Natalia Grace's Former Adoptive Mom Kristine Barnett Calls Her A 'Sociopath' & Blasts 'Highly Sensationalized' Docuseries!
05.01.2024 - 21:06
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Natalia Grace Barnett’s former adoptive mom is speaking out!
You most likely know the Ukrainian orphan’s story by now. For those who need a refresher, here is a quick rundown. Kristine and her now ex-husband, Michael Barnett, adopted Natalia in 2010. However, the parents soon believed she was not a 6-year-old child but instead an adult woman trying to harm their family. Think along the lines of the horror movie Orphan!
Kristine and Michael had Natalia’s age legally changed and placed her in an apartment alone in Indiana before moving to Canada. This led to the Barnetts being charged with child neglect — though the charges later were dropped. In the docuseries by Investigation Discovery, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks, she spoke about her life with the Barnett family and found out she was a child when they adopted her more than a decade ago, all thanks to DNA testing. (Her real age was determined to be close to 22 as of August 2023, FYI)
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Natalia also dropped some disturbing allegations about her adoptive parents in the documentary. For starters, she accused Kristine of abuse, alleging in one episode that her adoptive mother pepper sprayed her multiple times and hit her with a belt. What the f**k?! During a face-to-face confrontation with Michael, the former dad claimed he was manipulated and abused by Kristine, too.
We didn’t get the chance to hear from Kristine about the abuse accusations in the docuseries. But she finally broke her silence on Facebook Thursday, denying the claims made by both Natalia and Michael. Kristine wrote in a lengthy statement:
While Kristine recognized she was not a “perfect mom,” she swore she “was not