Yes, hence the conundrum.

In my day to day life, if an acquaintance is accused by 3 separate people of the same abhorrent crime, then I am comfortable cutting them off. I don’t need to wait for a criminal conviction.

If I had a personal relationship with them that demanded personal loyalty I might need more evidence or give them the benefit of the doubt, as I’m sure MJ’s family feel the need to, but generally I would give 3 children the benefit of the doubt over a stranger.

I definitely feel a bit ick that I still enjoy his music. It’s a conundrum, but I’m not going to pretend he is innocent so that I don’t have to feel guilty.

I really struggle to separate artists from their art. There’s no doubt he was an incredible musician, just as Picasso was an incredible painter … but I just feel guilty consuming their art because of how they behaved in their private lives