Barbra Streisand apologises for comments on Michael Jackson's accusers

• Singer, 76, condemned for remarks on alleged sexual abuse
• Said of Jackson: 'His sexual needs were his sexual needs'

Barbra Streisand has apologised over her remarks about Michael Jackson and two men who have accused him of sexual abuse, saying she should have chosen her words more carefully and that she admires the accusers for "speaking their truth".

Streisand had been strongly criticized for her comments about two men who accused Jackson of sexual abuse in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.