I didnt mean to dismiss the trauma these boys experienced in any way.
Like all survivors of sexual assault, they will have to carry this for the rest of their lives.
The single most important role of being a parent is to protect their children.
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Its clear that the parents of the two young men were also victimized and seduced by fame and fantasy.
Streisand, who met the King of Pop years earlier, described him as very sweet, very childlike.
His sexual needs were his sexual needs, coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever DNA he has.
They both married and they both have children, so it didnt kill them, Streisand added.
I feel bad for the children.
I feel bad for him.
I blame, I guess, the parents, who would allow their children to sleep with him.
It didnt kill them @BarbraStreisand did you really say that?!
Dan Reed, the director on Leaving Neverland, tweeted in response to the interview.
His sexual needs were his sexual needs is pedophilia tolerated in parts of the entertainment industry?
he added in another tweet.
Other responses online were similarly shocked and dismayed.
