The thing is, people can be liars and greedy and stilll be victims of abuse. So no matter what you think of the characters of these two men, they could still be abuse victims.
And the facts remain that:
1. MJ dated little boys. We all witnessed this in the 80's and 90's.
2. He slept with them in his bed. Little, unrelated boys. He admitted this and even his defenders testified to this.
3. Several books containing graphic full frontal nudity of prepubescent boys, as well as photos of naked boys, were found in his possession. The most graphic of the books that only featured boys, MJ had written in, showing he valued the book.
4. Six of MJ's 16 "special friends" alleged he sexually abused them or in the case of one, sexually harassed him by phone.
5. Jackson publicly and privately groomed his special friends and their families which is a pedophilic modus operandi.
6. Jackson paid one of his accusers millions and millions of dollars settling a lawsuit against him for child molestation.
7. His accusers stand to lose money from any potential lawsuit by coming toward because as they're believed, his estate loses value. How does that make sense? And the estate can simply bankrupt out any awards against it, as it loses value. Again, how does that make sense?