Christina Crawford Slams Angelina and Brad’s Adoptions
Once again, the wonderful Isa has found a great article written by Christina Crawford, Joan Crawford’s adopted daughter, that slams celebrity adoptions.
If you haven’t seen, or heard of Mommie Dearest yet, Mommie Dearest is a book written by Christina that was made into a film. It talks about how Joan Crawford adopted her four children only as a publicity stunt, and that she abused the children behind closed doors.
In order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the book’s release, Christina talked a bit about something she knows a bit about - celebrity adoptions.
“I have tremendous concerns about celebrity adoptions by people like Madonna and Angelina Jolie. From the adoptee’s point of view, it is vitally important to know who they are, where they came from, or it can have profound medical and psychological effects.”
Angelina and Brad have made it clear that they want their children to know where they come from. They celebrate all of the holidays from their cultures and even try the foods.
I can’t talk about all celebrity adoptions, but I can say one thing for sure - Angelina and Brad have never adopted a child for a publicity stunt, and, in my eyes, Christina needs to retract her statement, as it is very slanderous.
May 28th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Christina Crawford needs to shut her trap, because her adopted mother was crazy that does mean Angelia and Brad are, they are wonderful parents to their childrens. So christina crawford stop talking bad about good parents.
June 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I have to agree with Chevjuls. I think Christina Crawford tends to generalize her experience (providing of course she was telling the truth; apparently her adopted sisters deny that Joan Crawford was ever abusive) to all adoptive parents. I have to note that other celebrities (Michelle Pfeiffer, James Caveziel) have adopted without much fanfare from the press. It seems therefore that the press would pay attention to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie no matter what they did.