Some of his "special friends" stayed around as adults

They didn't all age out. Frank Cascio became Michael's manager at 21 years old (lol) when Michael was 43. Frank is speculated to have been abused by Michael as a child but also to have have had a sexual relationship with him as a grown-up as well as a manager relationship.

Omer Bhatti is another one. He lived with Michael from the age of 11 to 16 years old. And then frequented Michael's ranch and other homes later on. They were spotted together in the middle east behaving according to people like a "couple". Omer was in his 20's then. What a place to be a homosexual couple, the middle east? Christ.

Some more twisted facts...

Anyway, Omer was still involved with Michael until his death. At this point he was considered Michael's boy friend. Omer was 24 years old at the time. He lived with Michael in the Homby hills rented house but went back to Sweden in June for business of some kind and then this is when Michael's over dose and death happened. It was speculated Omer actually left Michael so Michael asked the Conrad Murray to help him die in his despair after losing Omer.

Some twisted shit.