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.
