January 4, 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio "adopts" an African baby

Page Six reports Leonardo DiCaprio has adopted a South African child he met at an orphanage while filming Blood Diamond. Although instead of actually raising the child he's decided to send her a monthly support check and parent her by phone. I'm not entirely sure what that means, but they keep using the word "adopt" so I'm assuming he's actually adopted her. But the description doesn't sound like it qualifies as an adoption. Otherwise I could go around saying I've adopted the guy who works at the local 7-Eleven. Or pretty much any other person I throw my tremendous wealth at. And when I say tremendous I mean tremendous. I don't want to brag, but I drive a Toyota, ladies. Camry.
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Comments
1. Posted by camabron on January 4, 2007 9:30 AM
Leo's cool, he's antichimp.
2. Posted by bush twins on January 4, 2007 9:31 AM
it's a sally strothers type of adoption, $0.03 per month to feed the adoptee's entire village. his personal assistant (who writes the checks) took his dick out of her mouth long enough to say he really really cares.
3. Posted by shanonorato on January 4, 2007 9:32 AM
This says a lot about South Africa's adoption screening process.
4. Posted by misanthrope on January 4, 2007 9:33 AM
What's with the African babies? I know I could use some money and a phone call from Leo once in a while. African babies get all the breaks.
5. Posted by RichPort on January 4, 2007 9:33 AM
If that's all it takes, then I adopted a phone sex worker in the late 90's... I sent her money and she called me daddy... I wonder how the hell she's doing. And I wonder if she's still 38DD-22-36 like she kept telling me...
6. Posted by PapaHotNuts on January 4, 2007 9:35 AM
I adopted a 14 year old Bangladesh hooker last year. I took care of her for about 7 minutes, then she was adopted by several other men for various time frames. I felt good about supporting her, and I pray that my $11.00 allowed her to fulfill some dreams. I think I know how Leonardo, Oprah, Madonna, and other influential people feel. I hope I can visit Taiwan or Viet Nam soon and help other young girls make a life for themselves. Saint HotNuts, that's what I should be called.
7. Posted by Celetina on January 4, 2007 9:35 AM
It could be like one of those ads they showed in the 90s, where it was this sad-looking African child in a village and the announcer told you if you just paid $5 a month you would ensure that said child had food, running water, a home, notebooks for school, a Cadillac DeVille, etc. And in exchange you'd get a picture of said child benefiting under your care and the knowledge that you were doing a Good Thing.
It sounds like a terrible thing to be skeptical about, but a lot of them turned out ot be huge scams. Oh, America.
8. Posted by 86 on January 4, 2007 9:37 AM
Christ everyone is jumping on the African adoption bandwagon. Who is next?... that's the only question.
9. Posted by Alex on January 4, 2007 9:38 AM
@2
Post of the year, so far.
10. Posted by PaisleyMoon on January 4, 2007 9:38 AM
Britney Spears parents by phone too, so it has to be good.
11. Posted by misanthrope on January 4, 2007 9:38 AM
I think they get Nike t-shirts too.
12. Posted by Alex on January 4, 2007 9:39 AM
I think Metallica will be next to adopt.
13. Posted by biatcho on January 4, 2007 9:39 AM
This guy's a 'mo.
And I can hear Lesbianesque just waiting to start ranting & raving on this thread about how we're all evil hillbillies for not thinking this is a great deed for mankind.
14. Posted by JungleRed on January 4, 2007 9:44 AM
"...send a monthly support check and parent by phone..." Hey, that sounds just like a real dad, so I don't see the problem.
Man, Leo hit the wall hard and fast. He's so PUFFY! His ass used to be beautiful. What the hell happened to him? Cocaine?
15. Posted by JungleRed on January 4, 2007 9:45 AM
"...send a monthly support check and parent by phone..." Hey, that sounds just like a real dad, so I don't see the problem.
Man, Leo hit the wall hard and fast. He's so PUFFY! His ass used to be beautiful. What the hell happened to him? Cocaine?
16. Posted by JungleRed on January 4, 2007 9:47 AM
sorry about the double post, folks.
17. Posted by cayana on January 4, 2007 9:49 AM
He's supplying food to fatten up the south african kid. When she's plump enough he'll have her served up with some yams and carrots on the side.
18. Posted by Binky on January 4, 2007 9:50 AM
Well he's leaving the Third World shoot better off than Borat did.
But hopefully he didn't make the kid sit through the movie. (It drags at the end - but he's actually quite good)
19. Posted by Peter Coffin on January 4, 2007 9:52 AM
Who cares?
20. Posted by EliasAlucard on January 4, 2007 9:54 AM
What's up with Hollywood celebrities and adopting African children anyway? Some kind of image improvement thing? I think it's ridiculous.
21. Posted by danielle on January 4, 2007 9:55 AM
What is this, the NEW trend?
