It seems real to me because in season 12, there were rumors that the coaches were angry because Jess wasn't paid enough compared to them
so I think Rita really asked for a raise, that doesn't surprise me, she was a winning coach for 3 seasons, she must have told herself that it was the time to increase her salary to stay haha
and we know that C7 took over the format and from the start, they said that they would spend less on this format than C9 was able to spend
too bad for Jess, I think she might come back if she was called back, she always said she loved this show, so we'll see, I hope she comes back next year
and Jason I don't care, I didn't like it in his role of coach