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Andrew Stetson by Rick Day

2011-05-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

Sexy male model Andrew Stetson in an excellent shoot by the prolific Rick Day.

Thomas Cunningham for The Male World

2011-05-23T21:20:00.001-07:00

Thomas Cunningham is from Bradenton, Florida.

"I think my best features are my smile and my abs/biceps. I have worked really hard, going to the gym 2-3 hours a day and eating right, to get myself to where I am now," the 29-year-old male model said.

Black & White - Zachariah Picotte by Greg Vaughan

2011-05-23T18:40:00.000-07:00

Beautiful black and white photo of Re:Quest's new face Zachariah Picotte by Greg Vaughan.

Ben Hill for H&M Summer 2011 collection

2011-05-23T13:05:00.000-07:00

Swedish retail-clothing company H&M enlists male model Ben Hill to model their latest beachwear collection.

Male model Monday - Brian Davenport by Rick Day

2011-05-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

Model Brian Davenport at Soul Artist management gets a portfolio updated by the famed photographer Rick Day.

Rafael Berger heats up summer

2011-05-20T11:27:00.000-07:00

Rafael Berger in Big Fish by Alexandre Siqueira for Junior magazine. Rafael Berger is represented by Ragazzo Models.

Male models : Kevin Baker & Benedikt Angerer

2011-05-19T11:16:00.000-07:00

Nous Model Kevin Baker portrayed by photographer Josh Williams.

Photographer Kosmas Pavlos presents new face Benedikt Angerer.

Welcome back

2011-05-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

We're glad to know that Gay Posts is back and posting again. Keep up your good work, boy!

Other interesting posts :
Christopher Fawcett
Rosario

White undies | Branden Alaen

2011-05-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Branden Alaen has very sexy legs.

Male models : Greg Maldonado & Anthony Gallton

2011-05-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

Anthony Gallton for The Male World.

Greg Maldonado captured by photographer Joseph Bleu.

Lucho Jacob by Nicolas Valois

2011-04-30T08:01:00.000-07:00

Lucho Jacob in "No Jacket Required" photographed by Nicolas Valois and styled by Benjamin Brouillet.

Collection : Dabine Kellan + Bergdorf Goodman 2011

2011-04-29T19:15:00.000-07:00

Boris Shabovta is the new face and body of Dabine Kellan's new collection.

Sean O'Pry for Bergdorf Goodman Fall 2011 collection.

On the Waterfront + Massimo Dutti's May 2011 lookbook

2011-04-28T19:17:00.000-07:00

Top male model Nikola Jovanovic poses for Massimo Dutti's new lookbook.

On the Waterfront by Dean Isidro for Calzedonia Uomo Spring Summer 2011, featuring Diego Miguel, Alexis Papas and Mihaly Martins.

Sexy Cowboy Rob Wilson

2011-04-27T20:46:00.000-07:00

Sexy cowboy Rob Wilson photographed by Scott Hoover.

Black & White : Dylan + Patrick

2011-04-27T13:46:00.000-07:00

Sexy young Dylan photographed by Eric Ganison.

Patrick O'Brien at Hot Men Chart

Black & White : Christopher Landon

2011-04-24T12:37:00.000-07:00

Nice black & white picture of Christopher Landon in Dolce & Gabbana book Uomini by Mariano Vivanco.

Rufskin - GQ China - Spring Summer 2011

2011-04-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Sexy Brazilian hunks Murilo Rezende and Pablo Moraes photographed by Rick Day for Rufskin’s new swimwear campaign.

Simon Nessman and River Viiperi photographed by Blair Getz Mezibov for GQ Style China Spring Summer 2011.

Hot performer Topher DiMaggio looks sporty here.

John Mayer leaving his apartment in New York Friday, November 27

2009-11-28T12:39:00.000-08:00

This is our second post on John Mayer. His new album "Battle Studies" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 this week.

Paris Hilton and her handsome boyfriend shopping in LA November 25

2009-11-27T12:46:00.000-08:00

You know, we love Paris Hilton's boyfriend. He is a handsome hunk and we guess he has a huge tool.

The Jonas Brothers spend Thanksgiving in Paris

2009-11-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

Joe and Kevin of the Jonas Brothers arriving at French radio station NRJ on Thanksgiving day in Paris, France.

Adam Lambert leaving Midtown Manhattan hotel November 24

2009-11-24T09:10:00.000-08:00

The American Idol who had a gay kiss with a male dancer in his 2009 American Music Awards performance was spotted leaving his Midtown Manhattan hotel on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009.

Zac Efron arrives at CBS Studios for an interview on “The Early Show”

2009-11-23T12:01:00.000-08:00

The sexy dude of "17 again" arrived at CBS Studios to appear on "The Early Show" on Monday, November 23rd 2009.

Levi Johnston Play Girl photos

2009-11-22T09:01:00.000-08:00

Here are hot images of 19-year-old Levi Johnston posing without clothes for PlayGirl.

Taylor Lautner appeares on the Today Show Friday, November 21

2009-11-20T12:01:00.000-08:00

Here is newest image of Taylor Lautner with his charming smile as he visting the Today Show in Rockefeller Plaza.

Zac Efron arrivied at London’s Heathrow Airport November 18

2009-11-18T12:01:00.000-08:00

The "17 again" actor was spotted arriving at London's Heathrow Airport, UK on Wednesday, November 18. He then will attend the premiere of "Me and Orson Welles".

Levi Johnston won't reveal his dick on the pages of Playgirl Magazine

2009-11-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

Daniel Nardicio, the spokesman of PlayGirl Magazine, said : "Although Playgirl is ecstatic with the footage of the Levi Johnston shoot, and viewers are going to be pleased and surprised, Levi did not go completely full frontal, as was suggested by his camp a few weeks ago."

"Levi looks great in the shoot, and was consummate professional, and we look forward to releasing the photo very soon," he added.

What a pity!

Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner promote their new film in Munich

2009-11-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

Here are new images of "Twilight" stars in Munich, Germany on November 14th, 2009.

