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It's been a busy week for rumours regarding the Beckham family. Hot on the heels of the affair David Beckham never had with opera singer Katherine Jenkins, comes the latest story doing the rounds - that the couple are planning to adopt a baby from Sierra Leone.
An Australian magazine Woman's Day claimed that David and Victoria - who already have four children of their own, Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, nine, Cruz, seven, and one-uear-old Harper - were set to further extend their brood by adopting an African orphan in a move they had been considering for three years.
Their spokesperson rubbished the publication's claims, and said that the family had no intention of taking on another child - despite having 'huge respect' for those who do choose to adopt:
"David and Victoria have huge respect for people that choose to adopt but this is untrue," their representative said, "They continue to focus on raising their own four children."
David's spokesman also issued a statement in the last few days dismissing claims on Twitter that he was embroiled in an affair with opera singer Katherine Jenkins - saying it was 'nonsense'.
Ah, nonsense, or rubbish, or totally made up - it's still a bit exciting to read about all these celeb rumours, isn't it?
Celebrities who adopt
- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt<p> Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie in 2001, with then husband, Billy Bob Thornton. She then adopted her second child, Zahara Marley Jolie, in 2005. Both children were also adopted by Brad Pitt.</p>
- Elton John and David Furnish<p> Elton John and husband David Furnish adopted their son, Zachary, on Christmas Day 2010.</p>
- Hugh Jackman and Deborra Lee-Furness<p> Actor Hugh jackman and actress wife Deborra Lee-Furness adopted a boy named Oscar in 2000, then in 2005 adopted for a second time, a girl named Ava.</p>
- Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley<p> Actress Katherine Heigl and husband, Josh Kelley adopted a special needs baby girl from South Korea in 2009.</p>
- Madonna<p> Madonna adopted son David in 2006, and then went on to adopt Mercy James in 2009.</p> <p> </p>
- Meg Ryan<p> In 2006, months after filing for adoption, Meg Ryan brought her baby girl home to Los Angeles from China. Initially naming her daughter Charlotte, Meg decided the name didn't suit her daughter's personality, so decided to change it to Daisy.</p>
- Michelle Pfeiffer<p> Michelle Pfeiffer adopted daughter Claudia Rose in 1993 when she was a baby.</p>
- Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne<p> In 2002 Sharon and husband Ozzy adopted 16-year-old Robert Marcato after his mum, and close friend of Sharon's, died of colon cancer.</p>
- Sharon Stone<p> Actress Sharon Stone and now ex-husband Phil Bronstein adopted a baby boy named Roan in 2000. Ten years later, the actress went on to adopt two more boys on her own - Laird, 4, arrived in May 2005, and Quinn, 3, a year later.</p>
- Sheryl Crowe<p> In 2007, Sheryl Crowe adopted a two-week-old boy named Wyatt. Wyatt gained a sibling in 2010 when Sheryl adopted a second boy, 9-week-old Levi.</p> <p> </p>
- Sinitta Renet Malone<p> Sinitta already mother to five-year-old daughter Magdalena and son Zac, three, who she adopted in 2009, has revealed plans to adopt her third child from the same birth mother.</p> <div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> </div>
- Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman<p> Tom and Nicole adopted Isabella Jane in 1992, and Connor Anthony in 1995, when they were babies.</p>
- Charlize Theron<p> Hollywood star <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/14/charlize-theron-adopts-baby-boy-jackson/" target="_blank">Charlize adopted baby boy, Jackson in March 2012</a>. In a statement released to Associated Press, Charlize's publicist said the actress "is a proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson". She's been keeping mum on pretty much everything else surrounding the adoption.</p>
- David Tennant<p> Doctor Who star David announced he had adopted wife Georgia's ten-year-old son, Tyler, shortly after the couple welcomed their first baby together, Olive. <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/03/22/david-tennant-adopts-wife-georgia-moffett-10-year-old-son-tyler/" target="_blank">David broke the news</a> on the Christian O'Connell Absolute Radio breakfast show, saying: "My baby is almost a year old and I adopted my wife's boy last year as well so I became a father twice in six months - that's got to be something of a record, hasn't it?"</p>
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