Nicole Kidman’s representative is denying a report that she and Keith Urban are trying to adopt from Vietnam. The report originated from the Australian tabloid New Idea Magazine, who sourced a named deputy at Vietnam’s Department of International Adoption as saying that “Nicole Kidman wants a baby from Vietnam. We’ve been approached by the American Embassy.” So, is this denial to be taken at face value? The Daily Mail makes an interesting case for the original adoption report’s accuracy, actually.

Nicole’s lawyer reportedly told some media outlet “’We are not going to discuss this situation.” Which could mean that there’s actually an adoption situation to be discussed.

Meanwhile, the same representative denying the adoption rumor claims that Nicole’s lawyer hadn’t given a statement. Hmm. Here’s the thing – parts of the story don’t quite add up. If Nicole and Keith were adopting in Vietnam, they would be doing it through the Australian embassy, considering they’re both Australian citizens. Not only are Nicole and Keith not American citizens, the State Department closed down adoptions from Vietnam more than a year ago because of concerns over human trafficking and corruption. Australia still allows its citizens to adopt from Vietnam, though.

Nicole Kidman’s representatives have denied claims that the actress and her husband Keith Urban want to adopt a baby from Vietnam.

The couple had reportedly approached the Vietnamese authorities to begin the process of finding a sibling for daughter Sunday Rose, who turns one next month.

But Nicole’s spokeswoman said: ‘I am aware of this rumour out of Australia’s New Idea tabloid. It is a complete fabrication, there is no truth to it whatsoever.’

Dang Minh Dao, deputy of the Department of International Adoption at the Ministry of Justice in Hanoi told Australia’s New Idea magazine: ‘Yes, Nicole Kidman wants a baby from Vietnam. We’ve been approached by the American Embassy.’

He refused to say whether the couple had discussed having a boy or a girl, saying: ‘This is very sensitive information. We are keeping it closed.’

However, the US and several other countries are refusing to deal with Vietnam on adoptions because of fears of baby trafficking and corruption.

The Vietnamese Government has now agreed to inspections from UNICEF and other organisations to check its adoption procedures but it could take up to a year before adoptions are officially sanctioned.

Nicole and Keith, both 41, are Australian citizens even though they live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trinh Thi Tre at the Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City said: ‘It’s still possible to adopt from Australia.’

But she refused to discuss the couple’s application, saying: ‘I’m not allowed to say anything about that.’

A spokesman for Nicole’s Australian lawyer Stuart Gibson reportedly said: ‘We are not going to discuss this situation.’

But Nicole’s spokeswoman said her lawyer was never approached.

Nick Keegan from The Kianh Foundation which supports the Hoi An Orphanage in Hoi An City, said: ‘We’ve heard rumors our orphanage is being considered but we haven’t heard any more.’

Keith’s previous battle with alcohol would not derail the process, according to Mary Ann Russell at the US Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City.

‘They would just need to prove they are a reformed character and that their problems with drink or drugs was in the past,’ she said. ‘At the end of the day, the main factor is the money. That’s what really matters.’

It can cost more than £15,000 to adopt a child through an agency in Vietnam. The fee could increase with cash payments to Government officials and orphanages.

The star has previously spoken about her difficulties having children.

She suffered and ectopic pregnancy – a condition in which an embryo starts to develop in a fallopian tube instead of in the womb – early in her marriage to Tom Cruise.

It led to the couple’s decision to adopt a girl, Isabella, 16, and Connor, 14.

She managed to fall pregnant again but it ended in a miscarriage around the time Cruise filed for divorce from her in 2001.

[From The Daily Mail]

The rumor going around last week was that Nicole is expecting her second child with Keith, but many are doubtful. It wouldn’t surprise me if Nicole and Keith were looking to do a foreign adoption quietly, and gossipy Vietnamese officials aren’t helping the cause of privacy. All in all, I’d say that, at most, Nicole probably started to do some inquiries about adoption, but got scared off when people started blabbing.

Here’s Nicole Kidman at Sotheby’s Auction House filming her new movie ‘Rabbit Hole’ in New York City today. Images thanks to INF Photo.

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