Is Madonna trying to repair her image after her emotional outburst in Malawi last week?

The Material Girl made a “substantial” donation to aid victims of yesterday’s 6.3 earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy.  The quake left at least 200 people dead and 50,000 homeless.  Her publicist would not assign an exact dollar figure to the donation, but rumor has it that it’s in the range of $500,000.

“I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from,” Madonna said in a statement. “My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones or their homes.”

Madonna’s connection to the area is quite personal:  her grandparents lived in a town near the epicenter of the earthquake.    But part of me has to wonder if she is just trying to prove to the Malawian people what a good, good person she is, and what a great parent she’d be to one of their own.  It’s just hard to take her at face value.

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