May 22, 2013

Biological Mother of 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick Wants to Reunite with Him

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A desperate mother who gave her now famed son up for adoption, now sits in the stands, hoping that one day Colin Kaepernick will finally see her. Heidi Russo interviewed with Yahoo! Sports, sharing her heart touching story about adoption and redemption. For years, Russo has been watching her son grow up and mature in [...]




Queen Latifah ‘Working On’ Adopting a Child

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*Queen Latifah says she’s moving forward with plans to adopt a child – telling “The View” this morning that she’s “working on” becoming a mother. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rapper-turned-actress, real name Dana Owens, has previously spoken of her desire to enter parenthood, claiming she first became interested in adoption as a teenager. [...]




J.Lo Falls for her Movie Son: ‘I Almost Took that Baby Home’

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*Jennifer Lopez’s character in “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” turns to adoption when she and her husband have difficulty conceiving — and just like her character, the actress fell madly in love with the tiny actor who teamed with his twin brother to play her new son. “I almost took that baby home,” Lopez [...]




Shonda Rhimes Adopts Another Little Girl

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*Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy, confirmed that she adopted a little girl in February through a domestic adoption. She brought home Emerson Pearl to join her big sister Harper. Friends and others found the news a surprise. RELATED: Washington, Rhimes Clean Up DC’s Hot Messes in ABC’s ‘Scandal’ “I’ve been writing adoption into story [...]




Charlize Theron Adopts a Black Baby

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*White women in Hollywood and the music world can’t seem to get enough of adopting them some black babies. Academy Award winning actress Charlize Theron has joined the likes of Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock and countless others in adopting a black child, reports US magazine. Theron, born and raised in South Africa, adopted an [...]




Queen Latifah ‘Definitely’ Ready to Adopt

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*In an interview with More magazine, Queen Latifah opens up about the devastating loss of her brother and admits she wants to adopt a child as soon as next year. “I’m definitely going to adopt – or have – a child,” she tells the publication. “I’ve wanted to adopt since I was 17 or 18 [...]




Viola Davis on the Joys of Adoption: It’s Given Her a ‘Purpose’

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*Oscar nominee Viola Davis is a tremendous actress who owns her roles on camera. But she’s taken up a new part on the stage of life with her husband Julius Tennon. The couple welcomed home a baby girl named Genesis from a domestic adoption last month. And now a new mother, Davis is finding great [...]




Kristin Davis the Latest Hollywood Celebrity to Adopt a Black Baby

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*Actress Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte on “Sex in the City,” is the latest Caucasian actress to adopt a black baby. Davis, 46, recently adopted daughter Gemma Rose. “I was nervous about whether it would work out,” the actress told the Post Chronicle.  “Then when Gemma came to my house she was so tiny and [...]




Viola Davis Adopts a Baby Boy

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*Thanks to her co-star in “The Help,” news of Viola Davis adopting a baby was revealed before the actress herself could make the announcement. During a speech honoring Davis at an ELLE Women in Hollywood event sponsored by Calvin Klein and L’Oreal Paris in Los Angeles Monday, Spencer revealed  that the Academy Award-nominated actress became [...]




Did Obama’s Father Want to put Him Up for Adoption?

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*In the spring of 1961, President Obama’s father revealed a plan for his unborn son that might have changed the course of American political history. The elder Barack H. Obama, a sophomore at the University of Hawaii, had come under scrutiny by federal immigration officials who were concerned that he had more than one wife. [...]




‘Insider’ Host Kevin Frazier Celebrates a Special Father’s Day

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*Father’s Day has a special meaning for Kevin Frazier, co-host of The Insider. The veteran sports, news and entertainment reporter and host can now see his linage in the same line of work he’s in. Frazier’s eldest child, Tony Tull, is a reporter at the CW news affiliate in San Diego. Frazier and Tull enjoy [...]




Lil Jon’s ‘Apprentice’ Charity Once Housed Siblings

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*After leading his Team Backbone to a win on “Celebrity Apprentice,” rapper Lil Jon will get to deliver a nice big check to a charity that is particularly close to his heart. On the show’s April 3rd episode, the crunk master will hand over a total of $40,000 to the United Methodist Children’s Home in [...]




Church Rule Prohibiting Adoption of Children by Gays Taken to Court

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*A city’s official condemnation of Roman Catholic Church teachings as “discriminatory,” “insulting,” “callous” and “defamatory” is being taken to the U.S. Supreme Court because of the Constitution’s requirement that government not be “hostile” to faith. The case stems from a 2006 non-binding resolution from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that called the Catholic Church’s [...]




Ben Vereen Writes About ‘Blood Family’ in New Book

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*Multi-talented performer Ben Vereen opens up about his past and his “blood family” in his new autobiography, revealing that he didn’t know he was adopted until he was 25-years-old and needed to apply for a passport to tour Europe with Sammy Davis, Jr. He told BlogTalkRadio.com: “I didn’t have a passport so he told me [...]




Queen Latifah Wants Babies

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*Could it be true … Queen Latifah talking about settling down and having kids? Well yes. The rapper/singer/actress and make-up spokeswoman shared in Parade magazine that she is about ready to slow things down within the next ten years she says and make a little family of her own. As to whom she would have [...]