Stormy Daniels protests tax on strip clubs in Illinois

Streisand: Time with Jackson ‘didn’t kill’ alleged abuse victims

Barbra Streisand believes the sexual-abuse allegations made against Michael Jackson, but she said she feels sorry for Jackson, too.

Her comments have drawn online backlash. In a wide-ranging interview published Friday by The Times of London, Streisand said she believes the accusations made by Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 40, in the recent HBO documentary, “Leaving Neverland.”

“Oh, absolutely. That was too painful,” Streisand said.

Asked about the abusive behavior alleged in the documentary, Streisand said: “His sexual needs were his sexual needs, coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever DNA he has.”

She also assessed how the longterm effects felt by Robson and Safechuck. “You can say ‘molested,’ but those children, as you heard say, they

Adult film star Stormy Daniels briefly appeared at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Friday to protest the state’s tax on strip clubs.

The porn actress, who alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump before he became president, read a twominute statement opposing the “pole tax” tax, $3 per patron or set fee based on gross receipts from nude-dancing venues that serve alcohol.

Daniels delivered her statement beneath a statue of Abraham Lincoln, saying the tax “ultimately takes money out of the G-strings of hardworking dancers.”

After she spoke, Daniels was rushed away in an SUV that was taking her to a local strip club for a book signing.