A kiss?

David Beckham new hair cut

2009-11-15T00:58:00.000-08:00

What do you think about his new hair cut? I don't like it much, but I always love this man.

Madonna and her Brazilian boy toy leaving Botanic Garden in Rio de Janeiro

2009-11-12T08:57:00.000-08:00

Pop diva Madonna and Brazilian male model Jesus Luz were spotted leaving the Yume Restaurant at the Botanic Garden in Rio de Janeiro on November 11.

Adam Lambert arrived at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills November 10th, 2009

2009-11-11T12:10:00.000-08:00

"American Idol" alum Adam Lambert arrived at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills to attend the TV Guide Hot List Party on November 10.

Country singer LeAnn Rimes and her boyfriend Eddie Cibrian attended David Gray's concert

2009-11-10T12:10:00.000-08:00

LeAnn Rimes and her hunky beau Eddie Cibrian were spotted leaving David Gray's concert at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles on November 9th, 2009.

Jonas Brothers out and about in Milan, Italy November 6th, 2009

2009-11-06T12:12:00.002-08:00

The Jonas Brothers were spotted roaming around the streets of Milan in black leather
and wool jackets on November 6th, 2009.

Zac Efron at the Nylon launch party November 4th, 2009

2009-11-05T12:15:00.000-08:00

The "17 again" actor attended the Nylon Guys November launch party in West Hollywood on November 4th, 2009.

Paris Hilton kisses Doug Reinhardt at BOA

2009-11-03T12:45:00.000-08:00

We posted a lot images of this couple here and we still haven't had enough of Hilton's handsome boyfriend. Here is a new picture of Doug Reinhardt kissing Paris Hilton at BOA steakhouse in Los Angeles on November 2nd, 2009.

Taylor Lautner promoting New Moon in Mexico

2009-11-03T12:15:00.000-08:00

Handsome "Twilight" stud Taylor Lautner and his fans in Mexico City November 2nd, 2009.

Paris Hilton and her hunky beau Doug Reinhardt at East Restaurant

2009-09-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton was spotted with an unbelievable chest size at East Restaurant, alongside her handsome dude Doug Reinhardt in Hollywood, California on September 26.

Enrique Iglesias had a dinner date in Paris with Anna Kournikova on September 24

2009-09-25T12:37:00.000-07:00

Famous singer Enrique Iglesias and beautiful model Anna Kournikova enjoyed a romantic dinner date in Paris on September 24.

Madonna went to see The Steady Rain on Broadway with Jesus Luz

2009-09-17T20:40:00.000-07:00

The Material Girl went to see The Steady Rain, starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, with her young boyfriend Jesus Luz.

George Clooney leaving the Cipriani hotel via an awaiting boat in Venice

2009-09-10T08:10:00.000-07:00

Handsome actor George Clooney was spotted leaving the Cipriani hotel via an awaiting boat in Venice after participating in the 66th International Venice Film Festival.

Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt at the Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009

2009-09-06T07:44:00.001-07:00

Paris Hilton and her handsome boyfriend at the premiere of “Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans” during the 66th Venice Film Festival

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols were spotted leaving Madeo in Hollywood Sept 1, 2009

2009-09-03T05:19:00.000-07:00

Sylvester Stallone driving his new hot rod in Beverly Hills, California August 27

2009-08-30T10:03:00.000-07:00

Trey Hardee sexy American Decathlon gold winner World Athletics Championships 2009

2009-08-28T08:44:00.000-07:00

Sexy American boy Trey Hardee won the decathlon gold medal at the World Track and Field Championships in Berlin. Hardee did not finish last year's Olympic decathlon. But this year he was runner-up in the decathlon in Austria.

"This isn't as sweet without last year," he said. "And that was unbelievable motivation, to come back."

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt on the beach on Paradise Island, Bahamas

2009-08-24T13:38:00.000-07:00

"The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt poses for paparazzi on the beach in the Bahamas on August 23

Kellan Lutz arrived at Bardot in Hollywood for a photoshoot for Swedish clothing brand H&M on August 22

2009-08-23T10:41:00.001-07:00

24-year-old Eclipse actor Kellan Lutz was seen leaving Bardot restaurant in a tight white tank top on Saturday afternoon August 22 after a photo shoot for Swedish clothing brand H&M.

Noemi Letizia summertime boat outing in the Gulf of Marinella in Porto Rotondo

2009-08-21T08:15:00.001-07:00

Kelly Brook And Danny Cipriani kissing by the pool of their luxury Californian hotel August 20

2009-08-20T06:41:00.001-07:00

Ginnifer Goodwin was spotted doing some shopping with her boyfriend Joey Kern and her parents in Los Angeles August 18

2009-08-20T06:12:00.001-07:00

Sexy singer Justin Timberlake spotted playing golf in Toluca Lake August 16

2009-08-18T09:18:00.001-07:00

What is Justin Timberlake's hobby besides music? It's golf.

Eric Dane shirtless at the beach in Malibu while filming his new movie Valentine’s Day

2009-08-18T02:17:00.000-07:00

Paulina Rubio and her husband Nicolas Vallejo Najera relaxing in the hot sun in Ibiza island

2009-08-17T08:54:00.001-07:00

Paris Hilton on a yacht with her sexy boyfriend Doug Reinhardt in Bora Bora

2009-08-16T10:06:00.000-07:00

British actress Sienna Miller was spotted on a luxurious boat with her new DJ boyfriend George Baker during a romantic holiday in Ibiza, Spain

2009-08-15T07:22:00.001-07:00

Katie Price and her hunky beau Alex Reid were spotted out in Sussex on August 13, 2009

2009-08-13T22:40:00.001-07:00

Sexy actors at the Teen Choice Awards 2009

2009-08-10T08:06:00.000-07:00

Chace Crawford and Taylor Lautner

Zac Efron

Robert Pattinson

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio at the beach in Ibiza, Spain on August 4

2009-08-08T13:19:00.001-07:00

Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan posed for photos and signed autographs outside New York City hotel

