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A residency requirement in Malawi has prevented Madonna from adopting a second child from that African nation, a judge and a lawyer told the Associated Press on Friday.

The news service described the judge as a witness not involved in Friday’s court ruling, and the lawyer as another who was present at the time of the decision. Both the judge and the lawyer spoke on conditions of anonymity.

The residency requirement for prospective parents is 18 to 24 months in Malawi. Madonna has homes in New York and London.

Madonna, 50, adopted her son, David Banda, now 3, from Malawi in 2008; she was granted custody and allowed to take him out of the country two years earlier. That adoption caused controversy, including claims that her application received special status because of her celebrity.

The singer, a single mother, was planning to adopt 3½-year-old Mercy James, whom she first met in an orphanage in 2006. Her other children are daughter Lourdes, 12, and son Rocco, 8.

There has been no word on whether Madonna intends to appeal the ruling.

When her Malawian lawyer, Alan Chinula, broke the news that High Court judge Esme Chombo had rejected her petition to adopt a Malawian toddler, an incredulous Madonna “kept wringing her hands,” a source at Kumbali Lodge, where the pop star is staying, tells PEOPLE. Madonna, who filed her adoption papers on Monday, was not present in court.

At the hearing, the judge said child welfare officers are required to find suitable prospective parents and “not someone who just flies in and out.” In terms of the child, “I think the welfare of Chifundo [African for 'Mercy'] will be better served if she grows within the environment of the culture of Malawi,” she said.

The judge also said that because Madonna is already assisting other orphans, Chifundo will still benefit from star’s generosity.

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Kim Kardashian sports a gorgeous yellow coat as she leaves the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills

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Though Samantha Ronson tends to get all the press lately, her less controversial brother has been voted Britan’s best dressed man by British GQ. Music producer and label owner, Mark Ronson, managed to place above both Guy Ritchie and fashion designer Tom Ford, who came in 2nd and 3rd respectively followed by Bond actor Daniel Craig and the Prince of Wales himself.

Perhaps his fashion designer sister Charlotte Ronson gave him some good advice!

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David Duchovney and Tea Leoni have recently reconciled after being seperated. The couple, who have been married for a decade have been slowly and diligently working through their marital woes, including David’s purported sex addiction despite maintaining separate residences in New York.

In an effort to prove how serious he is about the love for his family he has insisted to Tea that if she isn’t pregnant within the year, they will look into adoption.

“There were still a lot of feelings between Tea and David,” said the source. “They never actually filed for formal separation – I don’t think they ever wanted the marriage to end.

The couple currently have two children Madeline, 10 and Kyd, 6.

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According to rumors Heather Locklear won’t be returing to Melrose place because she was demanding too much money. Sources reported that she was asking for $100, 000 per episode and the producers just weren’t having it, refusing to pay her even half of what she was requesting.

Ashlee Simpson and Cloverfield star Jessica Lucas are still set to star in the updated 90s hit.

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Jamie Foxx said he was ‘gripped by fear’ when an intruder forced his way into the actor’s hotel room in Philadelphia.

Sources say that he tricked Jamie into thinking he was a producer for Beyonce but when Jamie opened the door he realized something was wrong as the man tried to force his way into the room. Jamie struggled to overpower him and slammed the door in his face, but the police say the man fled the scene.

Scary!

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