All of that is possible. But, still the fresher it is, the more accurate the reporting will be.
I do sort of get the hotel's perspective too. Let's say that HAD paid her 2.2 million (or whatever it was that she wanted). Would she STILL have told? Or would her motivation to care about other people be lessened? From their perspective, that's exactly what it looks like. So long as they were discussing settling with her, she hadn't "healed" sufficiently to talk. As soon as negotiations broke down, she was ready to tell her story. I'd bet dollars to donuts that had they reached a deal, she'd have willingly agreed to confidentiality. I've seen that enough IRL to know exactly how people's "concern and care" for others can be bought.
I do sort of get the hotel's perspective too. Let's say that HAD paid her 2.2 million (or whatever it was that she wanted). Would she STILL have told? Or would her motivation to care about other people be lessened? From their perspective, that's exactly what it looks like. So long as they were discussing settling with her, she hadn't "healed" sufficiently to talk. As soon as negotiations broke down, she was ready to tell her story. I'd bet dollars to donuts that had they reached a deal, she'd have willingly agreed to confidentiality. I've seen that enough IRL to know exactly how people's "concern and care" for others can be bought.