Katherine Heigl may never be as loved as Angelina Jolie. Or as rich. Or as married to Brad Pitt. But so what?
Because Katherine Heigl can be like Angelina Jolie in other ways. Like, for instance, never making a film that’s as good as people expect it to be. And, more relevantly, adopting babies from other countries.
Katherine Heigl and her husband are adopting a 10-month-old Korean baby. It’ll be hard to be around such a loud, whiny, grasping, funny-smelling attention seeker to begin with, but we’re sure the baby will get used to it after a year or two.
It’s so hard for a celebrity to look like a do-gooder by adopting a baby from another country, isn’t it? Adopt one from Africa and you’re treading on Madonna’s toes. And don’t you dare think about adopting a baby from Vietnam, Ethiopia or Cambodia, because Angelina Jolie will come at you with all the ferocity of a prostitute whose turf you’ve inadvertently strayed onto. And if you want to adopt a baby, that doesn’t leave you with many options. Just look at Katherine Heigl.
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley are trying to adopt a baby, but where can they look while still retaining a sense of originality? South America? Too hot. Russia? Too likely to poison your sushi with polonium-210. China? What’d be the point of adopting a baby who you already technically owe most of your money to?
Clearly the right answer – if Katherine Heigl had an ounce of humanitarianism in her body – would be to find the most desperately needy children on the face of the planet on the face of the Earth, and then politely ask either Jon or Kate Gosselin if they’d consider giving any of them up. But no, instead Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley have decided to adopt a baby from Korea instead. AP reports:
Melissa Kates, Heigl’s spokeswoman, confirmed the news but wouldn’t provide details… The couple’s adoption process has been in the works for at least six months and that the 10-month-old girl is from Korea. The report also says the baby’s name is Nayleigh, and her nickname will be Leigh.
It’s brilliant that Katherine Heigl has decided to bring home a Korean child. By taking Nayleigh to America, she’s ensured that the baby will experience a world that’s far removed from what she’s already used to. For instance, among the bright lights of America, Nayleigh will be able to behold the wonders of an internet that’s slower and more expensive than she’s ever seen, a public transport system that isn’t nearly as efficient, mobile phones that seem a bit rubbishy and backwards by comparison and schools where not every student will grow up to become a professor of mathematics.
But still, at least under the care of Katherine Heigl, baby Nayleigh will be able to learn something genuinely invaluable – that if you ever want to get anywhere in life, it’s a good idea to bitch relentlessly about it first. She’ll be fine.
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Mel says
Katherine and her husband are adopting a child with special needs from Korea. The reason it is Korea is because Heigl’s sister Meg was adopted from Korea when she was a child. To even post anything negative about this wonderful story is a disgrace. Shame on you.
eulajoe says
Such a pity there are no children in the US for celebrities to adopt.
@eulajoe says
A parentless child is a parentless child, no matter where they’re born. To adopt a child, any child, is a noble endeavor. The real pity, eulajoe, is your inability to grasp this.
halo says
Sorry the pity is @eulajoe
You have no idea how many American kids are orphaned. Because is chic to adopt a foreign baby, of course “celeb sheep” adopt foreign too.
I give Madonna and Jolie a lot of credit, in this respect.
The tragedy in this is that you have over 2 million kids in the US aged 10-17 WITH NO ONE. Not even foster families.
Eulajoe’s point is spot on in a sense.
However, it is foolish to attack Heigl for adopting ANY child without parents.
Madonna well she is a little silly, isn’t she?