the bogotá newspaper "el tiempo" in its edition of 2 december 2011 carried an article on how burr reportedly had failed to disclose his sexual orientation in petitioning to adopt two colombian orphans. as a result, the instituto colombiano de bienestar familiar halted the adoption proceedings, claiming a lack of candor on burr's part; burr responded that the children knew about his sexual orientation and "they didn't care". on 13 december 2011 it was reported that the adoptions were made official and that burr and his adopted sons were reunited.