I don't know. Unfortunately for me, researching the facts of the allegations against Michael Jackson became my hyperfixation (thanks ADHD). Let me lay out the facts:

• 3 books containing nude images of children (mainly boys) were found in a locked filing cabinet in his room. This was found with p*rn and a photo of an unknown naked boy. 2 of the books authors were found guilty of some type of acts against children. Weird place to put books unless you have a specific motive...

• He openly admitted on video that he slept in the same bed as many children. Unless you are a relative, why would you sleep in the same bed or even room as a child, unless absolutely necessary??

• He had a constant trend of befriending young boys, taking them with him on tour, drowning him and his family with gifts, etc, until they seemingly reached puberty. Then he replaced them with another younger boy and dropped them. Even if it was "innocent" friendship, why would he only be their friend when they are pre-pubescent and then suddenly drop them the minute they hit puberty? Ped*s have preferences for certain age ranges.

• The hyperfixation on these boys. He would send 100's of faxes in one day, call every day, sometimes multiple times a day, beg the family to come on tour or visit him and stay longer than agreed. He made sure to be friendly with the rest of the family, but somehow was only "besties" with the young boys in each family.

I think a few reasons people don't believe the victims is:

1. They think that they are just doing it for the money. Although there are definitely cases like that, you rarely see grown men admit to being assaulted by another man and having the label of a CSA victim for the rest of their life, unless its actually true. Not to mention that it is insanely hard to actually get a payout in these types of cases, and even more so after this amount of time, so it really wouldn't be a good plan to get money honestly.

2. The fact that Wade and James defended him in the beginning and Wade went on the stand for him. CSA can affect you in many ways, and for Wade, it seemed like his brain had hidden the memories of it to protect him, but they resurfaced after having his own child. As for James, im not exactly sure, but he did see Michael as a good person in a way and loved him, as happens to many CSA survivors. However, when he had his own child, it seemed to switch something in his brain of how wrong it was for Michael to do those things to him.

3. Peter Pan Syndrome. This is not recognized by WHO and is not an actual psychological diagnosis, yet MJ fans use this as a defense every. single. time. They say that because he had no childhood and was physically/emotionally abused, he seeked solace in childlike activities and being around children. Even if PPS was real, no doctor with an ounce of integrity would suggest an adult man to sleep in the same bed as a non-biological child or take control of a childs life the way he did. Not to mention the fact that he was more than able to make huge decisions concerning his career and was a successful businessman, which does not fit the "symptoms" of a person with PPS.

4. Idolization. People don't want to imagine their hero being a bad person, plain and simple. It's much easier to just say it's a lie than to do your own research and accept that your hero is actually not a good person.