>Almost everything he said reads like a bad review of an
>employer. That's not petty. Petty would be calling her names,
>or laughing at her while she struggles, etc. Lauryn seems like
>she's good.


">In 2008, I had only a young man helping me and my Mother,
>after disbanding my former support staff. No idea why any
>musician would have had knowledge of what I was being paid,
>not sure what he’s saying is accurate. Don’t have the
>details or recollection of cutting the band’s pay in half.
>If fees had been negotiated and confirmed without my
>knowledge, I may have asked for them to be adjusted. But I
>would never just cut a musician’s pay arbitrarily unless I
>had a legitimate reason. There are artists who do cut pay
>though, James Brown was notorious for docking musicians if
>they did something he didn’t like, I’m sure there are
>others."

It's petty because he was hurt she asked him to audition. He didn't have to name call since he was airing her out and reinforcing the rumors.