Celebrity | Madonna Madonna Ignores Her Kids: Ex-Cook Blocking of latest adoption might be good, he says By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 21, 2009 2:13 PM CDT Copied Madonna visits a development project in Gumulira, Malawi, Friday, April 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale) Perhaps it’s best Madonna’s bid to adopt another Malawian child was barred, because the Material Girl's a negligent mom—spending barely half an hour a day with her kids—her former house manager and cook tells the National Enquirer. “She's got two full-time nannies and one part-time nanny. So why adopt a kid if somebody else is raising them?” Eric Ienco asks. Madonna’s day begins with four hours of exercise, and then she deals with various business, Ienco says. “If Lourdes comes in and says, 'I want to see Mom,' she is told, 'She's doing yoga'—and Lourdes knows she can't disturb Mom." Madonna is appealing the Malawi court’s denial. Read These Next President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Federal judge rips into Trump himself in deportation ruling. Report an error