Deidre Hall

Madonna's Missing Millions | Vanity Fair Nixes Cannes; CBS’s Real Soap Opera; Jacko’s Manager Turtles; Informers InfoMadonna's Missing MillionsBefore Madonna “adopts” another child from Malawi, maybe someone should ask her where the money went from her big star studded 2008 fundraiser for that country.We tried: this column has tried to ascertain from The Gucci Foundation and from Madonna’s Kabbalah-backed Raising Malawi, where the estimated $3.7 million has gone from the February 6, 2008 extravaganza. So far: No answers.You may recall that Madonna summoned all her celebrity friends, especially the ones involved with Kabbalah like Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher , as well those caught up in their own fringe religions like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes .The fundraiser had some problems, however. Even though Raising Malawi had been in business for two years, it was still not approved as a sanctioned non-profit at the time. Instead, Gucci formed its own Foundation — known as a 501 c3 — to coll...

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