Kevin Federline, yet an adoption agency saw her fit enough to adopt twins? Pfftt. Spears wouldn't even qualify for adopting a freakin' Cabbage Patch Doll, let alone, TWO HUMAN BEINGS. A source said, the girls from China would "fill the void" left by her losing custody of her sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James,1. Ah okay. They're kids, not shoes for petesake. You don't just "replace" people. Please let this NOT BE TRUE.

In other earth shattering, head shaking, eye rolling, Britney news, she's allegedly dropped 50 grand on planning her own funeral. I guess it's not unusual to plan ahead, although I don't know too many 26 year olds, that plan their own funeral arrangements at such a young age. However, why doesn't Spears spend that kind of money on, say, rehab, so she can get her life together, get her boys back, and LIVE, rather than planning her death? She's just so bizarre.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay Husband Chris Martin Continue to Lack Imagination, Originality

BadKitty — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:34:00 GMT

This is impressive. Not only are Chris and Gwynnie jumping on the same adopt-a-kid bandwagon as everyone else, they're late! As soon as we hear from Melissa Joan Hart, literally everyone in Hollywood will have declared their intention to adopt. Baaaaaah! Soon we'll be fresh out of theoretical orphans, and then what will celebs say when they feel sanctimonious and benevolent?

While we're here, s'up with Gwynnie's hair? Is that a bad weave, or good thickening spray?

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Always on the Lookout for Potential Children, Do You Know Where Yours Are?

Whit Honea — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:02:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie, on location in the Czech Republic, has been shopping at visiting a Catholic orphanage in Prague. Apparently she has found her pick of the litter and Brad Pitt flew in over the weekend to kick the tires meet the child.

According to a source interviewed by AOL, "She called Brad and said she had found a child who would fit in perfectly with the other kids.

"If everything goes smoothly, Angelina will have an Eastern European son to add to her brood."

Currently the family consists of son Maddox from Cambodia, Vietnamese son Pax Thien, Ethiopian daughter Zahara, and daughter Shiloh from Wombsville. Here's what I want to know, how the hell do they talk with all of these kids? They need more translators than the United Nations.

The couple is denying that a pending adoption is underway, which of course means "stay tuned" to FameCrawler for all of your Brangelina needs.

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