Yes they did and they’ve damn near killed him in the process. Like many gifted children Benedict was selected for his talents early on. He was helped along in his career by both good and bad people, mainly through networking. The latter only befriended him because they knew that they could abuse him. That’s all he ever was to scumbags like the Birkins, Harvey and SoFail, a resource to be exploited. Once he hit the big time it was their opportunity to collect on their ‘investment’ in full. The truth of the matter is that his work stands on it’s own, he didn’t need them. Bunch of loathesome, untalented parasites…