Mariah Carey Jumping on the Adoption Bandwagon?

Friday, April 06, 2007

Mariah Carey’s performance of “Right to Dream” for her new movie “Tennessee” evidently caused some weeping.  The 37-year-old performed with her much-complimented voice at Second Fiddle, a music club.  The director (Aaron Woodley) reportedly called the scene particularly moving, particularly when the context of the movie and her character were considered.

Moreover, the “Heartbreaker” singer is evidently following Madonna and Jennifer Lopez on the foreign adoption bandwagon.  She reportedly visited the Frank Gonzalez orphanage recently with her lawyer, causing quite an “American showbiz” buzz.  Might she be seeking to adopt a Mexican orphan?  Carey’s representative declined to comment, refusing to speak of Carey’s personal life, and the adoption rumor evidently counts as a personal life matter.  Rumors of the coming adoption abound despite their refusal to comment.

All the stars’ adoption of foreign orphans begs the question of motive.  Is this a publicity stunt, or are the divas really interested in the poor orphans?  Carey’s already admitted that she doesn’t think she’ll marry again.  She allegedly still believes in the institution, but fears she won’t commit to try it again after her “young and ignorant” mistake with her first marriage (to Tommy Mottola, former Entertainment chief of Sony Music in 1993).  Carey says happy marriages with children are great, and despite her fears she’d like the package of a husband and children.  From her interest in the orphanage, it looks like she may not particularly mind the order they come in.