Former Chef Claims Madonna is a Selfish Mother

Madonna has been accused of being unmotherly. (Wikimedia Images)"]
While Madonna is in the midst of appealing her rejected adoption of Mercy James, a former chef for the superstar is coming forward and saying that Madonna is actually a bad mother.

Eric Ienco, is speaking out against Madonna, claiming she cares more about herself than her kids. Ienco spoke to the National Enquirer, saying that Madonna shouldn't be granted another adoption, as she only spends about 30 minutes a day with the children she has now.

Ienco says, "That's why it's a puzzle she wants to adopt again. She's hardly ever with her children. She's got two full-time nannies and one part-time nanny. So why adopt a kid if somebody else is raising them?"

Ienco charges that Madonna's extreme fitness regimen takes up a majority of her day and that her kids are not to disturb her while she is engaging in these activities.

He tells the paper her yoga and Pilates schedule is four hours a day, six days a week. "After that, she deals with her e-mail, her calls and the rest of her business. And after that, she spends maybe half an hour with the kids. If Lourdes comes in and says, 'I want to see Mom,' she is told, 'She's doing yoga' - and Lourdes knows she can't disturb Mom. Madonna puts herself before her kids. When she adopted little David, he arrived at her home from Africa - and three hours later, she left to do Pilates."

Madonna's appeal is scheduled for May 4.