Father to Madonna: Don't Adopt My Mercy

Posted on May 3, 2009

The man believed to be the biological father of Mercy James, the little Malawian girl Madonna is trying to adopt, is speaking out against the pop star's adoption plea.

"I want to take care of her, and I'm capable of taking care of my baby," James Kambewa told "The Early Show," as reported by People magazine. "Mercy, she is a Malawian, so [I] need her to grow as a Malawian...with our culture."

During the interview, Kambewa admitted that he has never met his daughter, and has only seen her "in newspapers and TV, not face to face."

Liz Rosenberg, a rep for the Material Girl, responded saying she doesn't know if James is the girl's father, and that Mercy has been in an orphanage her entire life. Madonna's bid to adopt Mercy began after she met the little girl in 2006.

Kambewa's interview with CBS's "The Early Show" is scheduled to air Monday, the same day the court will hear Madonna's appeal of the rejected adoption

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Comments (4) | Filed Under: Madonna

I HOPE MADONNA PROVES EVERYONE WRONG AND GETS TO ADOPT THIS LITTLE GIRL!!

LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ANYONE WHO HELPS THE ORPHANS.

- Kathy

Posted 05/05/09 08:29 PM

What legitimate claim does this ‘father’ have to a child he has never met?she lives in an orphanage for goodness sake,why didn’t non of the good Malwi. people adopt her or one of you who think that Mad. is such a terrible mom!
The thot never even crossed your mind,did it?
Then just be quiet!! Gosh

- Robin

Posted 05/04/09 07:57 PM

I think the childs fathers sentiments echo that of a vast majority of people around the world!

Madonna is a terrible mother, terrible role model, and incapable of being a “mother”. Money is the material value in the center of this womans so-called life! She thinks she can just buy whatever she wants. People like her and Angelina Jolie (Brad Pitt) think children are trophies or something, and that they are always doing something so “wonderful” for these kids. BUYING these kids a life of ALL they want, and ALL they ever dreamed of, is NOT proper child rearing.

- exactly

Posted 05/03/09 02:20 PM

Madonna needs to leave this child alone! Let her father raise her! Surely there are plenty of children in the world that have NO mother or father who would love to be raised by a narcissistic scantily clad vixen with no scruples whatsoever! LOL!!

- Fran

Posted 05/03/09 12:25 PM

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