2009-08-06T06:13:00.001-07:00

Channing Tatum and his friends in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra” at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on August 4

2009-08-05T00:21:00.000-07:00

Here is another image.
Channing Tatum and his fan

Beautiful actress Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren at the beach in Malibu, California

2009-08-03T01:32:00.000-07:00

John Mayer at the Hotel Cafe in West Hollywood July 28

2009-08-01T05:28:00.000-07:00

Actor Brad Pitt at “Inglourious Basterds” Berlin premiere

2009-07-30T09:39:00.001-07:00

Channing Tatum promoting her new movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" in Seoul, South Korea

2009-07-29T15:20:00.000-07:00

Nick Lachey was spotted out and about in Sherman Oaks, California with a brand new mystery blonde

2009-07-28T08:50:00.000-07:00

Adrian Grenier at the new W South Beach hotel in Miami Beach, Florida

2009-07-27T16:21:00.001-07:00

Madonna takes daughter Lourdes and her boy toy Jesus Luz on a trip to Madrid's Royal Palace and Prado Museum

2009-07-26T08:14:00.001-07:00

Rosario Dawson with her boyfriend Mathieu Schreyer in Italy

2009-07-23T18:25:00.000-07:00

Clever Underwear collection by Johnny Lopera

2009-07-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

40-year-old actress Jennifer Aniston on the set of the Columbia Pictures action-comedy Bounty Hunter in Atlantic City

2009-07-20T03:45:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez snapped filming her new movie "Back Up Plan" in lower Manhattan

2009-07-18T02:29:00.001-07:00

Kim Kardashian and her sister in Los Angeles by Michael Caulfield

2009-07-17T02:03:00.000-07:00

Mena Suvari and her boyfriend Sestito Simone enjoy their holiday in Mexico

2009-07-16T01:13:00.000-07:00

New pictures of Britney from Candie’s Fall/Winter Ad Campaign

2009-07-15T01:18:00.000-07:00

Ashley Tisdale celebrated her birthday with boyfriend Scott Speer in Maui, Hawaii

2009-07-10T08:51:00.000-07:00

Philip Dirschauer

2009-07-07T20:57:00.000-07:00

Philip Dirschauer by Fabien Montique

Victoria Beckham unveils her new Emporio Armani Underwear 2009 Ad campaign

2009-07-05T05:40:00.000-07:00

Cool Down 2010 calendar by John Gress Photography

2009-07-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

Madonna Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 ad campaign

2009-07-01T08:12:00.000-07:00

Rick Owens Spring Summer 2010 show - Paris Fashion week

2009-06-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

C.P. Company Spring Summer 2010 collection - Milan fashion week

2009-06-27T02:29:00.000-07:00

Beautiful male pictures by Zilum1 Photography

2009-06-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

Dolce & Gabbana Menswear F/W 2009 ad campaign

2009-06-14T01:12:00.000-07:00

Malawi judges reverse court order to allow Madonna to adopt Mercy

2009-06-13T02:56:00.000-07:00

U.S. pop star Madonna has won her bid to adopt a 4-year-old girl from Malawi, the appeals court in the southern African state has ruled.

"I am extremely grateful for the Supreme Court's ruling on my application to adopt Mercy James," the pop superstar said in a statement. "I am ecstatic. My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her."

Madonna’s application to adopt Chifundo was initially rejected by a lower court in April because the singer is not resident in Malawi, and because a judge decided that the young girl would fare perfectly well in the orphanage where she has lived.

The lower court had also pointed out that the residency rule had already been bent when Madonna adopted her son David, now 3, from Malawi last year.

But at Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal Friday a panel of three judges said that the singer’s commitment to helping disadvantaged children should have been taken into account. The singer has founded a charity, Raising Malawi, which helps feed, educate and provide medical care for some of Malawi's one million-plus orphans.

"In our view, Chifundo James is better taken care of by being adopted by foreign parents who will give her love and affection," said Supreme court Chief Justice Lovemore Munro.

"In this global village a man can have more than one place at which he resides," Munlo said in the ruling. "The matter of residence should be determined at the time of application of the adoption. In this case, Madonna was in Malawi not by chance but by intention. She is looking after several orphans whose welfare depends on her. She can therefore not be described as a sojourner."

"Madonna has shown that she is bold and compassionate enough to come forward to adopt Chifundo [Mercy] James," he said.

Madonna phoned Mercy from New York in floods of tears after hearing the court’s verdict at 4am.

She read her a “letter of motherly devotion” written with daughter Lourdes, 12. The Material Girl told Mercy, four: “Today is your new birthday, my darling daughter, as it is the day you came to me.

“It is a new beginning for us all. The world is ours to change together now. I promise I will love, protect and guide you with my every breath.

“I can’t wait to welcome you to your new home, my beautiful child. You are part of us now — of me, Lola, Rocco and David. You are so loved.”

Madonna, 50, had stayed up all night praying in her New York home. A close source said: “I’ve never seen her so emotional or so happy. She was giddy.”

Her lawyers are now preparing immigration papers so Mercy can fly to America.

Mercy's father said Madonna should not be allowed to adopt Mercy. "No one wants to listen to me, I have protested this all along ... I want my child back but I don't know what to do now," James Kabewa told Reuters by telephone from his poor township.

He added: “I have not seen my child in a long time since the mother died. When I learnt that Madonna wanted her, I was stopped from seeing her at the orphanage. I have completely been left out in all this and it’s unfair.”

Mr Kabewa blamed his mother-in-law, Lucy Chekichewa, and his daughter’s uncles. “They never consulted me, they hid my child at an orphanage and never allowed me access,” he said.

But one of the infant’s uncles, Peter Benenti, accused Mr Kabewa of abandoning his responsibilities as a father.

Alan Chinula, Madonna’s lawyer, said in an interview that Mr Kabewa’s comments would have little impact. “It’s too late now . . . where was he all this time? His protests cannot legally change anything now, it’s done, it’s over,” Mr Chinula said.

