No, initially they would not comment on it, despite the fact that people knew it was going on. It wasn't until they realized the internet had ahold of it like

No, initially they would not comment on it, despite the fact that people knew it was going on. It wasn't until they realized the internet had ahold of it like a rabid dog that they decided to talk. At that point, they had no choice but to tell the truth. Don't give them points for following the only course they had open to them.