Angelina Jolie is adopting a little boy from South Africa, according to multiple sources close to the actress.
The move will bring the number of children in her rainbow family to seven.
The star, who has previously adopted three children – Maddox, 8, from Cambodia, Pax, 6, from Vietnam and daughter Zahara, 5, from Ethiopia – has been involved in negotiations for two months with officials in Johannesburg.
An adoption agency in the city exclusively confirmed to Woman’s Day that it has been contacted by a rep for Angelina, but asked not to be named, citing privacy issues.
“We had a call from a lady who said she was working on behalf of Angelina, and she was asking about the adoption process and how long it took,” says an agency staffer. “We’re looking forward to working with her.”
Ange also let slip her plans to colleagues on the set of her new movie, Salt, and discussed the matter with Aussie director Phillip Noyce, who is helming the action thriller.
On-set sources say Angelina has been profoundly affected by the plight of children with HIV and AIDS in South Africa, which has reached pandemic proportions.
To read more about Angelina’s adoption plans see this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale May 24, 2010.
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