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Being a celeb affords a person certain privileges. The best table at restaurants, VIP areas at nightclubs, and oodles of gratis swag. But does being wealthy and famous allow you to bend the rules of child adoption? The maelstrom surrounding Madonna suggests adoption is a touchy issue and has thrust the singer into the Search limelight.

Buzz on the pop icon places her among our top 300 searches, but she's up another 10% this week as her contested adoption of a 13-month-old Malawi boy continues to make news. Searches on "madonna adoption" jumped 291% as both pro- and anti- rhetoric simmered.

The anti-Madonna faction thinks her celebrity shouldn't have given her the opportunity to "cut in line" and tear through the red tape that accompanies an adoption from the African nation of Malawi. Curious about the country, searchers have looked up "map of malawi," "malawi adoption," and "where is malawi."

The pro-Madonna side sees her reaching out and giving a child living in a orphanage a lifestyle most of us could only dream of. Searches on "adoption" are up 12% this week, surely sparked by the ongoing debate. Queries on "international adoption" are also up 7% as folks study the rules regarding going overseas to help a child.

While we don't take sides, we know people have passionate feelings about this issue. Madonna will tell her side of the story on Oprah in what promises to be a buzz-worthy spectacular. You can offer your side in the comments below...