Well clearly people disagree about the credibility of the accusation, don't they? That's the crux of this. Anyone who's actually followed basketball in the past 20 years knows about Kobe's accusation. And yet a wide swath of society has decided that it's not that credible. I'm not saying that makes him innocent, but posts of "I don't know why everyone is mourning this monster" are a bit silly. It's clear that they don't see him as a monster and instead see him as an iconic athlete.
I'm really biased in these kind of conversations - kobe, where I have awareness of the accusation etc, but not as publicised over here in the UK, he was an athlete who transcended the sport, great dad, mentor etc.. Never found guilty etc..
Michael Jackson though - think he was evil.. well, as evil as someone with an as unstable mind as his can be. Get annoyed that people still hold him in high regard and listen to his music. But then the accusations are more widespread here, maybe just media bias.