That alone makes him a major twat and it was far from the only message. And that is only the messages aspect of the case against him. The fact he got his contract torn up also suggests he did a little more than say a naughty word.
One or two messages in a group with your friends doesn't come anywhere close to deserving of all the accusations and slander that's been thrown his way since the cases end.
Genuinely, what other provable concrete facts are there that he is a prick ? Again, private messages to your friends prove feck all. You'd find worse in most peoples 'caf post history and the man is being called a violent rapist by the world at large. The whole thing is a horrible blight which cheapens the very real positive effect that shit like #metoo had - unless there's some smoking gun I've missed here - and I so hope that's the case. Otherwise it just seems like a bunch of people who have forgotten that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
I can understand the mob mentality in cases like OJ and Bailey - where it's beyond reasonable question that they are sickos. This is quite clearly not the case here. There isn't enough evidence. There is feck all evidence. Indeed the alleged victims best friend even gave a statement that she checked on her, and she seemed OK.
I'm all for throwing the book at rapists and people who sexually harass, but this isn't an open/shut case and willynilly throwing around "#ibelieveher" because it's trendy and PC is absolutely abhorrent in my book. Victims should have support and at the same time the accused should be given the benefit of the doubt. That's the only way it can work. Otherwise I can just go off and say you're a witch and the mob throws you into a river to see if you float.
I'll reiterate though - if there's solid evidence I've missed somewhere along the line, I'm happy to change my mind and bang on the "feck Jackson" drum. A few prickish texts don't form that solid evidence. From where I'm standing currently, it just seems like a lot of people piling in on a trendy cause without actually looking at the facts, a la Johnny Depp.