Jossip (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Yohane Banda, the man who allowed Madonna to adopt his child and then used the situation repeatedly to bask in the media spotlight, is back at it after hearing news of the singer's divorce from Guy Ritchie. Instead of offering up a respectable "no comment," the father has this to say: CONTINUED » Permalink | post a comment | Add [...]
Queerty (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Yohane Banda, the man who allowed Madonna to adopt his child and then used the situation repeatedly to bask in the media spotlight, is back at it after hearing news of the singer's divorce from Guy Ritchie. Instead of offering up a respectable "no comment," the father had this to say: I am still a poor farmer [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
... in New York, leaving director Ritchie in London, where they had set up home.But David's father Yohane Banda is "disappointed" by the singer's plans to uproot her family and take the boy so far away from his adopted dad.Peasant farmer Banda left little David in a Malawian orphanage soon after the tot's mother died during childbirth, because he couldn't afford to take care of...
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
More fallout from the Guy Ritchie/Madonna divorce. Us Weekly is reporting that the father of the Malawi boy the couple adopted, David Banda, wants his boy back. As news hit that Ritchie was never supportive of the adoption in the first place, the tabloid claims that David’s father is wondering aloud if his son is [...]
Usmagazine (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
In light of Madonna 's divorce from Guy Ritchie , David Banda's biological father is having second thoughts about giving his son up. "I am still a poor farmer with nothing to offer, but maybe he'd be better off back with us," he told Britain's The Sun . "This woman, Madonna, told me herself that David was beautiful and made her happy and she promised to take care of him," Yohane Banda...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
... boy’s welfare is of great importance to her amid the divorce proceedings.She sent aides to talk to Yohane Banda, 34, in Malawi last month and is said to be planning a visit to David’s home village after her tour.Mr Banda said: “I welcome our communication because I believe it will help me iron out my concerns.”
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
... Lucy Chekechiwa and adoption officials last month.They showed Mercy’s family pictures of David Banda’s new life with 50-year-old Madonna and told them they wanted Mercy to be his sister. They left gifts and asked the family to think it over. A Raising Malawi insider said: “Madonna does not want to give up on Mercy because she is the one who caught her eye back in 2006.“She told us that if...
X17 Online (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
Hollywood divorces are the nastiest! Where do we begin? The Daily Mail reports that the real father of Madonna's adopted son David, Yohane Banda, wonders if now - with the pop star and her hubby divorcing - that three-year-old...
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie are getting divorced after nearly 8 years of marriage, and with its impending mudslinging, everyone has something to say about it. Including, but not limited to, adopted son David Banda's biological father. Yohane Banda says he is disappointed to hear that the family is breaking up, expressing concern for his son's well-being. [...]
Celebrity Pregnancy (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
In light of the news of the divorce between mega star Madonna and her husband Guy Richie, at least one person is asking if maybe their adopted son David Banda should be returned to his father in Malawi. As a matter of fact it is his father, Yohane Banda, that is wondering if his [...]
TMZ (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started The real dad of the Malawian boy Madonna adopted says little David might be "better off back" in Africa.Yohane Banda tells Australia's Herald Sun, "If there is no love in the family, is there any love for him?" There was plenty of drama when David... Permalink
Popdirt.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
Yohane Banda, now remarried with a happy new family living in his thatched hut in Malawi, spoke with the Dail Mail about news Madonna is getting divorced from Guy Ritchie. The 34-year-old said...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
"Madonna's adopted son would be better off in Malawi,'" says his biological father in the U.K.'s Daily Mail . Apparently, "The real father of Madonna's adopted son feels bitterly disappointed that she is getting a divorce -- and yesterday declared: 'I am still a poor farmer with nothing to offer, but maybe he would be better off back with us.'" The father, Yohane Banda, came to this conclusion...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The biological father of pop star Madonna's adopted Malawian son says the Music star should not divorce her husband, British director Guy Ritchie. Yohane Banda said if he had known Madonna had plans to divorce Ritchie, he never would have agreed to let the celebrity couple adopt his 3-year-old son, David, The Sunday Times of London reported. The 33-year-old peasant...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
The real father of Madonna's adopted son David feels bitterly disappointed that she is getting a divorce - and yesterday he declared: 'I am still a poor farmer with nothing to offer, but maybe he would be better off back with us.' Yohane Banda has remarried and now has a happy new family living in his thatched hut in Malawi. His new wife Flora, her daughter Tiyamike, three, and their...
