Madonna Gets No Mercy From Malawi

Not today, anyway. After a closed-door meeting with a Malawian judge today, Madonna’s application to adopt four-year-old Mercy James has been delayed until Friday.

The AP reports that child advocacy groups are concerned Madonna could be using her wealth and influence to circumvent a Malawian law requiring an 18- to 24-month assessment period before adoption. Undule Mwakusungura, chairman of the Human Rights Consultative Committee, stated, “We feel Madonna is behaving like a bully. She has the money and the status to use her profile to manipulate, to fast-track the process.”

Also protesting the adoption is the girl’s grandmother Lucy Chekechiwa, who spoke to the UK Telegraph. “Why doesn’t this singer pick other children? It is stealing. I want to go to court, I won’t let her go.They told me when I visited her last month that they want to find a better education and home for Mercy. But I am sticking to the initial agreement that Mercy will return home to me after she reaches six years old.”

Could that be the cause of the delay? Why has grandma allowed this poor child to languish in an orphanage since her parents died? Why doesn’t she make a home for her? Could Granny be blocking the adoption of little Mercy until Madonna pays for her “cooperation?” 

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