text: UPDATE, 11:45 a.m. ET: Contrary to a new report from the Associated Press, Madonna says she has not applied to adopt two more children from Malawi. 
   
   "I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi, and then heading home," she tells Us Weekly in a statement. "The rumors of an adoption process are untrue.” 
   
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   Her Madgesty is hoping to expand her dynasty. Madonna has applied to adopt two more children from Malawi, the Associated Press reports. 
   
   According to the AP, government spokesman Mlenga Mvula says the 58-year-old superstar appeared before a High Court judge on Wednesday, January 25. The decision to grant Madonna the adoption order remains in the hands of the court. The AP reports that the “Living for Love” singer will have to wait one week before finding out if she is able to move forward with the adoptions. 
   
   The pop diva, who adopted son David and daughter Mercy James, both 11, in 2008 and 2009, respectively, founded her Raising Malawi foundation in 2006 to benefit the orphans and underprivileged children living in the impoverished nation. 
   
   During an October 2006 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Madonna shared why she was inspired to adopt from Malawi. 
   
   “To see 8-year-olds in charge of households. To see mothers dying, with Kaposi's sarcoma lesions all over their bodies. To see open sewages everywhere. To see what I saw. It is a state of emergency. As far as I'm concerned, the adoption laws have to be changed to suit that state of emergency,” she said at the time. “I think if everybody went there, they'd want to bring one of those children home with them and give them a better life." 
   
   The Queen of Pop also told Winfrey about the struggle of adopting a child from the southern African country. 
   
   "I assure you it doesn't matter who you are or how much money you have, nothing goes fast in Africa," she explained. "There are no adoption laws in Malawi. And I was warned by my social worker that because there were no known laws in Malawi, they were more or less going to have to make them up as we went along. And she did say to me, 'Pick Ethiopia. Go to Kenya. Don't go to Malawi because you're just going to get a hard time.'" 
   
   Madonna adopted David with ex-husband Guy Ritchie, whom she divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage. She shares 16-year-old son Rocco with the British filmmaker too. The Grammy winner is also mom of Lourdes, 20, with ex Carlos Leon. 
   
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   Pop star Madonna has denied "rumours" she has applied to adopt two more children in Malawi. 
   
   It comes after a Malawian government spokesperson told news outlets the 58-year-old singer had appeared in court and had "filed an application expressing interest" to adopt. 
   
   Madonna is currently in the African country, but said her visit was strictly for charity purposes. 
   
   "The rumours of an adoption process are untrue," she said in a statement. 
   
   "I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi and then heading home." 
   
   Court spokesman Mlenga Mvula had told news agencies earlier on Wednesday the singer had appeared in High Court, applying to adopt two children. 
   
   "As a court, we adjourned the matter for a ruling (in the next two weeks). The court will either grant the adoption order or might not," he said. 
   
   Image copyright AFP Image caption Madonna with her children (L-R): David, Madonna, Lourdes, Mercy and Rocco visiting Malawi in 2013 
   
   Madonna previously adopted two children from the African country: David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009. 
   
   The star's relationship with Malawi dates back to 2006, when she established the Raising Malawi charity, with the goal of improving children's lives. 
   
   She initially planned to build a $15m (£12m) girls' academy, but later changed strategy, and used the money to fund a number of schools. 
   
   The charity also provides scholarships to female students, and is currently building the country's first paediatric intensive care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, in Blantyre. 
   
   Madonna visited the project last summer, and took David and Mercy to visit the orphanages where they lived before being adopted. 
   
   The star has two other children - Lourdes and Rocco - from previous relationships. Last year saw her involved in a custody dispute over Rocco with ex-husband Guy Ritchie. 
   
   She eventually lost the case, with the 16-year-old moving to London to live with his father. 
   
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   In a passionate speech on Saturday, Madonna went on a rampage about her feelings toward Donald Trump’s presidency. 
   
   “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” she said at a Women’s March protest in Washington, D.C. “But I know that this won’t change anything. We cannot fall into despair.” 
   
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   According to Page Six, her comments got the attention of federal law enforcement and the Secret Service is reportedly investigating. 
   
   On Sunday, the “Material Girl’ singer took to Instagram to clarify her comments. 
   
   “I want to clarify some very important things. I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it’s important people hear and understand my speech in it’s entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context,” Madonna wrote. 
   
   “One of the singers said she wanted to blow up the White House. I mean, can you imagine saying that about President Obama,” White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told “Fox News Sunday.” 
   
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   An official U.S. spokesperson said that the statement will be evaluated for it’s seriousness. 
   
   “It’s all about intent. Is she intending to do harm to the White House or President Trump? Otherwise it will be characterized as inappropriate,” the official said to The Post. “If it’s characterized as inappropriate, then there won’t be any discussions with the U.S. Attorney. If it’s determined that there’s intent on her part, then there will be discussions with the U.S. Attorney and they’ll take it from there.” ||||| Madonna is applying to adopt two more children from Malawi, a government spokesman has confirmed. 
   
   The singer appeared in court in Lilongwe today after filing her application and must wait a week to decide if the court will grant an adoption order. She flew into the country yesterday, fresh from the Women’s March in Washington. 
   
   She already has two children from the African country - David, adopted from an orphanage in 2006, and Mercy, adopted in 2009. Both are aged 11. Her other children are Lourdes, 20, from a relationship with Carlos Leon, and Rocco, 16, by her former husband Guy Ritchie. 
   
   Lilongwe High Court officials said Madonna appeared before Justice Fiona Mwale. 
   
   According to local reports, Madonna was spotted after the hearing carrying one child, while one of her entourage carried another.
target: – Scratch that: Outlets including the BBC and the AP reported that Madonna had applied to adopt two children in Malawi, but the Material Girl has since refuted those reports. "I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi, and then heading home," she tells Us. "The rumors of an adoption process are untrue." Madonna, 58, flew into Malawi on Tuesday and a government spokesperson had confirmed to the aforementioned news outlets that she appeared in High Court in the country's capital on Wednesday. Citing local reports, the Telegraph said she was seen carrying one child after the hearing, while another person from her group carried a second child. A court spokesperson had also said that the singer, who has already adopted two children from Malawi, would need to wait a week before learning the court's decision. (The Secret Service is rumored to be investigating Madonna.)