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.
camabron | January 4, 2007 at 9:30 am
Leo’s cool, he’s antichimp.
bush twins | January 4, 2007 at 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.
shanonorato | January 4, 2007 at 9:32 am
This says a lot about South Africa’s adoption screening process.
misanthrope | January 4, 2007 at 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.
RichPort | January 4, 2007 at 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…
PapaHotNuts | January 4, 2007 at 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.
Celetina | January 4, 2007 at 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.
86 | January 4, 2007 at 9:37 am
Christ everyone is jumping on the African adoption bandwagon. Who is next?… that’s the only question.
Alex | January 4, 2007 at 9:38 am
@2
Post of the year, so far.
PaisleyMoon | January 4, 2007 at 9:38 am
Britney Spears parents by phone too, so it has to be good.
misanthrope | January 4, 2007 at 9:38 am
I think they get Nike t-shirts too.
Alex | January 4, 2007 at 9:39 am
I think Metallica will be next to adopt.
biatcho | January 4, 2007 at 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.
JungleRed | January 4, 2007 at 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?
JungleRed | January 4, 2007 at 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?
JungleRed | January 4, 2007 at 9:47 am
sorry about the double post, folks.
cayana | January 4, 2007 at 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.
Binky | January 4, 2007 at 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)
Peter Coffin | January 4, 2007 at 9:52 am
Who cares?
EliasAlucard | January 4, 2007 at 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.
danielle | January 4, 2007 at 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.
misanthrope | January 4, 2007 at 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.
MikiNoodles | January 4, 2007 at 9:56 am
Forget Uggs and eating disorders… African orphans are the latest hot new trend in Hollywood.
NicotineEyePatch | January 4, 2007 at 9:56 am
What’s wrong with the babies from this continent? Don’t they put out?
coma12 | January 4, 2007 at 10:16 am
Nice! Be a daddy without the bitch, oh I mean wife.
DancingQueen | January 4, 2007 at 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.
ToiletDuck | January 4, 2007 at 10:26 am
I would like to adopt Anna Kournikova, can anyone help me out with that??
NipsyHustle | January 4, 2007 at 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.
Lowlands | January 4, 2007 at 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…
Spindoc | January 4, 2007 at 10:40 am
Maybe he could adopt Brittney Spears kids. They could use a check after she burns through the rest of her money.
BoognishRising | January 4, 2007 at 10:57 am
I liked him in Gilbert Grape. He should take on more retard roles. Squint-eyed fuck.
andrewthezeppo | January 4, 2007 at 11:19 am
Sorry Madonna, you lost this round…Leo has the most disfunctional international adoption.
PS Africa is so hot right now!
Italian Stallion | January 4, 2007 at 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…………
RichPort | January 4, 2007 at 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.
danielle | January 4, 2007 at 11:29 am
Damn….can’t you turds stalk someone else? Geesh.
No-life–>bald-headed pricks.
PapaHotNuts | January 4, 2007 at 11:32 am
Danielle, I’m glad you live with Chunk and the Fratelli’s went to prison.
eXtasyStef | January 4, 2007 at 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.
misanthrope | January 4, 2007 at 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.
spatz | January 4, 2007 at 11:42 am
mmmmm leo.
PrettyBaby | January 4, 2007 at 11:44 am
Hmmmm He’s cute. I wonder if he likes to adopt pretty babies too?
RichPort | January 4, 2007 at 11:54 am
#35 – Stalk? You make it sound so… dirty.
misanthrope | January 4, 2007 at 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.
cole007 | January 4, 2007 at 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 ….))
cole007 | January 4, 2007 at 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 ….))
Cas | January 4, 2007 at 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.
frenchtoaststix | January 4, 2007 at 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.
cole007 | January 4, 2007 at 1:46 pm
aparently, “jungle-bunnies” is not an approved term…
eXtasyStef | January 4, 2007 at 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.
Laffinmybuttoff | January 4, 2007 at 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.
dreamhypnotique | January 4, 2007 at 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.