August<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe actress worked with an adoption agency and gained custody of the baby, an African-American girl born in the United States, in July, PEOPLE has confirmed. The news was first reported by TMZ.<\/p>\n
Theron adopted her older child, now 3\u00c2\u00bd-year-old son Jackson<\/strong>, in 2012.<\/p>\nAs the Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em> star told Ryan Seacrest<\/strong> in March of that year, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations. Everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just been so lovely \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been really nice.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n
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That spring, Theron told British Vogue<\/em>, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always been very honest in saying I wanted a family. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always known I wanted a family.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153[I hope] to be like my mom. Fair, tough, and supportive,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she continued. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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