


“Chris and Malaak have visited with Ntombi’s family multiple times in South Africa both before and after Ntombi came to the U.S.,” the source told People while taking note of the fact that the couple’s pending divorce is resulting in Compton-Rock pursing Ntombi’s adoption alone. “Malaak again appeals for the privacy of her family.”Īdding to the statement is confirmation from a source with knowledge of the situation that Ntombi is in the country legally, in addition to Rock and his ex meeting the girl’s birth parents on numerous occasions. “While Malaak has made strides in the adoption, she understands that intercountry adoption is a long and rigorous process, with checks and balances in both countries essential for the protection of children,” the statement adds. She is in the United States lawfully with the written consent of her biological parents, with whom she continues to have contact,” the statement reads. The welfare and livelihood of this child has always been of utmost importance to the entire Rock family. Malaak has never been contacted about an investigation of any sort. “The tabloid reports are false and outrageous. legally under the consent of her birth parents in South Africa. People references a statement released by Compton-Rock’s lawyer, David Aronson, which maintained that the 7-year-old Ntombi, is in the U.S. A young girl adopted by Chris Rock’s ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock is at the center of reports that she is being housed illegally in the United States, a claim Compton-Rock is denying.
