Johansson’s hubby wants to adopt a child

October 9th, 2009 Swedish movie star MALIN AKERMAN is keen to follow in the footsteps of ANGELINA JOLIE and MADONNA and adopt a child from Africa. The Watchmen star is waiting for the right time to take a break from showbusiness and start a family with her husband of two years, Robert Zincone, and she reveals she wants the couple to raise biological as well as adopted kids.

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 SIR ELTON JOHN is set to follow in the footsteps of ANGELINA JOLIE and MADONNA - he wants to adopt a baby boy. Sir Elton, 62, has long considered adoption, but always rejected the idea because of his age and touring lifestyle.

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.

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.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Model Katie Price has vowed to walk on the path of pop diva Madonna and adopt a child following her miscarriage right before her split with husband Peter Andre. "Katie, hopes that going out on the town to meet new fellas and adopting a tot will help her get over estranged husband Peter Andre, newsoftheworld.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

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 15th, 2009 LONDON - The decision to allow Madonna the right to adopt a second Malawian tot has found favour amongst many in the southern African country. The Queen of Pop was granted full custody of four-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James after her initial applications were rejected, since the singer was not a resident of the state.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the country's highest court has ruled. Earlier the star was stopped from adopting four-year-old orphan Chifundo "Mercy" James.

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.

May 3rd, 2009 After coming into criticism in 2006 when she adopted 13-month-old David Banda in Malawi, Madonna still wants to adopt a child. The pop-star was very keen on adopting a second child from Malawi, despite a court in the country refusing to grant her permission.