Not the way he was in the 70s to be sure, but by all accounts, almost everyone who dealt with him after that, said he has the nicest man and very professional.
I am sure he was nice. I knew a man who ran a porn store who was the nicest guy in the world. I worked as a floor detective and busted all sorts of really nice people. Ask anybody, Ted Bundy was a really nice guy. Nice and the fact that he produced some rather vial stuff is neither here nor there.
I did not think this was the best article but at least it was one that didn’t jump on the band wagon of how wonderful this guy’s corrupting influence was.