Madonna appealing Malawi rejection of adoption bid: lawyer

Madonna on Friday filed a notice to appeal a court rejection of her bid to adopt a second child from Malawi, her lawyer said.

"I have filed a notice of appeal," Alan Chinula told AFP.

The Malawi High Court on Friday turned down Madonna's request to adopt a three-year-old girl, who would have become a sibling to another toddler adopted from a Malawian orphanage.

The appeal notice was filed on Friday afternoon in the Lilongwe High Court after Madonna was briefed about the outcome of the adoption application, Chinula said.

Hearings for the appeal would start next week, he said.

Madonna is expected to leave Malawi on Sunday.