Good news for her Madgesty!

Reports are surfacing that officials in Malawi are finally going to grant FULL adoption rights to Madonna and her family.

Her Madgesty has been caring for her son David on an 18-month interim custody order that was granted back in 2006.

Madge and her family were recently being monitored at their London home by Malawian social workers to ensure they were suitable parents.

A leaked official document referring to Madonna and Guy Ritchie, states, "Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have shown a strong commitment in providing the infant with all essential needs like love, safe home environment, care, protection, material as well as emotional support."

It adds that David had "bonded well with the couple and other key members of the household" and that he "continues to develop into a happy thriving toddler. His survival, growth and development is excellent."

The court will hear a full review of the case next week on May 15th.

Madonna is expected to return to Malawi next week to continue her charity work. She will not be required during the hearing though.

An official says, "She will have to come to court to sign the full adoption documents later."

There are still those opposed to the whole adoption, such as the Human Rights Consultative Committee, which as "friends of the court", have decided to challenge the adoption. They are seeking a full review of the interim order granted to Madonna.

Why you gotta be interfering with a baby's happiness???

Not cool!

Yea, that's the way to do it. Take David away from his family and place him back into poverty where he might die of malnutrition or worse!

Let's hope all goes well with the adoption!

[Image via WENN.]

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Blame Wino!

According to British media reports, Peaches Geldof met with police on Thursday about her appearance in the now infamous video that shows her buying what many believe to be are drugs from Amy Winehouse's dealers.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said, “She was not arrested but interviewed under caution at a premises in central London, not a police station… Reports will be submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)."

Apparently, it's the CPS who'll decide whether to prosecute.

Good luck, Peaches!

Bet she's hoping the CPS' evidence is as shitty as the stuff that they had on Cokate Moss!

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R. Kelly's request to postpone his child porno case hearing was officially DENIED by the judge on Friday.

We mentioned earlier that the judge was probs going to decide on the postponement motion today.

We're glad that it fell on its face as expected!

It's about time that things got underway.

The case has been unresolved for 6 years!!!!

Now if only they would let cameras in the courtroom. That would be off the hook!

Justice can be served AND we could have some entertainment!

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Today (Friday) is a big court day for alleged child molester R. Kelly.

Jury selection for his much talked-about trial starts today.

And, the judge could rule on the defense's request to delay the trial (AGAIN), which we mentioned earlier in the week will likely fall on its face.

Also, the Chicago Sun Times reports that an R. Kelly aide had previously payed off the prosecutor's key witness — the threesome woman from Atlanta (we told y'all about her last week), who prosecutors claim can prove that the young girl Kelly had sex with in that infamous video was indeed underage at the time.

The Atlanta woman apparently was in possession of ANOTHER Kelly sex tape that featured the singer, the alleged child molestation victim and HERSELF engaged in a threesome and that a Kelly aide paid her an undisclosed amount in exchange for said tape.

The paper reports that at some point after the Atlanta woman's dealings with Kelly's aide, prosecutors became aware of her and decided to make her a witness in the case involving the prosecution's tape. Her testimony could prove valuable, because the Kelly's lawyers plan to argue that the alleged minor on that tape is not who prosecutors say she is. The girl, now a woman in her 20s, denied before a grand jury that she was involved and might testify as a defense witness at trial.

Justice better be served in this trial!!!!!

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The Ill Na Na is trying to avoid another stint in jail at all costs.

As we mentioned earlier this week, Foxy Brown was due in court to face charges of hitting a neighbor with her BlackBerry phone last year.

Well, it seems Inga has gotten a very lucky break.

Just earlier today, Brown plead out of her Blackberry assault case. And oddly enough, she might not even have to go back to court for it.

Foxy plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of menacing. The prosecution actually threw out the felony assault charge.

Apparently Foxy doesn't seem like a threat to them.

She also got off somewhat easily.

Aside from being sentenced to time served, Foxy had to submit a letter of apology.

We hope it was a hand written note and not something her publicist typed up!

Foxy's also plead out of her Florida case, where she was accused of assault in a beauty salon.

