back when it was more a full-on freakout. i think he was also really starved for parental figures, which seems logical given his upbringing. my mom was only four years older than him and yet he treated her like some kind of maternal figure. also bears mentioning that she was more or less a stranger. her boyfriend was one of the producers of the film and she had a regular professional job at the chicago stock exchange, but she'd come after work to hang out. not exactly a close personal friend yet he latched onto her. and maybe i said this before but she saw some wild ass shit on sets. like dudes like billy d and timothy hutton having a literal line of jawns to give up the bobblehead. mj had a lot of advances but he basically ran and hid from any woman who wanted to even get to know him.