Well the internet loves to be outraged about something and this was the perfect storm for it. Add in the fact that the story broke at midnight with a bunch of people posting false facts and you get a skewed narrative. His story casts a lot of doubt in people’s minds that I have talked to.I'm talking about after she went public. What does his response change.
Add in the fact that they both displayed some odd behavior and this country’s history of black men being vilified for sexual harassment/assault claims that turned out to be false and you have a mess.