I swear, if some dumbass "celebrinot" walked out of his/her house with a toilet bowl glued to it's head...everyone would be on all four's prying their toilet's a part so they'd be "in style" as well.
Pathetic.
22. Posted by misanthrope on January 4, 2007 9:55 AM
There needs to be an African Baby Adoption Pool. I like the Metallica idea. I'm going with Michael Richards on this one.
23. Posted by MikiNoodles on January 4, 2007 9:56 AM
Forget Uggs and eating disorders... African orphans are the latest hot new trend in Hollywood.
24. Posted by NicotineEyePatch on January 4, 2007 9:56 AM
What's wrong with the babies from this continent? Don't they put out?
25. Posted by coma12 on January 4, 2007 10:16 AM
Nice! Be a daddy without the bitch, oh I mean wife.
26. Posted by DancingQueen on January 4, 2007 10:24 AM
I think the reason they go for the African kids is to make them look like they aren't racist. It's good for their image. GAG.
27. Posted by ToiletDuck on January 4, 2007 10:26 AM
I would like to adopt Anna Kournikova, can anyone help me out with that??
28. Posted by NipsyHustle on January 4, 2007 10:29 AM
personally he could adopt me. i'd love to bounce on daddy's lap and milk his cock with my luscious lips. he could spank me whether i was naughty or nice.
call me, leo.
29. Posted by Lowlands on January 4, 2007 10:31 AM
It's 3:29 am here and i'm thinking about adopting a pornstar.I'm going to support her weekly and raise her and teach her things.That's how I get off.Everybody has his own way...
30. Posted by Spindoc on January 4, 2007 10:40 AM
Maybe he could adopt Brittney Spears kids. They could use a check after she burns through the rest of her money.
31. Posted by BoognishRising on January 4, 2007 10:57 AM
I liked him in Gilbert Grape. He should take on more retard roles. Squint-eyed fuck.
32. Posted by andrewthezeppo on January 4, 2007 11:19 AM
Sorry Madonna, you lost this round...Leo has the most disfunctional international adoption.
PS Africa is so hot right now!
33. Posted by Italian Stallion on January 4, 2007 11:20 AM
@21 That has to be the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard anyone say on here. Where did you come up with that? Is it because people shit on you all the time? What a Cabeza de Mierda you are..........
Pathetic............
34. Posted by RichPort on January 4, 2007 11:26 AM
Stallion, pathetic is watching her cry when the tell her at Lane Bryant that they don't make the spandex pants that big.
35. Posted by danielle on January 4, 2007 11:29 AM
Damn....can't you turds stalk someone else? Geesh.
No-life-->bald-headed pricks.
36. Posted by PapaHotNuts on January 4, 2007 11:32 AM
Danielle, I'm glad you live with Chunk and the Fratelli's went to prison.
37. Posted by eXtasyStef on January 4, 2007 11:34 AM
It must be a trend...there ARE places other than Africa with thousands of kids needing a home and support, if it was all about helping kids. You know, like America.
Agreed on someone adopting Brit's kids. They won't survive otherwise.
38. Posted by misanthrope on January 4, 2007 11:39 AM
I'm all for the kids and stuff, but I could do a lot more with the money than some toddler. What's a baby gonna do? They just blow it on stupid crap. I think I could do a lot more with Leo, for that matter.
39. Posted by spatz on January 4, 2007 11:42 AM
mmmmm leo.
40. Posted by PrettyBaby on January 4, 2007 11:44 AM
Hmmmm He's cute. I wonder if he likes to adopt pretty babies too?
41. Posted by RichPort on January 4, 2007 11:54 AM
#35 - Stalk? You make it sound so... dirty.
42. Posted by misanthrope on January 4, 2007 11:58 AM
Not only do I want to do things to/with/at him over and over because he's good to look at... he ripped on Orlando Bloom who happens to be incredibly gross and extremely overrated.
43. Posted by cole007 on January 4, 2007 1:06 PM
Celebri-twat comes to mind. I'd give that kid up for adoption, keep the money and RUN to the border! YEEEEEHAAAAAWWWWWW!
#32 - Africa IS so hot right now.
look! their break-dance fighting!
((hansel ... hansel ... hansel ....))
44. Posted by cole007 on January 4, 2007 1:08 PM
(This might post twice - i accidentally closed my browser with glee...sorry if it does)
Celebri-twat comes to mind. I'd give that kid up for adoption, keep the money and RUN to the border! YEEEEEHAAAAAWWWWWW!
#32 - Africa IS so hot right now.
look! their break-dance fighting!
((hansel ... hansel ... hansel ....))
45. Posted by Cas on January 4, 2007 1:20 PM
FFS when Madonna adopts one people give her grief cos she takes it out of his homecountry, when Leo supports a child you all scream blue murder! Why be so cynical. I think it is great (and Leo is YUMMMMMY). If he helps one child live a better life then good on him I say. And stop moaning about people not adopting yank babies. I wouldn't adopt a yank baby, you have a rich government that just needs to fight its own poverty! Same as here in the UK. Whingers. I am off to adopt Leo.
