Tina Barbour

First I want to say that I use to love MJ and didn’t believe the former allegations against him. Maybe I didn’t want to believe them. I remember feeling sorry for MJ because of his upbringing. I think his massive star status has a way of blinding you from the truth. After watching the documentary, there is no doubt in my mind, that these two men are telling the truth. I too was sexual abused as a child and, what they were saying and how they felt, brought back a lot of the same feelings I had. It’s hard to explain but, after you have been abused you can absolutely tell when someone else has as well. I feel terrible for those two men. I only wish this would have come out when he was alive so that he could be punished for his abuse. I really hope more people will come forward. I would bet my life that Macaulay Culkin was also abused. I do not believe that people should shame or hate these men for coming forward. This just makes it harder for other victims to come forward. I must say that the parents of these men, definitely share in the blame. These boys must have thought well, my parents love MJ and are letting me stay with him so, it must be ok. I will never ever understand how as a mother, you would let a grown man sleep with your young child. No amount of money in the world would make that ok with me. I pray that these two men can heal and find some peace. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart, for coming forward.