Madonna files adoption papers in Malawi

Madonna filed adoption papers at a Malawi court today, a government official said, confirming claims that the star planned to adopt a one-year-old boy.

Benston Kilimbe, director of child welfare services in the Ministry of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Services, said the celebrity and her film director husband Guy Ritchie filed adoption papers today before a judge at the Lilongwe High Court.