Brett Barnes Bio
Brett Barnes born in 1982 in Australia is a 37-year-old man who met Michael Jackson in 1987 at the age of five. He was regularly seen hanging out with Jackson, Macaulay Culkin and Jordan Chandler throughout the 1990s.
Brett Barnes Age
Born in 1982, Brett is 37 years old as of 2019.
Brett Barnes Michael Jackson
Brett wrote a fan letter to Michael Jackson in 1987 and slipped it to one of hisbacking dancers during a concert.
Barnes and his family were invited to the Neverland Ranch, by the time he was nine.
He has also stated that he had visited the ranch alone on a few occasions.
Barnes defended Jackson ,when Jordan Chandler accused Jackson of sexual misconduct in 1993.
Barnes was at the time, asked about the sleepovers with the singer and he claimed he “slept on one side of the bed” while Jackson “slept on the other” side and did not find that unusual.
He also told reporters in the past: “He kissed you like you kiss your mother.
“It’s not unusual for him to hug, kiss and nuzzle up to you and stuff.”
Brett Barnes Testimony
Barnes testified during Jackson’s 2005 trial, that Jackson had “absolutely not” molested him.
When he was asked if the music icon had ever touched him in a sexual way he said: “Never. I wouldn’t stand for it”.
According to The Daily Beast reports, Barnes and Macaulay Culkin were brought in as “replacements” when Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim they were molested by the singer, got olderreported.
However, Culkin and Barnes denied being sexually abused by Jackson
Barnes currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, according to his unverified Twitter account.
Brett Barnes Suing HBO
Brett is reportedly seeking to sue HBO contending that Leaving Neverland depicts him in a false light by suggesting his relationship with Jacko amounts to sexual abuse and it will subject him to “hatred, contempt and ridicule”.
His written denial is however aired in the documentary for a few seconds, but Barnes doesn’t think it will “cure such a despicable allegation”.