She really seems to be getting her shit together. That and a good lawyer always helps.

[Image by Michael Carpenter via WENN.]

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The Hulkster's son, Nick Hogan, is due in court tomorrow and (surprisingly) will not not fight the charge of felony reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, resulting from his gruesome car crash last year. Hogan was speeding and had been consuming alcohol, which is illegal - as he was and is still not of legal drinking age.

Nick is expected to plead either guilty or no contest.

Sources say no deal has been struck with prosecutors.

The maximum penalty is five years in prison. How much he gets is up to the judge.

We should all learn from this. Recklessness and too much boozin' ruins lives!

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David Hasselhoff wants his ex-wife, Pamela Bach, to pay a $8,400 lawyer bill he incurred fighting her in divorce court.

Bitchslap!

The Hoff filed papers with the LA County Courts on Wednesday asking that the $8,400 be deducted from the $1 million he's already been ordered to pay her.

He was also ordered to pay Bach $21,000 a month in spousal support and a total of $4,000 in child support for the couple’s teenage daughters.

Divorce is expensive!

Can't knock The Hoff for trying to save money where he can!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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Stall tactics!!!!!

R. Kelly's lawyers filed a motion on Wednesday to delay the start of his kiddie porn case. Again.

The case has already languished for 6 years!

It's time for R. Kelly to face the music — don't y'all agree?!

Courthouse observers assume that the defense's '11th hour move' will fall flat on its face.

Good!

The defense claims it needs more time because of the "..torrent of publicity surrounding the case."

Seems like a weak argument to us.

And, we're not the only ones that think that — Richard Kling, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, says that given Kelly's celebrity status, the case would generate media attention regardless of when it's held.

The judge probably won't rule on the request until at least Friday, the same day 150 potential jurors are scheduled to report to the courthouse.

It's time to get this shit out of the way.

You're either guilty or your not. No more delays!

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Judy Davis is mad. Suing mad.

The 53-year-old actress is suing News Corp subsidiary Nationwide News for defamation over some articles published in Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper back in February of 2006 regarding her behavior at a local council meeting.

Davis told an Australian court Tuesday that she had to stop attending her daughter's soccer games due to the anguish over the newspaper articles that suggested she hates children.

Ha! Now that's just a bit funny, isn't it???

The articles described her opposition to a plan by the council to install floodlights for children's soccer training at a park near her home in Sydney. Davis is claiming that the article is implying she hates children.

Davis was on the stand for four hours in the New South Wales state Supreme Court , defending her position that her image was tarnished by the newspaper.

Uhm, yea. Someone is being way over dramatic!

Judy went on to say that she was concerned it would affect her year 10 year old daughter, Charlotte.

Davis statedy, "The parents of the girls in her class might not want her to play with them because her mother doesn't like children. And maybe the soccer team that she's just joined … might not want her in the team. They're very big things in a young girl's life."

There seems to be a lot of 'maybes' and 'might nots' in her statement.

So her daughter already joined the team but they won't allow her in? And the other kids might not want to play with her?

Wouldn't they have NOT been playing with her daughter for two years then? Wouldn't they have ignored or teased her since 2006 when it happened? They're all of a sudden probably, maybe, going to start not playing with her?

We smell a bunch of baloney!

[Photo via Getty Images.]

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Pete Doherty walked out of Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London early Tuesday morning.

Doperty was waving a certificate that claimed he was drug free at the reporters assembled outside of the prison's gates.

Try not to snicker too loudly!

When asked if he used heroin in the joint, Dopearty responded, "Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with, with the overcrowding and the medical facilities although they do their best - they are good, they can't really cater for the average junkie…"

So, we'll take that as a yes?

Dopey said he was “buzzing” to be free and, "I feel great — I've walked out and I don't feel like I want to score. I want to go for a nice walk in the park instead.”

We wish we could believe him. We give him two days max to stay drug free!

We're sure the tabs in London have snitches set to catch the moment Petey boy takes a hit, snort or injection of anything. And we thank them for that!

We're sure it will be taped too!

[Image via Fame Pictures.]

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