Like others said... $ keeps is mouth shut. They all have said for years that they aren't the band to air most dirty laundry publicly. Even Richie keeps his mount shut about leaving. He's only made a couple comments more recently when Jon won't shut up about Richie's "problems" during interviews, looking for the "I'm the best boss ever" award and sympathy from the his middle-aged housewife fanbase who think he can still sing and give them a baby, and that he did everything he could for RS. Otherwise, Richie always says it's about his kid and no issue with the band, etc.

AJS doesn't look like Hugh, who could be your boring next-door neighbor, but as time has gone on, JBJ shifted away from that late 80's image, and now it doesn't matter what the players look like. Not to mention, AJS was never know as a superior bass player.