MICHAEL MADNESS!
Hollywood A-listers at each other’s throats over kiddie sex scandal
TINSELTOWN is being torn apart over the new Michael Jackson scandal triggered by a devastating documentary where two men charge the late Thriller singer with molesting them as young boys!
Superstars Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross, a godmother to Michael’s three kids, found themselves being slammed for coming out in support of the late King of Pop — and face serious backlash.
“Barbra and Diana both struck a nerve, and it could have serious consequences for them down the road as far as their careers are concerned,” warns an insider.
“They may find that some talented people in this town won’t want to work with them again!”
In the devastating documentary Leaving Neverland, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, now adults, claim they were sexually abused by Michael as tenyear-old kids.
Barbra, 76, raised a ruckus by calling Michael “very sweet, very childlike,” and said his accusers “were thrilled to be” at the ranch with its theme park rides and zoo.
“His sexual needs were his sexual needs, coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever
DNA he has,” said Barbra. “You can say ‘molested,’ but those children, as you heard say, they were thrilled to be there.
“They both married and they both have children, so it didn’t kill them.”
Diana, 75, sparked more outrage, tweeting: “I believe and trust Michael Jackson was and is a magnificent incredible force to me and to many others. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE.”
But other celebs were shocked by the documentary.
Rosie O’Donnell, a mom of five and a grandma, tweeted, “michael jackson docu is haunting ... I believe u.”
After viewing Leaving Neverland, talk star Ellen DeGeneres said: “I hope everyone watches this.”
Actress Amber Tamblyn was also moved by the film’s revelations, saying: “As a former child actress, I can’t help but watch this documentary and think about how wrong it is for children to be put in the position of performing for the soul (sic) purpose of pleasing adults.
“It’s such a slippery, dangerous, often abusive slope.”
Realizing her comments had triggered a firestorm, Barbra later apologized, saying: “I didn’t 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.”
But Barbra and Diana’s words may have tarnished their reps for good.
“They should be ashamed of themselves and remember that Hollywood may forgive, but it never forgets!” says the insider.