Jacko ‘tried to adopt Octomum’s eight babies just weeks before he died’

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - The alcoholic mother of the 15-month-old Ukranian child Sir Elton John wants to adopt has said that she will not give up her son to the singer for money. "I will not give my baby to Elton John for any money," the Sun quoted Marina, the mother of the child, as saying.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John cannot adopt the 14-month-old Ukranian boy he wishes to adopt, the Family, Youth and Sports Minister of Ukraine has said. Yuriy Pavlenko has mentioned that the legendary singer cannot take home Lev with his partner David Furnish, as same-sex unions do not have legal status in the country.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Elton john may need to overcome legal hurdles before he gets to adopt the Ukranian child he recently said he wishes to take home. According to the national laws of the country, the 'Candle in the Wind' hitmaker and his partner David Furnish are too old to adopt 14-month-old Lev, as the law does not allow parents 45 years older than the child to adopt.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John is set to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie and Madonna as he is keen on adopting a baby boy. Sir Elton, 62, has long considered adoption, but always rejected the idea because of his age and touring lifestyle but the singer had his "heart stolen" by 14-month-old Lev on a recent visit to an orphanage in Ukraine and he and longterm partner David Furnish are thinking about bringing the tot back to England, reports newsoftheworld.co.uk.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John is planning to adopt a child from Ukraine with partner David Furnish. The singer revealed that a 14-month-old boy called Lev has apparently "stolen his heart." The child had performed at an orphanage in Ukraine while the 'Candle In The Wind' hitmaker was on a visit.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - A clinic worker has claimed that he had an affair with late pop legend Michael Jackson and lost his "soulmate" when the singer died. Jason Pfeiffer, who works for Jackson's dermatologist Arnold Klein, said he and Jackson shared a short romantic relationship that ended in tragedy.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna is all set to pay tribute to late King of Pop Michael Jackson, and that too at the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback. The Queen of Pop has prepared a special part of her concert at O2 arena today (July 4), reports Fox News.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Organisers of late King of Pop Michael Jackson's comeback concerts have revealed that the singer had passed a gruelling five hour medical test "with flying colours". AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips denied that the 'Thriller' hitmaker had cheated a screening process he underwent just weeks before his death.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson had reportedly revealed his desire to adopt children from around the world at the tender age of 12. The Thriller hitmaker had been interviewed by Lisa Robinson, a reporter, on many occasions ever since the Jackson 5 rose to fame in the 1960s, and she remembers him having a sense of responsibility even at such a young age.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was splashing out 30,000-pound a month on prescription drugs, it has emerged. According to reports, the ailing Thriller hitmaker consumed "mountains of medication" as he battled numerous disorders in the year leading up to his death.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Just a little more than two weeks after being granted the right to take home Mercy James, Madonna has come under fire for ignoring 12 needy orphans so that she could adopt two Malawian kids she really wanted. Apparently, the 50-year-old - now mum to David Banda, three, and four-year-old Mercy James - was asked to chose from a dozen children who had been chosen for her by the Malawian government.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna has been permitted to adopt Malawian kid Mercy James, with the country's high court praising her efforts to improve the lives of local children. The 50-year-old was devastated in March when her bid to add Mercy to her growing brood was rejected on the grounds that prospective parents have to be resident in the country for 18 to 24 months prior to an adoption, reports thesun.co.uk..

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - After a failed attempt to adopt a baby girl from Malawi, Queen of Pop Madonna has reportedly turned to another African country for adoption. According to sources, the 'Material Girl' is willing to adopt a child from AIDS-stricken Lesotho, a country that has close links with Prince Harry.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - After a failed attempt to adopt a baby girl from Malawi recently, pop diva Madonna is now eying to adopt a child from Lesotho, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa. The 50-year-old singer, who is in the process of appealing a court ruling that she cannot adopt four-year-old Mercy James from Malawi, is said to be considering giving a child from the impoverished African kingdom a home as she is desperate to become a mother again, reports dailymail.co.uk.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna is set to launch a campaign to help single mothers adopt children from foreign countries if legal officials in Malawi block her bid to take home three-year-old Mercy James. The pop superstar launched a legal battle to adopt Mercy last month but her request was turned down on the grounds that prospective parents have to be resident of the country for 18 to 24 months prior to an adoption, reported contactmusic.com.