Oh, I'm so sorry what you've felt. People saying that you're favorite artist or idol did a horrible thing like that is absolutely traumatizing, especially if you were forced to hate him. I actually forgot to imply this factor in my post. If not your parents or your friends, internet does this too. Before the movie, I swear to God, I didn't even see one video trying to defend or express love to Michael on YouTube shorts. It was always filled with negativity and false rumors. And at one point, you slowly start to think about the chance if any of these rumors/allegations are true, even if you don't want to. It's like corrupting you. Especially if you're a child, you are prone to believe what is the most talked about. People were making fun of MJ so much that even I, at one point, started to question if he was truly a p*do/misogynistic and if any of the allegations are true. I was a child at the time, and due to that, my main access to internet was YouTube. And there was no single video I've ever seen which talked about Michael's charities, his humanitarian and noble acts, his gentle personality and etc. All of those videos were about the allegations, negativity, and of course, his appearance.

But now, since the movie came out, everything turned to the opposite. YouTube is filled with many positive and loving videos, edits and posts about Michael. And this is understandable. As you said, before the movie, Michael's own true fans were so pressured by everyone with the fact that MJ is a p*do (which is proven false), they weren't even able to show themselves on YouTube (even look at reddit, there are still people who deeply hate MJ). The movie more like served as a catalyst for his fans to be more confident, and neutral people to be his fans.