David Banda's Father: 'I Feel Let Down' By Madonna

Access Hollywood - October 20, 2008 3:24 PM PDT
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MCHINJI, Malawi -- The fallout from Madonna and Guy Ritchie's divorce has reportedly reached Malawi.

"I am still a poor farmer with nothing to offer, but maybe he would be better off back with us," Yohane Banda, the biological father of Madonna's adoptive son, David, told The Sun upon hearing the divorce news. "This is a new and terrible thing to happen to him."

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David was placed in an orphanage after his biological mother died when he was just over a month old, and adopted in 2006 by Madonna, who received Yohane's blessing at the time.

"It feels like yesterday that Madonna promised me a happy life and good education for him. I thought she would take him away from the danger of malaria and other diseases that kill children here, and that she would let me know that he was happy," Yohane said

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Yohane now reportedly has a new family - wife Flora and her daughter Tiyamike, 3, and the couple's baby son, Dingiswayo - but his mind is still on his oldest son.

"I have the joy of a new family and I even have a new son. But now when I think of David in danger of living outside a family life I find it unbearable, I find it hard to believe God intended this," Yohane told The Sun.

He was especially critical of David's exposure to the craziness of public life with Madonna.

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"This woman Madonna told me herself that David was beautiful and made her happy and she promised to take good care of him," he said. "Now I see him in a big bewildering crowd in the street with people pushing and shoving, and many cameras around, and without a mother and father to hold his hand. I'm feeling bad for him."

And, the father finished, he claimed he hasn't heard a word about David from the Material Mom.

"I have never heard from her since the day I agreed to let her adopt David," he said. "She has sent no photographs or news. I suppose she just wants him for himself."

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  • B
    Backbaire youre a moron without even the proper language skills to advertize. LOL... As for the afwican... He SOLD that boy, she BOUGHT him, hands down. Happens all the time over there. He needs to shut up. ANY life here is better than what he would have had to endure in that third world POS country.
    report abuseposted December 11, 2008 3:39 PM PST
  • Julia
    Duuude, I get what he's saying, but it seems kinda like he was expecting her to live up to the name Madonna. While the boy may not have the "normal family life" that guy was some reason expecting him to have (uh, a POP STAR adopted the kid), it's still better than something he might have back in Africa.
    report abuseposted October 25, 2008 1:36 AM PDT
  • BOSS
    Someone nice (Madonna) decided to give him a better life. That Dad should be happy now that his son is gonna make it. His future, given the previous conditions-no offense to anyone, was almost predermined. I would say he was just gonna end up lke his DAD. Nomatter what Madonna's intentions were when she adopted the boy or how many cameras the boy is seeing everyday...David is better o
    report abuseposted October 24, 2008 2:04 AM PDT
  • BOSS
    That Banda Dad must just shut the hell up. I am an African myself. I know what poverty is like for an ordinary MAlawian like him. On top of that, he was not even living with the son. He is just making a public stunt to get the world's attention. If he is thinking that Madonna is gonna silence him with a couple of $US.....then Shutup Mr Banda and remember the boy wasnt for sale. U abando
    report abuseposted October 24, 2008 1:55 AM PDT
  • davemau8
    HE feels let down by Madonna? Think how the poor kid feels. Letting your kid be adopted by Madonna is just as bad as letting him have a "sleepover" at Michael Jackson's house.
    report abuseposted October 22, 2008 1:29 AM PDT
  • allcountry
    Just because there is media and a split, does not make this child in danger.......Perhaps in other countries divorce is handled with different eyes, therefore the father believes that the child is in a bad situation? Boutique Tucan
    report abuseposted October 21, 2008 2:49 PM PDT
  • Lauren
    Return him to his father?? He never was with his father!! Mr Dad of the year had this poor kid in an orphanage since he was a month old. This guy has some audacity pretending to be his dad, more like sperm donor. Sure now it matters right? Apparently a family didn't matter before, afterall he abandoned him. Well he has a vivid imagination thinking he should have any input.
    report abuseposted October 21, 2008 2:30 PM PDT
  • jojo
    y did she adopt a black child?she dont kno what a black child need or how to get his hair cut
    report abuseposted October 21, 2008 2:23 PM PDT
  • Robyn E
    he should have checked into Madonna's lifestyle before he gave up his child to her. or maybe he didn't have access to who and what she was. i think she's an obnoxious ho, but the kid is still better off with her than in an orphanage. i wonder what Madonna's real motivation was in adopting him? publicity? she can never get enough.
    report abuseposted October 21, 2008 7:41 AM PDT
  • MiroFan
    return the boy to his father .. end of the story!
    report abuseposted October 21, 2008 6:53 AM PDT
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