Madonna branded "bully" in adoption bid

Madonna has been accused of using bullying tactics as part of her adoption bid by an African human rights group.

The Human Rights Consultative Committee claimed that the singer was using her power and money to speed up the legal process, according to the Daily Mail.

"We feel Madonna is behaving like a bully," the charity's chairman Undule Mwakusungura said. "She has the money and the status to use her profile to manipulate, to fast-track the process."

The 50-year-old mother-of-three arrived in Malawi on Sunday, having already filed adoption papers for four-year-old Mercy James. A scheduled court hearing held to decide if the singer can adopt her second African child was today delayed until Friday.