It’s my understanding that the contract that top 10 Idols sign before they go on tour allows them to audit the books, since they are getting a cut of receipts. Taylor has been the only one to ever to call for an audit and hired an outside audit agency to do the review.
This did not sit well with the producers.
I heard that, also. I believe he trademarked or copyrighted (I’m not sure what the difference is) his name before he auditioned. The producers were not happy about that.