Nah, I see it as true hatred because KJ might be the first guy in his life that laughed at him and called him out…..to his face.
He’s used to buying “friends” and did it his entire life. The kid with the nicest car and all the cash to pay in high school and college. Sure they laughed behind his back but no one called him out publicly. They just used him for the benefits hanging with him provided.
Look how he ran to the “Wizard” and tried to buy him off for credibility in ways we don’t exactly know. While crying behind the scenes when his bullshit is called out. And those who questioned him like KJ, Axel, Mick and many others are belittled. He’s just not used to not getting his way.
Is he mentally ill? It’s certainly not normal to be as obsessed with being believed as he is. His True Passages shows his obsessive tendencies.
Either way KJ drives him crazy which is entertaining for all of us.