How did you all feel MJ handled the first child abuse allegations at the time?

So I believe Diane Dimond was the first one who broke the news of MJ being accused of child molestation. This occurred in August of 1993. I know that this is going way back, but how did most of you at the time feel MJ handled the whole situation? Even before the settlement in 1994. I have heard that he went into hiding and didn’t make a proper public statement until that rebuttal video he shot at the Neverland Ranch. That video was shot in December of 1993.

I’m sure this news must’ve been on every news channel worldwide. I can imagine it being all over the newspapers too. There was probably no way you could’ve avoided it.

What did you all think? Did any of you find his behaviour after the whole thing went down suspicious at the time?