Maxwell Matewere, executive director of a children's rights group called Eye of the Child, said he was disturbed by the court's ruling. There was no evidence that the government had looked for local families who might be willing to adopt Chifundo, and the court had failed to consider this point, he said.

“They should be able to show that adoption is the last resort,” he said. “Exporting these children is not the best solution.”

The court ruling will discourage local families from adopting, while making it easier for foreigners to adopt Malawi's children, Mr. Matewere said. “Orphanages could look at it as a business, and it could encourage child-trafficking. The demand could be very high. There could be a process of auctioneering.”

Undule Mwakasungura, chairman of the Human Rights Consultative Committee, a coalition of Malawian groups that opposed the Madonna adoptions, said he was surprised and disappointed the court allowed Madonna to be considered a resident of Malawi.

“It means that anyone can come here tomorrow and give money to an orphanage and then say that they want two or three children from that orphanage,” he said. “As long as you're supporting some projects in Malawi, even if you're not a resident, you'll be entitled to any child that you want. As long as you have money, you can bypass the rules, and that's what Madonna has done.”

Africa is already one of the fastest-growing sources of international adoptions by Canadians. The latest Madonna saga is likely to stimulate more interest in Africa by prospective parents in Canada, experts say.

“Next week, we will probably get a number of calls from people wondering whether they can do this,” said Roberta Galbraith, executive director of a Manitoba-based adoption agency, Canadian Advocate for the Adoption of Children. Her agency has helped many Canadians adopt children from Ethiopia, where film star Angelina Jolie adopted a daughter in 2005. The latest statistics show that Ethiopia has become the second-biggest foreign source of adoptions by Canadians, behind China.

“There's a celebrity factor associated with Africa, and I don't think that's necessarily good,” Ms. Galbraith said. “Before Angelina Jolie and Madonna, did anyone think of those countries? Some people even have the mentality of going in to ‘rescue' children. We have to be really careful with that. You have to think of the child.”

Because of the AIDS epidemic, an estimated 560,000 children in Malawi have lost at least one of their parents. But many Malawians object to the notion that these children would benefit if they were sent abroad to wealthier parents, far from their home culture. If poverty is the justification for adoption, almost the entire country could be adopted, they say.

Lagom Summer collection 2009

2009-06-10T01:27:00.000-07:00

Black and white - Travis Hason by Philipp Muller

2009-06-07T02:46:00.000-07:00

Italian boy Massimo Russo by Sam Scott Schiavo

2009-06-05T03:24:00.000-07:00

Popular vampire drama Twilight leads way at MTV awards

2009-06-01T03:51:00.000-07:00

"Twilight," the popular vampire drama starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, sucked up golden popcorn trophies for best movie, best fight, best kiss, breakthrough male performance and breakthrough female performance during Sunday's freewheeling and often-bleeped ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif.

Australia's Heath Ledger won the award for best villain, adding to the slew of trophies awarded to the "Dark Knight" actor after his death in January 2008.

But it was the outrageous Sacha Baron Cohen, promoting his upcoming movie "Bruno" in which the British actor plays a gay Austrian fashionista, who brought the house down.

Sweeping high above the studio on a harness, Cohen hit an obstacle, spun down toward the audience and landed face down in the lap of Eminem, exposing his naked bottom to both the white rapper and to millions of viewers watching the awards show live on television.

The rapper, sat in the audience at the Gibson Amphitheatre, looked uncomfortable as Cohen - dressed in a skimpy angel costume - landed upside down on his lap after apparently colliding with an obstacle.

"Is the real Slim Shady about to stand up?" Cohen said.

Eminem seemed visibly upset by the encounter, and members of his entourage roughly removed Baron Cohen as the rapper struggled to get out. But had the rapper's self-styled homophobic character been punked by Baron Cohen and MTV, or was he in on the elaborate stunt?

Free of the scene, Eminem stormed out with his entourage in tow — and cameras rolling — and hit the exits.

Baron Cohen's descent to the audience was included in rehearsals, but Eminem — who performed Sunday night — didn't take part in that piece of the run-through. As the rapper stormed off, it sounded as though he was wearing a microphone, and cameras were in position to record his fast exit, but he was not seen or heard from again.

"This is very exciting TV," host Andy Samberg ad-libbed.

"I enjoyed his (Cohen's) precision landing," actor Ben Stiller told reporters backstage. "I did not see that coming."

Jan Men Collection

2009-05-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Narciso Underwear collection

2009-05-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

Madonna loses her second adoption bid in Malawi

2009-04-04T01:16:00.000-07:00

Pop star extraordinaire Madonna lost a bid Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi, rejected by a judge who said she would not bend the country's strict residency rules even for a wealthy celebrity.

Noting that Madonna had last visited Malawi in 2008, the judge said the pop star "jetted into the country during the weekend just days prior to the hearing of this application."

"In my opinion, this would completely remove (Madonna) from the definition of `resident,'" the judge said.

Judge Esmie Chombo said in the original hearing that granting an interim adoption and allowing Madonna to take Mercy from the country would set a dangerous precedent. "Anyone could come to Malawi and quickly arrange for an adoption that might have grave consequences for the very children that the law seeks to protect," she said.

Malawi requires prospective parents to live in the country for 18 to 24 months while child welfare authorities assess their suitability — a rule that was bent when Madonna was allowed to take her now 3-year-old son David to London in 2006 before his adoption was finalized two years later. Madonna has two other children, Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8.

"It is necessary that we look beyond the petitioner ... and consider the consequences of opening the doors too wide," Chombo said. "By removing the very safeguard that is supposed to protect our children, the courts ... could actually facilitate trafficking of children by some unscrupulous individuals."

The judge also made clear she was not questioning Madonna's intentions, and even praised the "noble" work the singer's charity has done to feed, educate and provide medical care for some of Malawi's more than 1 million orphans, half of whom have lost parents to AIDS.

It is "my prayer" that Mercy would benefit from such programs, Chombo said.

