The stranger-than-fiction story of Natalia Grace and one set of her adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett, was a tabloid sensation and the focus of an explosive documentary.

The fictionalized Natalia Grace Barnett — at this point in the story a teen, being played by the 27-year-old Imogen Faith Reid — glowingly reads supportive comments from random internet strangers.

Natalia Grace in "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" Season 1. Grace has disputed this. In the documentary, she alleges that Kristine Barnett abused her and forced her to pretend she was menstruating.

Michael Barnett was acquitted of the charges, and Natalia Grace says he reached out to her and during the conversation said he and Natalia had “the same monster” in Kristine.

Natalia Grace's adoptive parents said she was an adult posing as a child Natalia Grace's story was first publicized in 2019 after her adoptive parents were charged with neglect, which they denied.

Randall Colburn March 22, 2025 Disney/Ser Baffo; Investigation Discovery The Barnetts and Natalia Grace in 'Good American Family' alongside Natalia Grace, Kristine Barnett, and Michael Barnett.

Hulu's new drama series "Good American Family" is based on the story of Natalia Grace Barnett and her adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett. The Barnetts claim Natalia, who has a form of ...

Natalia Grace Barnett is a Ukrainian orphan who was adopted by Indiana couple Kristine Elizabeth Barnett and Michael Barnett in 2010. The Barnetts believed Natalia was either 6 or 7 years old when ...

Most are tragic, like the Delphi murders, the slaying of teens Abby Williams and Libby German, or the bizarre case of the adoption of Natalia Grace, whose adoptive parents were accused of abandoning ...

In the series, Faith-Reid plays Natalia Grace, whose adoptive parents believed that she was an adult pretending to be a child. Kristine (Ellen Pompeo) and Michael Barnett (Mark Duplass) cited the ...

Now 21-years-old, Natalia Grace was about 7 when she came to the United States after being adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett. The Barnetts later claimed that Natalia, who has a rare form of ...

Kristine Barnett had denied allegations that she physically abused Grace. “Natalia was a very much loved and cared for member of my family,” she said in a now-deleted Facebook post.