Chapter 3
Dynassy
Part spin doctor, part TV mom, my mother, Lucinda Barnes, always knew how to work the system and have herself and her children come out looking good. Or at the very least, have the public talking about them.
In fact, the day after it came out that the man in that damning video with me was a veteran, my mother started plotting a counterattack. Her brainchild to get me out of hot water was for our family to do a big fundraiser for veterans.
She’s calling it “A Barnes Family 4th.” Her idea was that, in America, we’re as close to royalty as it gets. (At least that’s my mother’s warped perception.) But in her defense, my twin brother and sister are probably the most beloved pop stars on the planet, my brother is an All-Star basketball player, and I’ve been accused of “brea
