Angelina Weighs In on Madonna's Adoption

It seems Angelina Jolie has a thing or two to teach Madonna about the right way to combine globetrotting and adoption.

The Oscar winner, who boasts two Third World adoptions to Madonna's one, has reportedly blasted the pop star's Malawian venture as "illegal," and said she would never have adopted a child under the same circumstances.

Though Jolie said she was "horrified" by all the criticism Madonna received over her choice to take 16-month-old David Banda into her home, she said the singer should have known what to expect.

"Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where he was born," Jolie was quoted as telling the Paris-based magazine Gala. "It's a country where there is no real legal framework for adoption.

"Personally, I prefer to stay on the right side of the law. I would never take a child away from a place where adoption is illegal."

Jolie's adopted children, five-year-old Maddox and two-year-old Zahara, were born in Cambodia and Ethiopia, respectively. She is also the mother of six-month-old Shiloh, her biological daughter with Brad Pitt.

On Monday, Jolie issued a statement indicating that the magazine had misrepresented some of her statements.

"The article included many falsehoods," she said . "I said many positive things that were omitted. I feel we must focus on the present and I encourage everyone to be supportive so that every child can adjust nicely to their new home."

While Jolie may not be fully on board with Madonna's adoption intentions, the Malawian government has expressed admiration for the Material Mom's maternal instincts.

Under the terms of Madonna and Guy Ritchie's interim custody arrangement, they were required to submit to monitoring by child welfare officials for 18 months, after which point David's adoption may be finalized.

"We have been monitoring her," spokesperson Adrina Mchiela told Reuters on Friday, "and so far we see a loving mother in Madonna, and David is very fine."

That should come as welcome news to Yohane Banda, David's biological father, who said last week that he would like to contact Madonna to learn how his son is doing, but that he does not have her number or any way of getting in touch.

The first official court assessment of Madonna's adoption process is expected in May. In November, a coalition of 67 Malawian human rights groups was granted its request to be a party to the assessment.

As for Jolie, while she may not be looking to Malawi when it comes to expanding her family, both she and Pitt have indicated they could be adding to their brood in the near future and would be likely to resume the adoption route the next time around.

"Yes, we have Shiloh, and it's been a wonderful experience, but we want to find another brother or sister in the world for our family," Jolie told Diane Sawyer in an interview last month.

On Saturday, Pitt echoed his partner's sentiment, telling People magazine that he and Jolie were "of course" eager for more children.

The twosome also remain devoted to each other, with Jolie gushing to Gala about her feelings for Pitt.

"Don't go repeating it whatever you do, but yes, I love him. I love him a lot," she told the magazine. "After I met him, my life seemed more harmonious."

However, the couple still has no plans to walk down the aisle anytime in the near future.

"I've already done it. Two times and without success," Jolie told Gala, referring to her failed marriages to Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

Pitt, also a veteran of a failed marriage, told Esquire in September he and Jolie would not consider getting hitched until "everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able."