You may believe that it has no merit, but there's no denying that it's a serious issue that Ted has got to put to rest.
Pooh-poohing it won't make it go away. It's one of those 'genie out of the bottle' things. Ted had better tame it before it tames him.
Ted is doing fine. If it were an issue then it would actually be an issue instead of swamp theories saying it will be an issue.