Why would they believe him point-blank? Dont they have minds of their own? If theirs are as drug-addled as his is, then why would you care what they think? If they are smart, then they just support him as impartially as possible.

We here tell you not to talk to him either!

I thought i was going to be friends with one of my ex's friends too. He told me in no uncertain terms that he was team ex. It was a letdown, but they had a history together i had to respect.

Theres a relatively new saying - what other people think (or say) about me is none of my business. You are creating an "injustice" out of nothing. They are not torturing you. You are doing it to yourself. Its just another outcome of choosing to be involved with an abuser. Yes, it reflects badly on you for having made that choice. It says you have bad boundaries. Its not slander if its true.