Streisand apologizes for Jackson comments

Streisand apologizes for Jackson comments

NEW YORK

Barbra Streisand is apologizing outright for her comments about sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson.

She said in a second statement Saturday that she should have chosen her words more carefully, and admires the accusers for “speaking their truth.”

Streisand was quoted in The Times of London as saying that Jackson’s accusers were “thrilled to be there” and that the alleged abuse “didn’t kill them.”

After an initial statement to The Associated Press in which she sought to clarify her remarks, Streisand posted an apology that went further.

She writes in part: “I am profoundly sorry for any pain or misunderstanding I caused by not choosing my words more carefully about Michael Jackson and his victims.”

She writes that she feels “deep remorse.”

Kim Kardashian West helps ex-prisoner

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

With Kim Kardashian West pledging to cover five years of rent, one of the first inmates released after federal sentencing reforms says he has finally found a new home.

In a Facebook post Friday, Matthew Charles thanked Kardashian West and others for helping to overcome what he called a “nonsensical barrier.”

Charles told The Tennessean earlier this month he couldn’t find permanent housing since his release, partly due to his criminal history.

Kardashian-West, an advocate for criminal justice reform, then reached out with the offer.

Convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 1996, Charles received national attention because he was ordered back to prison in 2018, two years after his release.

Associated Press