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Mercy's Dad Rips 'Scandalous' Madge

Dad who walked out on toddler's mom blasts Madonna for lacking 'good morals'

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(Newser) – Madonna's battle to adopt a second Malawi child suffered a major blow yesterday when the toddler's father blasted the singer's loose morals and launched a battle for custody, reports the Daily Mail. James Kambewa is seeking to block the adoption because he wants to spare 3-year-old Mercy a life of "scandal" living with a woman who lacks "good morals." Kambewa walked out on Mercy's mom when she was pregnant, and has never met his daughter.

'How can a woman of 50 dance almost naked on stage? I wouldn't want my daughter to grow up like that!" he said. "How can a normal woman fall for a boy who can as well be her son?"

Madonna visits a development project in Gumulira, Malawi, early this month.
Madonna visits a development project in Gumulira, Malawi, early this month.   (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)
Madonna pauses during her visit to Salaza village near Lilongwe, Malawi, early this month as she sought to adopt a 3-year-old Malawi girl.
Madonna pauses during her visit to Salaza village near Lilongwe, Malawi, early this month as she sought to adopt a 3-year-old Malawi girl.   (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Madonna arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party , in West Hollywood, Calif., earlier this year.
Madonna arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party , in West Hollywood, Calif., earlier this year.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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oldgoat
Apr 30, 09 5:22 AM CDT
In other words Dad probably sees more money on the table for him. When the pile gets big enough then he will get out of the way. Reply
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jenna
Apr 30, 09 6:26 AM CDT
I don't like Madonna. But, he is the last one to talk about morals. If he didn't walk out on the baby's mother, maybe Mercy wouldn't have been on the market anyway. Madonna does need to cover her old ass up and accept that she is very unappealing to look at once the dollars are moved out of the way. But, I would definately let her adopt my child if I could not give her the finest education and opportunities. Reply
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Derni
Apr 30, 09 6:53 AM CDT
If I had a daughter i won't mind if she had a mother like her-nudity , sexual parcatices, morals etc. are very much determined by the culture-Amnericans iare not More Moral-they just happen to be more sexually repressed. Reply
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