TV's Frink said:
A liar and puppet? lol.
lol, not a complete puppet, just a puppet of a sense.
And what did they do to change his mind? They probably wrote him out a big fat check. You don't just hound someone till they change their mind.
You know, if episode 7 flops or preforms lower than expected because of him, starwars could very well be ruined for us OT fans, because no OT fan is going to trust anything coming out of lucasfilm.