>>1580872The idea is that when deals break down, there would be fees to compensate for the time and money already spent on the agreement. The corporation would initially try to make it sound amicable as possible regardless on what actually happened back stage, unless it's that obvious
The tweet of the artist only said he received an apology because he doesn't want to leave any window that he had any fault in this. That said, while his outburst was unprofessional, he wisely didn't state the actual reason on the breakdown since it could have been misinterpreted/taken as a lie
It's subtle, but that's how politics work