Hmmm. His explanation sounded very reasonable and believeable, until the very end of the article when it turned out that Stapp has done almost the same thing to them.
Also, what about this part:
Asked if the legal battle between Weiland and Vice got resolved after the singer's death, Ron said: "We reached out to his estate and said, 'Look, we're, of course, not gonna sue you. If anything, can we at least just collect his share of royalties,' because we did give him a big chunk of money as an upfront advance. And the guys were out that money, plus legal fees, and the name trashed. And it took a long time to get that settled. And it did."
Share of loyalties for what? The album that was released for free? Or did they get a chunk of any royalties his estate was getting to repair their damage?