Adoption

As anyone who follows the news knows, Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, have adopted a Malawian baby, with considerable public controversy. The matter raised various issues regarding whether Madonna had received preferential treatment. The Telegraph of the U.K. reported on October 16, 2006 that

Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, have been granted an interim adoption of a Malawian baby, giving them temporary custody of the child for 18 months, the singer's spokeswoman said tonight….