46. Posted by frenchtoaststix on January 4, 2007 1:26 PM
Celebrities are like lemmings: where one leads, the others follow. Last year, it was carrying around a small dog in a gay purse carrier. This year, it's African baby adopting/supporting. Next year, let's hope it will be shooting oneself from a rocket into the sun.
47. Posted by cole007 on January 4, 2007 1:46 PM
aparently, "jungle-bunnies" is not an approved term...
48. Posted by eXtasyStef on January 4, 2007 2:56 PM
#45:People who feel the need to bring political slamming into everything need to shampoo my crotch. I'm not saying you're wrong--God knows you have a point. But that kind of crap is what I come here to avoid.
As for Leo, I never though he was goodlooking in the hot man sense. Too pretty and young looking--someone should make him into an anime character. And his acting sucks--the accent he uses in the previews for Blood Diamond is painful to hear.
49. Posted by Laffinmybuttoff on January 4, 2007 7:32 PM
Call me crazy but the way I read this is: He met and liked a kid while on a shoot. He sends money to said kid The money makes it so the child can be vaccinated and eat healthy food. Sleep on a clean mattress with a new mosquito net. The child lives a good life while spending it with his/her family. Sounds like a great plan. It may even be a mockery of some other stars.
50. Posted by dreamhypnotique on January 4, 2007 8:15 PM
In one sense, it's nice that some lucky impoverished kids are catching a break, however the motives behind these adoptions could be a little suspect, as these spoiled, self-important celebrities now seem to have exploited kids from Africa or Asia as being a trendy new accessory item.
They went from Chihuahuas and jumped straight to humans, completely shutting out chimps and gnomes.
51. Posted by dreamhypnotique on January 4, 2007 8:16 PM
In one sense, it's nice that some lucky impoverished kids are catching a break, however the motives behind these adoptions could be a little suspect, as these spoiled, self-important celebrities now seem to have exploited kids from Africa or Asia as being a trendy new accessory item.
They went from Chihuahuas and jumped straight to humans, completely shutting out chimps and gnomes.
52. Posted by dreamhypnotique on January 4, 2007 8:23 PM
In one sense, it's nice that some lucky impoverished kids are catching a break, however the motives behind these adoptions could be a little suspect, as these spoiled, self-important celebrities now seem to have exploited kids from Africa or Asia as being a trendy new accessory item.
They went from Chihuahuas and jumped straight to humans, completely shutting out chimps and gnomes.
53. Posted by Lowlands on January 4, 2007 10:10 PM
If you think interracial adoption only occurs in western lifstyle,think again.Since the eighties it occurs also frequently in Japan.Most of those adoptees come from the African continent,such countries as Ethiopia and Somalia.The funny thing is generally these adoptive parents are most at the time tight christians...
54. Posted by Lowlands on January 4, 2007 10:33 PM
(53)OwWW,i forgot Sri Lanka,Indonesia and some other countries...Anyway,they adopt anything which don't look obviously Asian...
55. Posted by zeke123 on January 4, 2007 10:52 PM
boy, this adoption thing is really
better than hiring another
publicist.
When is the last time anyone talked about
Leo?
I'm gonna go with the Michael Richards
one as well.
If anyone needs the magical PR powers
of a little black orphan, its Kramer.
Dont laugh: Angelina was the butt of
jokes three years ago with her blood
fetish with Billybob, sucking her
brothers face and being a total whack
job.
She hasnt dont anything worth while
(anyone say Mr-Mrs Smith gets Kramerized)
yet she has gotten amazing press.
The little black magic workers seem
to have less work ahead with Richards who
had just one meltdown, Jolie on the other
hand was ready for the loonie bin.
56. Posted by killeristic on January 5, 2007 2:54 AM
thats very nice of him.
57. Posted by Dcrew220 on January 5, 2007 5:06 AM
So adoption is the fashion trend of 2007 ...
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58. Posted by lola dee on January 5, 2007 6:59 AM
i have my money on Paris Hilton as the next person to "adopt" and african baby.
59. Posted by elizabeththewellread on January 5, 2007 10:30 AM
A little research will show you that there are a lot of German couples coming to America to adopt Black babies. I'm so confused.
60. Posted by APINK on January 5, 2007 2:35 PM
This whole adoption thing has just gotten out of control! And to all the girls who are going on and on about how hot he is, you all need your eyes checked! He's so ugly!
61. Posted by psychward on January 8, 2007 8:48 AM
if people would adopt kids from AMERICA maybe there wouldn't be so many kids in foster care just counting the days until they get a 'mommy and daddy'... so sad they think they have to be trendy and adopt from other countries...
62. Posted by HollywoodSnark on March 9, 2007 12:07 PM
wow - he's really a commitment phobe...why not just get a puppy?