Madonna kicks off legal defense

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Madonna has begun her legal defense in a Malawian court.

26 April,2011 09:08 pm

US pop icon Madonna has begun her legal defense in a Malawian court as workers at one of the singers charity projects attempt to sue for unfair dismissal.The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls is a failed $15 million project by Madonna. Eight staff members lodged the action at the end of March, claiming they were let go without proper procedures. The star said there is nothing unfair about the termination of the applicants.” Madonna said the decision not to continue funding the academy project was taken by her charity Raising Malawi Inc.Madonna announced previously that she was reviewing the direction of Raising Malawi, which had originally planned to establish an academy offering 500 scholarships to girls from impoverished backgrounds.