Madonna tells Oprah all about it

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Madonna will join American talkshow host Oprah Winfrey to discuss her decision to adopt a 13-month-old Malawian boy - the first television interview for the pop star since the adoption brought international controversy.

Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, travelled to Malawi and spent eight days visiting orphanages she funds through her charity.

The boy, David Banda, was taken to London last week after Malawi's High Court granted Madonna and her husband an interim adoption order.

The 48-year-old singer said she acted according to the law, but the toddler's father, Yohane Banda, said he did not realise he was signing away custody of the boy "for good".