– The father of the year-old boy Madonna wants to adopt criticized human-rights groups who have challenged how the adoption is being handled and said his child should stay with the pop star. “Where were these people when David was struggling in the orphanage? These so-called human-rights groups should leave my baby alone,” Yohane Banda said Wednesday.
– Jennifer Aniston is making her first home purchase since she and Brad Pitt parted ways, the Los Angeles Times reports. Aniston is buying a house in Beverly Hills, Calif., for $15 million, according to the Times, which says the one-story house on half an acre has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
– Chicago Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence Mark-Anthony Turnage and choreographer Jorma Elo each will receive the $75,000 Prince Prize for commissioning original work in 2006. The prizes will support the collaborative creation of “From All Sides,” a new work by Turnage with choreography created for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago by Elo, resident choreographer with Boston Ballet. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the CSO and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will present the world premiere performances of “From All Sides” Jan. 25-27 at Symphony Center.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cristi Kempf from Tribune news services and staff reports.