She noted the girl was receiving "suitable" care in an orphanage and contrasted that with David's situation in 2006, when the boy was about to be returned to his father, who had been struggling to care for him.

Madonna was not present in the courtroom for the ruling, and there was no immediate comment from her spokeswoman in New York. The pop star's lawyer filed notice he would appeal, but no hearing date was set.

Meanwhile, actress Angelina Jolie said Madonna should never have visited an impoverished African country with the sole intention of choosing an infant.

Her comments follow accusations that Madonna used her fame and money to speed the adoption of one-year- old David Banda late last year.

"Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where he was born," said Miss Jolie, who has adopted two Third World youngsters of her own. "It's a country where there is no real legal framework for adoption."

"Personally, I prefer to stay on the right side of the law. I would never take a child away from a place where adoption is illegal." Miss Jolie, 31, also made clear she was shocked by Madonna's decision to take David from the country where his father still lives.

Despite her own harsh words, Miss Jolie said she still felt sorry for Madonna, 48, who has been harshly criticised since taking David back to London to live with her husband Guy Ritchie and her own children, Lourdes and Rocco. Asked if the saga would put her off adopting more children of her own, Miss Jolie said: "I have been horrified by the attacks she's been subjected to. All that should count is the happiness of her little David."

In the interview with French magazine Gala, Miss Jolie ruled out marriage to her partner Brad Pitt, the father of her sixmonthold daughter Shiloh. But she said she wanted him to become legal father to their adopted children Maddox, five, and Zahara, almost two.

Asked about Pitt, whom she met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith while he was still with exwife Jennifer Aniston, she said: "Don't go repeating it whatever you do but, yes I love him. I love him a lot. After I met him my life seemed more harmonious. At 20 I was nervous about the most trifling things. As the mother of a big family I'm not able to have these worries, I have too many responsibilities. Today the good health of my children is all that's important."

Pop diva Madonna wants to adopt another Malawian child

2009-03-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

US pop star Madonna arrived in impoverished Malawi Sunday, airport officials said, to file documents allowing her to adopt a second Malawian child.

An employee said Madonna had checked into an exclusive lodge, accompanied by her son David Banda, whom she adopted in 2006 from the same Mchinji Home of Hope orphanage where 4-year-old Mercy lives. Madonna took David when he was 13-months-old after his father had placed him in an orphanage following the death of his wife.

The luxury lodge where Madonna normally stays in Malawi has been fully booked and visitors are being turned away. The employee said David's biological father Yohane Banda was at the lodge to see his son.

The local Nation newspaper this month quoted Madonna, 50, as saying Malawian friends had told her David needed a brother or sister and that she would consider adopting another child, but only with the support of the Malawian people.

Madonna toured an impoverished village in Malawi Sunday, the central African nation where officials said she was expected to begin proceedings this week to adopt a young girl called Mercy James.

Madonna, casually dressed with a white fedora, walked through the village of Chinkhota holding the hand of her 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes. Dozens of reporters looked on.

The family of Mercy James say they did not want her to go. Her uncles, who live in a remote rural area and are her closest relatives, said they had no idea who Madonna was.

The singer has an appointment with a judge in Malawi on Monday in the hope that the adoption papers will be signed.

But the uncles said they would agree only if Mercy was returned to them once she had completed her education and had a career.

The uncles have been persuaded over two years since Madonna first fell in love with the girl at the Kondanani children's village that giving Mercy up for adoption would be in her best interests.

But the child's family said they had been given no clear idea of what the future would hold for Mercy, whose mother died at 18, five days after giving birth to her, and whose father cannot be traced.

Mercy's uncles, Peter Baneti and John Ngalande, cannot read or write but will attend the court hearing in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, which is a five-hour trip from their home.

Mr Baneti, a fisherman, said: "We never wanted to let Mercy go. She is part of our extended family and our culture.

"My mother, my brother and I all said no three times to the orphanage, which was pressing us on Madonna's behalf.

"Now we have been persuaded that Mercy can have a better, healthier life somewhere else in the world with this rich white woman."

Some Malawians opposed David's adoption, accusing the government of skirting laws that ban non-residents from adopting children. Critics say Mercy's adoption would also violate Malawi's laws.

Austin Msowoya, legal researcher with Malawi's Law Commission, played down concerns that a second adoption by Madonna would violate any laws.

He said the best interests of the child needed to be taken into account - whether that was staying in an orphanage in Malawi or getting "an education with Madonna."

"When you look at these two options, then perhaps it becomes in the best interests of the child to allow the adoption if the parents and the guardians consent to it," he told Associated Press Television News on Saturday.

But Save the Children UK said the recently divorced superstar risked sending the wrong message by going through with the second adoption.

"International adoption can actually exacerbate the problem it hopes to solve," spokesman Dominic Nutt said. "The very existence of orphanages encourages poor parents to abandon children in the hope that they will have a better life."

Nutt said he was not suggesting that Madonna was doing anything wrong — but he said the whole process of international adoptions was often flawed and sometimes linked to criminal activity.

He said, barring exceptional circumstances, children should be kept in the care of their extended families or within their communities.

Save the Children UK asked the queen of pop to think before adopting oversees. "We urge any celebrity to set an example, to follow internationally agreed procedures to protect the child, and to ensure that the child in question has no other options in their home community."

Madonna's spokeswoman in New York, Liz Rosenberg and her lawyer in Malawi, Alan Chinula could not comment on the charity’s call.

If the adoption goes through, Madonna would become a single mother of four. She also has two biological children - Rocco, her son with former husband Guy Ritchie, and Lourdes, whose father is Carlos Leon. Ritchie's and Madonna's divorce was completed in November.

Meanwhile, Madonna has ditched her 22-year-old model boyfriend Jesus Luz and told fans on social networking website Twitter that she's glad to be single again. Madonna was linked to Alex Rodriguez last year, before she and hubby Guy Ritchie announced their divorce. Since their split, she's flaunted a relationship with Brazilian model Jesus Luz, 22.

