I think that people made it weird that Michael Jackson hung out with children as an adult. I also think that they may have blown it out of proportion when describing Michael Jackson. However, when Michael explained the children that would come to see them, I did find his demeaner and description weird. Usually, adults spend time with adults and children spend time with children. Having parties with children as an adult is somewhat strange and people were concerned that he was harming them.
Some children accused him of doing bad things when they stayed over at his house whereas others defended him. No one will really know the truth because there is no way of knowing, but it does make people think differently about him than before.