Again, many people say that about Bitcoin. You can't just print money out of thin air. A governement has to do it, and anyone who does is a scammer. It all depends on your point of view.
No, he really was a scammer. No point of view involved.
This is a point of view:
There is no reason for anyone to use this coin rather than Bitcoin.
The only point was the airdrop, and that is gone.
Without that, what differentiates this from dozens of other coins?
Scammer is gone. We're moving on. Call it a fresh start with the same block chain.