Mayor Bloomberg will again ask the Legislature to allow gay marriage

2009-03-27T03:52:00.000-07:00

The mayor told an audience Wednesday night that he will again ask state lawmakers to allow gays to tie the knot in New York. But he doesn't know whether Albany is ready to support such a measure.

Bloomberg made the remarks at an annual dinner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

"We see that the tide is turning, that support is mounting," Bloomberg said. "Make no mistake, the time will come ... and we will pass this bill."

Bloomberg offered to testify in favor of any bill considered in the capital. "I don't know whether it's more likely or not" this year, Bloomberg said before his speech. "If they consider a bill, I think they should pass it, and I would be happy to testify for it."

The mayor was received warmly by the crowd, which cited his administration as a model for gay-friendly initiatives. Still, marriage remains the top item on the gay political agenda.

Bloomberg has made similar pledges to testify in Albany for almost three years, but the GOP-run state Senate blocked any such bill.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, married lesbian couples in New York City were declared able to be listed as parents on birth certificates as soon as their children are born.

Before, the women would have to go through an adoption process to be listed as the official parents.

The city Board of Health voted Tuesday to make the change.

UK banned Angelina Jolie's 'Wanted' ad

2009-03-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

A television advert for the Angelina Jolie action film ‘Wanted’ has been banned after the industry watchdog ruled it glamorises violence. The ad showed Jolie kissing co-star James McAvoy during a high-speed car chase, and both firing guns towards the viewer.

The Advertising Standards Authority said the ad for the DVD version of Universal Pictures' 2008 action flick "Wanted" breached ad codes and should not be broadcast.

The authority said the ad - which juxtaposes images of gun violence with Jolie showing off her bare back - "could be seen to condone violence by glorifying or glamorizing the use of guns."

It was unclear what practical effect, if any, the ruling would have. The "Wanted" DVD was released in Britain nearly six months ago.

The advertising authority has no power to enforce its writ, but it can refer advertisers to Britain's Office of Fair Trading for legal action.

Universal Pictures, which released the action flick, denies the ad in inappropriate, stressing that it had not been broadcast at unsuitable times and did not contain any contentious material.

The studio added that other action releases which contained guns had been billed as "the coolest movie of the year" and not prompted any complaints.

Universal feels "some people did not like to see a woman in a strong lead role," rather than concerns about violence.

The ruling underlined Britain's sensitivity to gun crime.

There were 59 firearm-related homicides in England and Wales in 2006-2007, compared to the more than 10,000 gun-related killings reported by the FBI in the United States in 2007.

But public concern was heightened in Britain after the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy in 2007. The murder drew national attention and prompted much soul-searching over whether the country's already strict gun control laws were tough enough.

Britney's former friend faces restraining order

2009-03-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

A former paparazzi friend of pop superstar Britney Spears - inseparable from the singer in the last few years - has received a three-year restraining order from her, a Los Angeles court said Wednesday.

Adnan Ghalib, a photographer who appeared alongside Spears in a series of public episodes leading to her hospitalization for psychiatric problems, was ordered to stay away from the singer and her family until March 2012.

Judge Aviva Bobb ruled in favor of an order brought by her father, Jamie Spears, the singer's legal representative.

Jamie Spears also sought court protection for his daughter from another of her former close friends, Osama "Sam" Lutfi, who has presented himself as the star's manager.

Attorneys for Spears and her father, who is her legal conservator, received the order Friday. The documents state that Lutfi, Ghalib and attorney Jon Eardley have been trying to gain control of Spears' affairs.

"On the first anniversary of the establishment of the conservatorship, the co-conservators are informed and believe that these three figures are working in concert to disrupt the conservatorship, with an utter disregard for Ms. Spears' health and well being," the documents state.

Lutfi was a manager and friend of Spears, whose mother once accused him of grinding pills into her food to control her. Ghalib, a paparazzo, had dated the singer.

Judge Aviva K. Bobb signed a temporary restraining order Friday forbidding Lutfi, Ghalib and Eardley from having contact with Spears, her parents and her young children. A hearing on whether to extend the order is scheduled for next month.

The documents, released late Friday, claim that Lutfi tried to contact Spears in late December by sending text messages to her hairdresser. The documents state Lutfi later started sending text messages to Spears and one of her father's attorneys, Blair Berk, trying to arrange a meeting.

Spears father, Jamie, wrote in a sworn declaration that he has found Lutfi's phone number in his daughter's phone records.

The documents state that Spears continues to inform Ghalib of her travel "and that he then arranges for paparazzi to meet and film her to his financial benefit," the documents state.

A phone message left for Lutfi was not returned Friday. A phone number for Ghalib could not immediately be found.

Geraldine Wyle, an attorney for Jamie Spears, wrote that Lutfi and Ghalib have "disappeared," and private investigators had been trying to find the pair unsuccessfully for six weeks.

The order, first reported Friday by the celebrity Web site TMZ, alleges that Lutfi has also sent "anonymous, harassing and threatening" messages to Spears' father.

This week, the documents state, an attorney sent a proposal to remove Spears' court appointed attorney. He later told Spears' attorneys that he had been contacted by Eardley and Lutfi, according to the filings. The documents were never filed with the court, and that attorney dropped Lutfi and Eardley as clients, the documents state.

Eardley once claimed to be Spears' attorney and tried to get her conservatorship case moved to federal court. A phone message left at Eardley's office was not returned Friday.

Spears and her father agreed not to renew a temporary restraining order that was issued against Lutfi last year when it expired in July.

At the time, Spears' court-appointed attorney Samuel D. Ingham III issued a statement renouncing their friendship. "Britney has made clear to everyone that she does not want to be further harassed or contacted in any way by Osama 'Sam' Lutfi, now or at anytime in the future," Ingham said in a statement.

Lutfi at the time declined to comment, saying only that he and Jamie Spears had reached an agreement.

That arrangement called for Lutfi to have no contact with Britney Spears or her parents, according to details released Friday.

Spears was placed under the conservatorship a year ago on Sunday. The arrangement has been expensive — her estate has paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees — but since her father took control of her life, the pop singer has not had the bouts of erratic behavior, including two hospitalizations, that led to his intervention.

