Angelina Jolie insists Madonna knew she would run into trouble by adopting a baby from Malawi - because of the country s uncertain adoption laws.
The Good Shepherd actress - who has given homes to two underprivileged children, five-year-old Maddox and Zahara, 23 months - says Madonna was open to criticism and problems because Malawi has no set guidelines for such cases.
She is quoted by Britain s New magazine: Madonna knows very well that she adopted from a country without legal adoption, so it was an unusual situation.
Angelina - who also has a seven-month-old biological daughter Shiloh Nouvel with her partner Brad Pitt - insists she will not make the same mistake as Madonna next time she welcomes an unwanted child into her home.
She said: I don t anticipate that being a problem for me because I don t intend to adopt a child from a country where there is no legal adoption.
In the interview, the reporter asked Madonna about the perception that she s jumping on a bandwagon by adopting an African orphan.
One of the isms that you re frequently accused of is dilletantism. You re new to Africa and these issues and there s a perception that you re jumping on a bandwagon, and bringing a child into it, too.
Look, I could have joined the U.
N. and become an ambassador and visited various countries and just kind of showed up and smiled and looked concerned. But that s not getting to the root of the problem-and by the way, neither is building orphan care centers and giving people food and medicine.
But it s a start. I m saving people s lives. And whether I have earned the right to do it, or the respect of people who think I may not have the right to do it, is completely and utterly irrelevant.
And in any event, no, I m not interested in going in there like a dilettante and being an idiot and going Ok, I m going to build 10 orphanages and I ll see you guys later!
Weeks after, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reportedly abandoned their plans to adopt an Indian
baby because of the controversy surrounding Madonna s recent adoption.
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