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...Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, were granted temporary custody of a 13-month-old Malawian orphan named David Banda. This sparked a storm of accusations, ranging from the criminal - that Madonna used her fame to bypass adoption procedures - to the scathing: that Madonna is a dilettante, treating an African child as this season's must-have accessory. The legal issue has been laid to rest - no laws were violated - but Madonna still had plenty to get off her chest in a rare print interview with TIME's Josh Tyrangiel...
...Madonna: People or the media? Because I don't think people really give a shit. But when you throw in things like, I'm a celebrity and I somehow got special treatment, or make the implication of kidnapping, it gets mixed into a stew and it sells lots of papers. But care? People don't care, and the media certainly doesn't care. What they should care about is that there are over a million orphans in Malawi, and following me around is just a gross misappropriation of attention and money. But I do think there's a certain amount...
...being Madonna still as fun as it used...
...know. Fun. [Several second pause] Fun's kind of an overrated word. I'm not sure what you mean by that. Do I enjoy aspects of my life? Because what being Madonna is - are you talking about my professional career...
...TIME's full interview with Madonna will be posted on TIME.com on Sunday, November 5 and will appear in the issue of TIME hitting newsstands Monday, November...