Singer Akon said he would be willing to work with Chris Brown

2009-03-11T01:40:00.000-07:00

The controversy surrounding Chris Brown following his alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna, wouldn't keep Akon from working with the R&B star if given the opportunity.

"Oh, absolutely!" Akon said in a phone interview Monday. "I wouldn't take anybody's personal issues or problem - I won't hold them accountable for that when it comes to work. I think it's two separate things."

Brown allegedly assaulted Rihanna in the early hours of February 8 after the pair got into an argument. Pictures of Rihanna later surfaced on the Internet, showing her bloodied and bruised.

But Akon is optimistic that Brown will learn from the experience, telling the Associated Press:

“He's gonna learn and he's gonna move forward and just hopefully he won't treat the next woman the same way."

Akon has been through legal troubles and public relations disasters of his own. He agreed last December to perform community service and pay a fine for throwing a teen off a stage in 2007. He also apologized for simulating sex with a teen at a Trinidadian concert; he said he did not know the girl was so young.

He also shares Oprah’s opinion that both Brown and Rihanna should seek help following the incident.

"They have problems, they go through issues, and some of them, of course, expand to domestic violence which I don't in any way condone. But, you know, sometimes you really can't control it and some people just need to seek help and figure out ways to deal with their emotions and how they deal with issues and certain things."

Singer Chris Brown appeared in court on domestic violence charges

2009-03-06T03:47:00.000-08:00

Chris Brown briefly appeared in court Thursday, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.
Brown, 19, did not enter a plea, and his arraignment was delayed until April 6. But the commissioner issued a protective order against the singer, saying, "Mr. Brown, you are not to annoy, harass, molest, threaten or use force or violence against anyone."
Brown, wearing a three-piece gray pinstripe suit with gray tie and cream shirt, clasped his hands behind his back as he walked into the courtroom. He answered a few questions from the commissioner as his mother watched from the front row along with a group of family members.
Rihanna, 21, did not attend the five-minute session, but her lawyer, Donald Etra, was in court. He did not request a more restrictive order that Brown stay away from her. The couple have reconciled since her alleged beating.
Asked on the way out of the courtroom how Rihanna was holding up, Etra said, "She's doing great. She is making sure her rights are being protected at every stage of the proceedings." As for why Rihanna didn't want a stay-away order, he said, "She did not feel a stay-away order was necessary."
The L.A. District Attorney's Office announced earlier Thursday that Brown was being charged with two felonies – assault and making criminal threats – in the alleged beating Rihanna last month.

If convicted, Brown faces anywhere from probation to a maximum four years and eight months in state prison, DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said.
According to a detective's affidavit, Brown and Rihanna got into a fight early Feb. 8 after she checked her boyfriend's cell phone and found a text message from another woman.
Brown pulled his car over and tried to push Rihanna out, but she was still wearing her seatbelt, Los Angeles police Detective De Shon Andrews wrote. Brown pushed Rihanna's head against the window, punched her with his right hand, and then continued driving while hitting her, the affidavit states. He also bit his girlfriend on the ear, the affidavit states.
The affidavit was filed as part of a search warrant request for the phone records of Brown, Rihanna and her assistant.
Brown allegedly threatened to kill Rihanna after she pretended to leave a phone message with her assistant, telling her to have the police waiting at her house.
Andrews described Brown's blows as causing Rihanna's mouth to fill with blood. He also writes that Brown tried to choke Rihanna after she took the keys to his car away. Andrews wrote that Rihanna nearly lost consciousness but also tried to fight back while in the car, at one point trying to gouge at Brown's eyes.

Brown was arrested hours later and booked him on suspicion of making criminal threats. Her identity has been an open secret since the alleged attack; police have never publicly released her name, but numerous news outlets have reported her identity based on anonymous sources.
Brown issued a statement a week after the incident saying that he was "sorry and saddened" about the incident. Rihanna also later issued a statement, saying she wouldn't comment on the alleged beating at the request of authorities. She thanked fans for their support.

Etra said he was present in court to protect Rihanna's rights in the criminal case. He stood alongside Brown's attorney during the hearing.
He said after the hearing Rihanna appreciates the "overwhelming support" the singer has received from fans worldwide.
He brushed aside questions seeking details about the fight, telling reporters, "The facts of the case will come out over time."

Obama honor Stevie Wonder at White House concert

2009-03-02T05:40:00.000-08:00

Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America's head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays.

The stately East Room, where portraits of George and Martha Washington adorn the walls, was transformed into a concert hall as President Barack Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the nation's highest award for pop music on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama thanked Stevie Wonder for creating "a style that's uniquely American" as he presented the singer-songwriter the nation's highest award for pop music.

"As Stevie knows, I'm a huge fan. And he has been a great supporter," Obama said before presenting the award-winning, singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.

Obama, who called Wonder the soundtrack of his youth, gave the star the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room tribute Wednesday that featured Tony Bennett, Martina McBride and Wonder himself. The president joked that the group was "the most accomplished Stevie Wonder cover band in history."

Obama presented the medal to Wonder, then wrapped the singer in a bear hug. As the media were led out of the room, Wonder struck up "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," which was a staple of Obama's campaign rallies.

Wonder was emotional at times, thanking Obama for the award and reflecting on what his election as the first black president means to the United States.

"What is truly exciting for me today is that we truly have lived to see a time and a space where America has a chance to again live up to the greatness that it deserves to be seen and known as, through the love and caring and the commitment of a president as in our president, Barack Obama," he said.

Wonder cited Martin Luther King Jr., his faith and his mother during an acceptance speech that flowed into a set of Obama's favorite songs. The Grammy-winning musician he has 25 of the awards joked that he looked forward to writing more love songs perhaps a soundtrack for "you know, maybe I'll be a part of creating some more of those babies."

Obama praised Wonder's decades-long career and a style that has blended pop and funk, R&B and gospel.

