's son David Banda reassured followers he is not On Sunday, July 21, The guitarist, 18, took to his page and post on his Story a message to clarify a July 20 Instagram live where he mentioned "scavenging" because he didn't have enough money. In the follow-up post he said: "To all of those concerned. My mother is very supportive of me.
She has always been supportive of me. I am very happy in my life and I am not living on the streets, starving! Please stop worrying everything is good." According to , David has moved out of his mother's $32.
5m mansion on the to the a place in the Bronx with girlfriend Maria Atuesta. In the July 20 Instagram Live, the teen talked candidly about his living situation. "It’s lovely to experience it being nine o’clock at night, me being hungry and realizing that I don’t have enough money to get food and scavenging," he said “It’s fun to be young.
" "I love it. I’m not on my own, I’ve got my girlfriend, But I love it," He added. David is one of Madonna kids out of six.
Madonna is also mother to Lourdes, 27, Rocco, Mercy, 18, and twins Stella and Estere, 11. Lourdes is from a previous relationship with fitness trainer Carlos Leon, Rocco is her child with ex-husband director Guy Ritchie while David, Mercy, Stella and Estere were adopted from Malawi. The pop legend founded a charity organization in 2006 called Raising Malawi.
Raising Malawi "is dedicated to addressing the most critical needs of vulnerable children," per the . Madonna also opened up a pediatric surgery and intensive care center in Blantyre, Malawi in 2017. It is the first in the country and is called Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, which is named after her daughter.
Madonna has talked about her love for children numerous times via social media and to the media. In 2019, she specifically spoke her special connection with David to and how he most reflected her own work ethic. "What he has more than anything is focus and determination," She explained.
"I’m pretty sure he got it from me. He’s the one I have the most in common with. I feel like he gets me; he has more of my DNA than any of my children so far.
Let’s see what happens – it’s still early days for everyone." Since then, David has been included in the 65-year-old performances such as her 2022 Pride Variety Show in NYC called WoW, Finally Enough Love. David joined his mother in some dancing and comedy.
During one of her London shows for her Celebrations tour last year, she performed Mother and Father. As Madonna sang to an image of her mother, David played guitar in front of a screen of his late birth mother..
