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Adopted Celebrities: The Unique Stories Behind These Musicians' Family Trees

Celebrities who were adoptedFrederick Breedon IV, Getty Images

Celebrities who grow their own families through adoption is nothing new. In just the past few weeks alone, both Elton John and Queen Latifah have shared their own plans to adopt. But in some cases, it's the celebrities themselves who were taken in by non-biological parents. Read on for the childhood stories of the musicians you never knew were adopted -- from the rocker who grew up believing his grandmother was his mother, to the punk princess raised by gift shop owners in Florida!

Music Celebs You Never Knew Were Adopted



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kavieng

Hell I to would have given Willie up for adoption. He ugly and can't sing for Sh#t. He is something we ought tto have put to pasture a long time ago. Why do we pretend some people are great because their managers and their agents spend big bucks on them fooling us? Willie Nelson in the camp fire not around it. Stupid.

July 23 2012 at 5:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
roberrouge

where is Willie ?

July 23 2012 at 5:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
candysmum

My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was 10 years old, after she and her 10 siblings were taken from her bio family because of severe neglect and abuse. She had been in 7 different foster homes and a residential facility from the age of 2 to 9 by the time. I have a problem with celebs adopting children from other countries when there are so MANY children here in the states that need loving homes

July 23 2012 at 5:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
blakewest

hi yourself

July 23 2012 at 3:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Itsthevman

As an added note to my post, several months before it happened, another family had 6 children taken by Social workers, 2 were killed, 1 institutionalized, another sexually abused while in foster care, etc. Before we try changing the world and toot our our own horns how well we have it. Maybe some of the trillions of dollars wasted could be better spent in education for children and parents, stop the maltreatment of special needs children as if it was their fault being born, especially by parents emigrating to this country and those that have grown up here. And as for MEDICAL and health coverage, there have been quite a few improvements over the years, but after decades of telethons for Jerry Lewis's kids and others, trying to find cures, Stopping the cause of the environmental pollution and those corporations and individuals that worship financial greed above humanity, have them held accountable and instead of prison, put them in the front line of the cleanup crews and pay them minimun wage they expect adults have to exist on now. I can remeber making $2.30 an hour, spending 80 hours on a christmas week as a security guard. And making 3 dollars for a week of answering the phones at a Scientology location. Money may not be everything but to someone without any money, with or without an education or expectations, its can make all the difference between life and death and how they expect to earn it.. Respect is often earned and not just granted like a wish, but whom will you respect.?

July 23 2012 at 3:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Itsthevman

There are times when it can work well for the children and the adopting parents, at least the adults have some kind of idea what to expect. It those times when a vindictive DSS social worker gets involved, manipulates the "facts" to prove that the birth parents are incapable of being parents These children are stuck in the foster care for several years till DSS can legally gain full custody (in the child's best interest) and/or the parents can no longer fight for custody, then the children are put up for adoption. When the birth parents rights are taken away, so are the children's and the choice of Adoption parents is up to the Adoption workers. The 1st set of "parents" returned 2 children, they agreed to adopt a year and a half later to DSS without explanation. Court judge taking the birth parents rights said it would never happen. He LIED. The 2nd adoption of just 1 child went from an open adoption, to not seeing or hearing from their daughter for several years ( 14+ years). Birth parents were notified that their son was accidentally killed in a construction sand collapse in a pre adoption home at age 10. After living through the DCG and DSS horrors as a child, as an adult it doesn't get any better. Our oldest son with ADHD and some special needs, got returned home at 14 years old, graduated high school and took a few colege courses after, which I paid for. We have to visit my son in a grave site, that DSS took at 1 year 6 days old. and my Daughter is still forbidden to interact with us and she is over 21. 26 years at same job, married 28 and own our own home almost 18 years. Before birth parent's rights are taken away by our justice system make sure its for valid reasons and not excuses concocted by a vindictive over worked, under paid???? social worker, that never had children of her own. That also goes for Foster care reviews, volunteers that attend have less truths to make a decision then an alleged felon being convicted by a panel of 12 jurors ( or even 6 for that matter).

July 23 2012 at 3:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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me again

once your daughter turned 18 she aged out of the system and therefore she can have contact with you and whoever else may float her boat. She's legally an adult and able to make her own choices. Usually when they tell the kid that they can't see the parent(s) it's because the truth of what actually happened will be found out and DSS/CPS is tryng to cover their butts. I had a kid that aged out of the system and they told him at 18 that if he wants contact with me he can have it. They also told him that I could have had contact with him at anytime even though each time I asked for visitation they tole me that it was "IN his best interest" or that "he didn't want to see me" lines that I would get in court. We now have contact but he's in jail and I'm in a different state.

July 23 2012 at 4:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Henri Alcala

COMON GUYS , WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON IN OUR GOVERMENT & THE ECONOMY IN THE TOILET, AN THIS MILITANT PRES.WHO REALLY GIVES A **** WHO WAS ADOPTED AN WHOS NOT WAKE UP PEOPLE AN GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR BUTTS AN REALLY READ AN LISTEN TO WHAT IS GOING ON ????

July 23 2012 at 1:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DOLFI

Shagaiu Ia po etajam gde ti I ba zdesi a gde ti Tam....!!!!??? Shachtarochka molopdesinka Ia libliu tebia no ne griazna grigorievna , suka prokliata schio xmula omMaHyti Me ....Ti He ycmefaueshi jeHchuHa npokliama....!!!!????

July 23 2012 at 12:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DOLFI

leshaileshaimejeswenisemeshaiswenianebudemate nedasttibystzate ateshneshnepokinezdohne. tphu,tphu,tphu. scezne u boloty....!!!!????4 NON BELIEVERS aNA GRIGORIEVNA budeshi schezate u tiurmu. Mel GIBSON takoy veroiartnii PARENI a ti odna griazna SUKA, milaia cobaka....!!!!???? Passion of trhe Christ the Greatest Movie of the Century. Mel CALL Me...!!!!???? E

July 23 2012 at 12:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DOLFI

I'm Willie's Twin Brother born in Ukraine ....!!!!???? We met in Washington Dc at the IPS (International Poet Society). His Sister is ba good Pianist....!!!!????We planed to make a film toghether, I'M A Movie Director in NY and Ro.... We have tapes to introduce in the movie that 'll shook the World....The money'll go to the hard workinG FARMERS that deserves everything inb the WORLD....for without them the Planet would STARVE.....!!!!!????? More POWER

July 23 2012 at 12:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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