Early 80s MJ was influenced a lot by Stevie Wonder. He even got his hiccup from him. James Brown and Jackie Wilson were a huge influence. Barry Gibb and Diana Ross were a driving force. People acting like he stole the moonwalk from Jeffery Daniel. He was an employee. He hired him as a choreographer, he literally was his main choreographer when Michael Peter left. He always credited his heroes. This Alonzo character grew up watching MJ not vice versa. That’s not to say that MJ didn’t borrow from time to time, but when you have Quincy, Toto, Louis Johnson from Brothers Johnson, James Ingram and Eddie Van Halen on your album, why you stealing from this nikka?
Btw, fully formed adult MJ was complete by the Jacksons Triumph album in 1980.