Jackson was obviously a weirdo and given his very odd upbringing that is no surprise... Those who congregated around him though were even weirder. They were bloodsuckers, fame suckers, money suckers and outright creeps using him, his fame and his naivety to enrich themselves.
The lowest of the low... They will all hopefully rot in hell.
Uh-huh.
Would Me-again like to pull my other leg?
I tied bells on it for just such an occation.
Jackson wasn't naive, he was a manipulator and user of people. His weirdness was all an act in order to get his way on everything and hide his evil side. While I would agree he most likely was mentally ill, maybe even clinically insane, he was only used as much as he wanted to be while he was using people back to get what he wanted from them. He didn't mind throwing his money away to support all of his proclivities and fetishes.