Madonna

Joan Rivers explains why Madonna wears gloves

2/8/2012
Marissa Pessolano
Rivers says it is an attempt to cover wrinkly hands

Madonna has been sporting fingerless gloves at public events and Joan Rivers has offered an explanation as to why.

American singer/director Madonna attends the premiere of "W.E." at Odeon, Kensington in London on January 11, 2012. UPI/Rune Hellestad

Madonna will begin recording new music

6/15/2011
Bethlehem Sisay
Photo by: DP/AAD/starmaxinc.com 2011 5/2/11 Madonna at the Costume Institute Gala.. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC)

Madonna has confirmed she will begin recording new music for her next album this summer.

Madonna set to hit the studio this July

6/15/2011
Gina DiFalco
Madonna at the Costume Institute Gala. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC)

Veteran singer Madonna has revealed that she will start recording new music this summer.

The “Queen of Pop,” who has been around for decades, will hit the studio starting in July to get her next album rolling.

Madonna's Plans to Build School in Malawi Canceled

3/25/2011
Gyra Chan

Madonna’s plans to build a school for impoverished girls in Malawi have reportedly been canceled after management mysteriously lost $3.8 million in funding.

The board of directors has been replaced after executive director Phillippe van de Bossche allegedly had his hands in the funds.

After the $3.8 million loss, the plans for the school were canceled before even breaking ground on the building site, reports NYMag.com

Madonna’s Malawi School-Building Project Collapses After $3.8 Million are Squandered

3/25/2011
Daniel S Levine

The school in the African country of Malawi that Madonna’s charity was supposed to build has been abandoned, after it was revealed today that the charity spent $3.8 million without even breaking ground.

This is the major aspect of the restructuring of Rising Malawi, the name of Madonna’s charity, according to The New York Times. The board of directors has been completely wiped out, replaced by a temporary board headed by Madonna herself and her manager.

Pop star Madonna sits with her adopted Malawian child Mercy James during a bricklaying ceremony at the site of her Raising Malawi Girls Academy near the capital Lilongwe in this April 6, 2010 file photo. A charitable group backed by pop star Madonna has scrapped its plan to build a school for impoverished girls in Malawi due to mismanagement, the New York Times reported on March 24, 2011. The organization, Raising Malawi, has ousted its board of directors and replaced its members with a new set of officials that includes Madonna and her manager, the Times reported. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files (MALAWI - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE SOCIETY)

Stalker Arrested and Charged with Burglary for Incident at Madonna’s London Mansion

3/15/2011
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
Grzegorz Matlok reportedly smashed a window and clutched Madonna’s possessions before being detained by the singer’s security team

Alleged stalker Grzegorz Matlok was arrested over the weekend after breaking into Madonna’s £10 million London mansion while she was in the United States to attend the funeral of her late grandmother, Elsie Mae Fortin, who died last week at the age of 99.

Matlok, who has stalked Madonna in the past, entered the ten-bedroom home by smashing a side window. Madonna’s security team wrestled him to the ground after discovering him clutching some of the singer’s possessions, NME.com reports.

Madonna to Build 30 New Schools in Malawi

1/15/2011
Lindsey Compton
'I want to reach thousands, not hundreds of girls. I want to do more and I want to do it better.'
Madonna walks the pink carpet at Macy's Herald Square to celebrate the launch of the "Material Girl" clothing line in New York City on September 22, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo

Madonna is set to build 30 new schools in Malawi, the home nation of her two adopted children, Mirror UK reports.

Madonna Faces Lawsuit

8/22/2010
Amber Dover
Over rights to the “Material Girl” name

Madonna is known for many things. She is an icon in the music industry and in the fashion world. Madonna can also be recognized as a trademarked “Material Girl,” but now she is being sued over the rights to use that name.

Madonna Building School In Malawi

10/27/2009
Marcella Glenn
Madonna builds a school for the underprivileged.

Madonna is building a multi-million dollargirls' school.

In the village of Chinkhota, Malawi, outside ofthe capital of Lilongwe, the school will hold 500 students.

It's scheduled to be ready in 2 years,at a cost of $15 million.

The AIDS epidemic left a millionchildren orphaned there. There are 13 million impoverished people in Malawi.

The singer has adopted 2 childrenfrom Malawi. Now, she's givingopportunities back to other underprivileged girls in the region.

Madonna launches Malawi school

10/26/2009
Monica Stern-Morales

Madonna launched her charity Raising Malawi in 2006 in an effort to help the impoverished country with food, medical care and education. She adopted her son David from Malawi in 2008 and returned earlier this year to adopt Mercy. Now she is launching a girls school for the poor girls on the outskirts of the capital.

Malawi is a nation of 12 million, a nation where 500,00 children are alone because their parents succumbed to Aids.

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