This obviously the correct lens but note that the 2008 plea deal was so neutered by the time of settlement it made it somewhat easy to stay friends with him.
This is of course ontop of the 2006 Florida prostitution charge though.
This is of course ontop of the 2006 Florida prostitution charge though.
But point being those people that were friends with him had to know. Whether it was socially acceptable by the elite because the public wasn't aware isn't very relevant.