Madonna's Lifestyle May Interupt Adoption Plans

Madonna's lifestyle may get in the way of her plans to adopt another child from Africa.

Malawi's adoption officials say Madge's sizzling fling with 22-year-old Brazilian hunk Jesus Luz - and her rumored hookup with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez - may doom her desire to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James.

"Our official policy is that we do not encourage our children to be sent into broken homes," said a senior official from Malawi's Ministry of Women and Child Welfare Development, noting her split from hubby Guy Ritchie.

"[Madonna's] relationships may negatively affect the adoption of Mercy," the official said.

"The news she is linked to another woman's husband and a young man less than half her age makes us question her morals."

Officials are unhappy the 50-year-old Material Mom, who adopted toddler David Banda in Malawi in 2006, flaunted her relationship with Luz in a recent racy W Magazine spread.

Simon Chisale, Malawi's child welfare chief, said morality plays a big part in the adoption process.
"We do not only look at the material issues, but also the moral standing of prospective adoptive parents, because we do not want our children's morals to be corrupted," Chisale said.
Still, he said he doubted Madonna's social whirl would affect the outcome of her adoptive process.

"We do not apply the law retroactively," he said.
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