Celebrity Adoption refers to the growing trend of celebrities adopting children. The practice has come under intense scrutiny from critics who argue that the adoptions are used as a publicity scheme. The adopted children often come from orphanages in developing nations, and from different ethnicities than their celebrity parents.
Notable Adopting Celebrities
Criticism
Critics of the adoption craze point out that the money it costs to adopt one child, could help many others. Rosie O'Donnell reportedly paid between $1,500-$5,000 in fees to locate birth mothers for her adoption. There is also a general concern that celebrities are more concerned about the public relations benefit of adoption, than providing families for young children
Celebrity Adoption Central Figures
- Angelina Jolie
- Madonna
- MSNBC.com: Madonna Says Adoption was Fully Legal (2006)
- Meg Ryan
- FOXNews.com: Meg Ryan Adopts Baby Girl From China (2006)
References
Fast Facts
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Madonna adopted infant David Banda from Malawi
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Ewan McGregor adopted a 4-year old Mongolian girl
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Angelina Jolie adopted a boy from Cambodia, another from Vietnam, and a girl from Ethiopia
