Earlier this year singer Madonna adopted daughter Mercy James from the Konsdanani orphanage in Malawi, Africa. Since then, adoption donations have dropped and the center is having issues raising funds.

Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper is reporting that sources close to the orphanage are blaming Madonna and say that people are under the assumption that the “Material Girl” gave them thousands and thousands or dollars.

“We find it a day-to-day struggle to survive. Some days we don’t even know if there will be enough food to feed the babies. Donors are not giving because they are under the impression that Madonna paid us vast amounts of money.”

This is the second child that Madonna adopted from Malawi, the first was David Banda, who was adopted from a different agency.

Bristol Palin, 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, is seeking sole physical custody of her son Tripp, who was fathered by Levi Johnston. She has also requested that Johnston’s mother not be allowed unsupervised visits with her grandson Tripp, in light of a recent drug conviction.

Court documents were filed by Bristol Palin’s attorney Thomas V. Van Flein in Superior Court in early November. They petitioned for the use of pseudonyms and closed hearings to keep the proceedings out of the media spotlight.

Johnston and his lawyer pushed for and were granted open court proceedings. He said, “I feel more comfortable in a public courtroom which will help everyone stay civil and be on their best behavior.”

Bristol took legal steps after Johnston hit the media circuit in early November to promote his Playgirl magazine nude photo shoot and engaged in a good deal of Palin family bashing in the process.

A weight loss program called the “Cookie Diet” might seem a little odd — right? Actress Kim Kardashian thought it sounded “unhealthy” and said so on her Twitter page. Unfortunately, she may pay for that little blunder because she is being sued.

The owner of Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet weight loss program isn’t too pleased by Kardashian’s take on his weight loss program and has launched litigation against the reality star.

Dr. Sanford Siegal claims that Kim tried to defame him with her “cyber attack” when she declared the plan to be unhealthy. His claims don’t stop there. He alleges that Kardashian has other motives because she is a spokeswoman for a competitor, weight loss program QuickTrim.

This seems like a little revenge on Siegel’s part. Kim recently had her legal team send out a cease and desist letter to the “cookie guy”, who has made claims in his advertising that Kardashian endorses the cookie diet — which is apparently not true.

No word on how much the cookie company is seeking but it is sure to be a chunk of dough.

Rachael Ray has taken a lot of heat over the years for this racy photo spread for men’s mag FHM in 2003, but despite the backlash from fans and her mother’s anger over the photos, the popular daytime TV show host tells ABC’s Nightline “I’d do it again tomorrow.”

Ray was 35 when she posed for the pictures. “I thought about it for a while, and I said, ‘You know what? This magazine has as young as 17-, 18-year-olds in hottie bikinis, and these are all actresses, models, pin-up girls. I don’t belong to any even remote club of theirs,” Ray tells Nightline’s Cynthia MCFadden.

“And I thought, ‘If I’m gutsy enough to do this, this is a good thing for everybody. This is the everywoman, here she is,’ she added. “And I did it, and it was the most scared I’ve ever been, and I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d do it again tomorrow.”

VH1 is counting down the 100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock, and we have the list.

So, what made the cut and who ended up at the top of the list? Is it Britney Spears shaving her head? John Lennon or Michael Jackson’s death? Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna?

Monday, December 28 at 9:00pm EST, VH1 will present five hours of the most shocking music moments of all time.

Jude Law and Sienna Miller romance rekindled

I pulled together some great photos of many of our favorite celebrities out and about during this busy holiday season with their adorable children. Our lead photo shows a collage of high profile mother’s, clutching their toddlers close.

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is one of our favorite events of the year and the VS Angels were definitely strutting their stuff yesterday at The Armory in New York City.

Heidi Klum hosted the show, just six weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. She didn’t let that stop her from hitting the runway, drawing screams from the crowd – as seen below.

The show will air on December 1st on CBS, but we won’t make you wait a moment longer to get a sneak peek at the gorgeous supermodels doing what they do best.

Don’t get too excited because you still have a while to watch daytime talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. A statement was released yesterday afternoon by Harpo, Inc., Winfrey’s production company, announcing her plan to end her 20+ year reign. It read: “The sun will set on the Oprah show as its 25th season draws to a close on September 9, 2011.”

Do you believe this will be the end for Oprah’s television days? Don’t forget she has the OWN channel on the Oxygen network. They have been pressuring her to use it or lose it – and want to see her bring the show to them.

Winfrey has lent her voice to the upcoming Walt Disney film The Princess and the Frog. The release date for the movie is Nov. 25th in a limited number of theaters and on December 11th worldwide. The budget for the children’s flick was $105 million, and as with most animated features aimed at the younger set, will likely rake in a bundle.

Just a thought — who would you want to see take over Oprah’s prime television time slot? For me it would be Ellen DeGeneres. Our friends at PopEater have already done their homework and have listed the Six Possibilities with pros and cons.

Alexandra Kerry, 36-year-old daughter of Senator John Kerry, was arrested early Thursday morning for suspicion of drunken driving, according to Los Angeles Police officer Bruce Borihanh. She was held for five hours and then released at 5:30 a.m. today on a $5,000 bond.

The film producer was stopped shortly after midnight by an officer after he observed that her vehicle had expired license tags. After she was pulled over, she was given a field sobriety test and appeared to be impaired.

She was subsequently given a breathalyzer test at the police station and was under the legal limit of .08, though she could still be charged with impairment if the arresting officer witnessed her operating the vehicle unsafely.

Alexandra is the oldest daughter of Kerry, Democratic 2004 presidential nominee and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for the past 24 years.

A spokesman said, “Senator Kerry supports his daughter and will have no further comment on a private matter.”

Heidi Klum, who gave birth to her fourth child just five weeks ago, was on hand in Times Square to promote the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show that will be filmed tomorrow and will air on December 1, 2009 on CBS.

Klum, who will serve as host of the show, posed earlier today with Victoria’s Secret Angels Behati Prinsloo, Marisa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, and Doutzen Kroes. Missing was Adriana Lima, who gave birth to a daughter last week.

Heidi claims to be the biggest woman in the bunch, indicating she still has 20 pounds to lose after giving birth last month to baby Lou. That doesn’t mean she won’t be strutting her stuff during the show. Klum plans to flaunt her curves in some latex pieces that were made just for her.