"Stevie has always drawn on the incredible range of traditions in his music and, from that, he's created a style that's at once uniquely American, uniquely his own, and yet somehow universal," Obama said. "Indeed, this could be called the American tradition artists demonstrating the courage, the talent to find new harmonies in the rich and dissonant sounds of the American experience."

Chris Brown and Rihanna scandal

2009-02-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

Rihanna has been officially named as Chris Brown's assault victim. At this point, Chris Brown would have been better off getting caught with a bong. At least then, the scandal enveloping his white-hot career could have been dismissed by some as a youthful indiscretion.
On a night in which Brown was supposed to deliver a prime-time Grammy performance, he was instead being processed in a Los Angeles police station on a charge connected to an alleged assault on a woman reports have identified as Rihanna, the 20-year-old pop princess. Brown was booked on a suspicion of making a criminal threat after he and a woman had an argument that escalated into a fight in a ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood, according to police; Rihanna and Brown pulled out of the Grammys hours before the Sunday telecast.
Brown was released after posting $50,000 bail. Both he and Rihanna had backed out of their scheduled performances at the Grammy Awards, where producers scrambled to fill their slots.
According to TMZ.com, cops took photos of Rihanna's injuries when they arrived on the scene and described them as "horrific." The pics reportedly show major contusions on both sides of the singer's face, with serious swelling and bruising. She suffered a split lip and a bloody nose, and there were bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers. Rihanna claims Brown struck her with his fists and that's what did the damage. There was no object used in the alleged attack.
It was previously reported that Rihanna called 911 herself, but now it has been revealed that some in the area, who heard Ri scream, called for help.
has opted to postpone a sold-out concert scheduled for Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a spokesman for show organizer Pineapple Concerts confirms to E! News.
"In light of recent events involving Rihanna, [William Morris Agency] will confirm within two weeks from now on a replacement date to be mutually agreed" upon by the organizer and the singer's camp, Pineapple managing director Razman Razali said in a statement.
"We sincerely regret this unavoidable shift in schedule and apologize to the fans for any inconvenience caused."
In the meantime, Rihanna has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, having been escorted out a back exit of the hospital some time during the night. "They used a decoy to throw off the media," a source close to the investigation into what went down between Rihanna and Chris Brown early Sunday morning tells E! News.

Angelina Jolie voices support for Myanmar refugees in Thailand

2009-02-06T06:49:00.000-08:00

Hollywood star and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency Angelina Jolie has called on the Thai government to respect the human rights of Myanmar's Rohinyga boat people whom Thai authorities have pushed out to sea in recent weeks, a U.N. spokeswoman said Friday.
Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt, are on a visit to Thailand, where on Wednesday they toured one of several camps along the Thai-Myanmar border sheltering refugees from Myanmar's military regime.
Ms. Jolie spent yesterday listening to refugees in northern Thailand telling of the difficulties they have faced over two decades living in closed camps.

“I was saddened to meet a 21-year-old woman who was born in a refugee camp, who has never even been out of the camp and is now raising her own child in a camp,” the actress said after her visit to Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, home to 18,111 mainly Karenni refugees.
The Rohingya, denied citizenship in their native land, have been trying to land in Thailand after treacherous sea journeys only to be towed back to sea and cast adrift by the Thai Navy. Indian officials, who rescued some, believe hundreds perished.

"She was extremely touched by the plight of the Rohingya people. She expressed the hope that the human rights of the Rohingya people will be respected just as the human rights of everyone in the world should be respected," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees spokeswoman Kitt McKinsey said.

The Rohingya, from western Myanmar, represent just a part of Myanmar's refugee exodus.

For decades, hundreds of thousands of others — most from other ethnic minorities — have fled by land across the country's eastern border to Thailand.

Most are civilians caught up in fighting between Myanmar government troops and ethnic insurgents. Many flee to Thai refugee camps, where they remain for years with little chance of resettlement in third countries.

On Wednesday, Jolie slapped a bright blue U.N. baseball cap on her head and toured the bamboo huts of the Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, home to 18,111 mainly ethnic Karenni refugees, just two miles (three kilometers) from the Myanmar border, near the northern Thai town of Mae Hong Son.

There are between 116,000 and 135,000 refugees at camps along the border.

Jolie, 33, sat down in a two-room house on stilts and talked with a female refugee, according to an account of the visit given Thursday in a press release by the U.N. refugee agency.

Jolie asked one 26-year-old woman, Pan Sein, whether she was afraid when she made her perilous journey last year from her home village in Myanmar's Kayah State.

"Yes, I was scared," Pan Sein replied. "It was dangerous to flee, but even more dangerous to stay in my village."

This was Jolie's third visit to Thailand to meet with refugees and her mission has taken her to more than 20 countries to comfort the unwanted.

"I was saddened to meet a 21-year-old woman who was born in a refugee camp, who has never even been out of the camp and is now raising her own child in a camp," Jolie said.
At a boarding school for orphans and children separated from their parents, Ms. Jolie told two teenage girls who feared returning across the border to finish their education that “I hope we can work with the Thai authorities to speed up the government admissions process and that you will not be forced to go back to Burma if danger remains.”

Local authorities have yet to process some 5,000 people who fled to northern Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province between 2006 and 2007, the last time there was significant fighting in Kayah State just across the border in Myanmar.

And throughout last year, there was a steady trickle of refugees from Myanmar into Ban Mai Nai Soi and three other camps in the province, mostly fleeing forced labour and other human rights abuses.

Thailand recognizes most at the border camps as refugees with legitimate fear of returning to their homeland, but does not accord the Muslim Rohingyas the same status, and seeks to send them away.

"Visiting Ban Mai Nai Soi and seeing how hospitable Thailand has been to 111,000 mostly Karen and Karenni refugees over the years makes me hope that Thailand will be just as generous to the Rohingya refugees who are now arriving on their shores," Jolie said.

“I also hope the Rohingya situation stabilizes and their life in Myanmar improves so the people do not feel the desperate need to flee, especially considering how dangerous their journey has become,” she added.

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