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and elevated it to a criminal act.”
“This course of events follows a pattern when women—babysitters, day care workers, and even mothers—have a child die in their care,” the post said.
According to The Toronto Star, the then-29-year-old Brumfield was babysitting her best friend's daughter when the toddler tried to climb out of her playpen and fell to the floor, hitting her head. "She didn't grow up with me, and so we were pretty much strangers for years," he said, per Reuters.
Interestingly, Thornton claimed that they reconnected and mended their relationship — "It's really good now," he assured — but Brumfield's take on the matter was quite different.
His publicist, Arnold Robinson, released a statement to CNN in which he underscored that the actor "has had no contact with her for quite some time." Robinson went on to add that when Thornton learned of the news, his concern was solely for the toddler as he said, "My heart goes out to the baby's family and loved ones."
For her part, Brumfield's mother wished Thornton would remove himself even further.
Florida woman released from prison in toddler’s Ocoee death, Innocence Project seeks pardon
Amanda Brumfield, who was convicted but maintained her innocence in the 2008 death of her best friend’s 1-year-old toddler, has been released early from her 20-year prison sentence after a deal with prosecutors, according to the Innocence Project of Florida.
The nonprofit, which seeks to exonerate wrongly convicted people, had recently asked the state Board of Executive Clemency to pardon Brumfield or commute her sentence, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of a crime disproven by medical and scientific evidence.
In a post on its Facebook page Thursday, the IFP reported that Brumfield, who is the estranged daughter of Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton, had been released.
"None of it satisfies me," she said. Paramedics took her to the hospital, where Olivia was pronounced dead at 2:48 a.m., according to the Innocence Project’s application for clemency.
Brumfield was arrested on first-degree murder and other charges, after then-Orange-Osceola Chief Medical Examiner Jan Garavaglia determined Olivia’s death was a homicide.
That October, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Although she was acquitted of the other two charges, including first-degree murder, she faced up to 33 years behind bars. Thornton himself admitted this to The Mail on Sunday in 2005. Speaking with the press (per Reuters), the baby's mother said she was surprised by the lengthy sentence but added that she had no feelings either way.
She served 8½ years in state prison.
Her release wasn’t thanks to the clemency board. IPF also planned to present proof that a one-year-old could indeed climb out of a playpen on their own.
Ultimately, days before the hearing, Brumfield was offered a plea deal: she would be released immediately if she stopped trying to prove her innocence and forfeited future legal action.
The couple had one daughter, Amanda Brumfield (née Thornton), in 1979, but split shortly after, in 1980. While he maintained a close relationship with his boys, even bringing them along to red carpet premieres, his connection with his firstborn was a different story.
Indeed, despite having such a high-profile father, Brumfield has reaped few rewards from his fame and experienced plenty of heartbreak in her life.
However, prosecutors dismissed those claims and argued that Garcia was too young to have climbed out of a structure as tall as a playpen. "She does not receive any money or support from him," Parish claimed. Trying to sum up her emotions, she enthused, "It's just like this overwhelming feeling of gratitude and appreciation of just being able to be and to live."
"Because you've been conditioned for 10 years that you don't make a move without permission."
Ultimately, it took about two years for Brumfield to truly start embracing and enjoying her regained freedom, but as she admitted, there are still instances when she catches herself waiting for approval.