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• After her bid to adopt a girl from Malawi was denied, Madonna’s legal team had a hearing with the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, arguing against an outdated adoption law the AP reports. The sudden appearance of the girl’s supposed father has led to a paternity dispute, which complicates the case.

• David Cook’s brother Adam, who battled cancer throughout David’s victorious American Idol run, succumbed to a brain tumor this weekend, People reports. He was 37. David Cook made the announcement yesterday before participating in the Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C. “I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now,” Cook said at the event, which benefits brain cancer research.
• 50 Cent will not face any charges related to the “suspicious” house fire that burned down the Long Island mansion occupied by his son Marquise and the mother of his child, Shaniqua Tompkins. According to XXL, police announced that there was “absolutely no proof or evidence” that 50 was involved in the crime.
• Amy Winehouse was hospitalized once again this weekend after fainting in St. Lucia. The “Rehab” singer was taken to an area hospital, where she was diagnosed with dehydration and told to drink more water, the AFP reports.